Devon_Bostick

Devon Bostick

Devon Bostick

Canadian actor (born 1991)


Devon Bostick (born November 13, 1991)[1] is a Canadian actor. He played Rodrick Heffley in the first three Diary of a Wimpy Kid films, starred in the Atom Egoyan-directed film Adoration (2008), and portrayed Jasper Jordan on the dystopian science fiction television series The 100 from 2014 to 2017.

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Early life and education

Bostick in September 2008

Bostick was born in Toronto, Ontario.[2] His mother, Stephanie Gorin, is a casting director in Toronto,[3] who works on stage and screen and his father, Joe Bostick, is an actor as well as a film fight coordinator.

Bostick is of English and Norwegian descent.[4] He began acting in the fifth grade and is a graduate of the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto.[5]

Career

Bostick has had roles in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation, Flashpoint and in the film Citizen Duane,[6] and appeared in the series premiere of Rookie Blue. His film work has included roles in Godsend,[7] Fugitive Pieces and The Stone Angel.

In Adoration (2008), Bostick played Simon, a boy who being raised by his uncle (played by Scott Speedman) after his parents' death. He also appeared in an online spoof trailer for a hoax movie called "Ice Fortress." He had roles in The Poet, a World War II drama starring Roy Scheider and Colm Feore, Saw VI as Brent and Assassin's Creed: Lineage as Ezio Auditore.

Bostick also played Erica's deceased brother Leo in CBC Television's series Being Erica, and Rodrick Heffley in the movies of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.[8] He played Alan in three episodes of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. In Oppenheimer (2023), Bostick played Seth Neddermeyer, a physicist who worked at Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project and suggested the use of an implosion-type nuclear weapon in the Trinity Test.[9][unreliable source?]

Filmography

Film

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References

  1. "29". Retrieved June 8, 2022 via Twitter.
  2. Ouzounian, Richard (March 25, 2011). "Devon Bostick: Not just another wimpy kid". Toronto Star.
  3. "Person "what's your ethnicity?" Me "British/Norwegian"". March 1, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2015 via Twitter.
  4. Lacey, Liam (May 24, 2008). "Egoyan brings post-9/11 vision to Cannes". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
  5. Dinoff, Dustin (September 4, 2006). "Contemporary World Cinema: Film Diary: Citizen Duane". Playback. p. 13.
  6. Leydon, Joe (May 3, 2004). "Godsend". Variety. p. 62.
  7. Staff Writer (February 18, 2009). "Being Erica". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  8. Caims, Bryan (May 19, 2009). "EXCLUSIVE! We Chat With 'Saw VI' Star Devon Bostick". FEARnet. Horror Entertainment. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  9. "Official Cast Reveal number 2 | Dead Before Dawn". Deadbeforedawnthemovie.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  10. Vlessing, Etan (June 28, 2011). "Bostick, Sutherland to star in Dead Before Dawn". Playback. Retrieved November 21, 2012.

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