Jeremy Sumpter
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Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter (born February 5, 1989) is an American actor. His prominent roles include the title role in the 2003 fantasy adventure film Peter Pan, Jacob in the 2014 disaster film Into the Storm, and the recurring role of J. D. McCoy in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights (2008–2010).
Early life
Sumpter was born in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, to parents Sandy (née Johnson) and Gary Sumpter.<ref name=ras>Child actor hooked on Peter Pan role</ref> He has a twin sister, Jessica, and two other siblings, Travis and Jennifer.<ref name=ras/><ref name="FAQ Biography">FAQ Biography Template:Webarchive at his official website</ref> His family moved to his mother's hometown, Mount Sterling, Kentucky, when he was ten months old.<ref name=ras/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Career
When Sumpter was 11, he entered International Modeling and Talent Association<ref name="bio1">Template:Cite web</ref> and started his modeling in Kentucky. He also won Pre-Teen Male Model of the Year,<ref name="bio1" /><ref name="imdb">Template:Cite web</ref> where he signed with Mark Robert as his personal manager.<ref name="imdb" /> Sumpter then decided to move to Los Angeles, California with his family and start acting afterwards.<ref name="FAQ Biography"/><ref name="imdb" />
Sumpter's first movie role was in the 2001 film Frailty as the young Adam Mieks seen in flashbacks. Sumpter received a Saturn Award nomination for "Best Performance by a Younger Actor" for his performance. Following that, he appeared with Danny Glover in the Showtime film Just a Dream, for which he received a Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special - Leading Young Actor". His next film was Local Boys, a family surfing drama, with Mark Harmon and Eric Christian Olsen.Template:Citation needed
In July 2002, at age 13, Sumpter was selected for the role of Peter Pan in the then-upcoming film adaptation. Sumpter did nearly all of his stunts for the film himself. To prepare, he says he practiced sword fighting as much as five hours a day, as well as training in gymnastics and lifting weights. While filming in Australia, he supplemented his training with cricket and surfing. Sumpter grew several inches during the film's production, requiring staging tricks to retain Captain Hook's height advantage over Peter in face-to-face scenes late in the process. Producer Lucy Fisher also said that, "The window he flies out of had to be enlarged twice."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite the film's box office failure, Sumpter has won both a Saturn and Young Artist Award for the film.<ref>25th Annual Young Artist Awards Template:Webarchive Young Artist Awards. Retrieved May 25, 2010.</ref>
In the fall of 2004, Sumpter starred in the TV series Clubhouse as a boy who gets his dream job of working as a batboy for a New York City major league baseball team. The series was canceled by CBS after five episodes; all 11 episodes made have since been broadcast on cable/satellite channels. He then starred in Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life, a Lifetime Channel movie about a popular teenager whose life is ruined by an addiction to internet pornography.
Sumpter spent the summer of 2005 in Oregon filming the teen comedy The Sasquatch Gang (a.k.a. The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang), released in November 2006. He had a small role in the film An American Crime, which played on Showtime in 2008 before going to DVD. He appeared in an episode of CSI: Miami as the boyfriend of a girl whose parents are murdered.Template:Citation needed
Sumpter completed filming roles in the coming-of-age comedy Calvin Marshall, Soul Surfer and Death and Cremation. He appeared in the meteorological disaster film Into the Storm as Jacob Hodges, a young cameraman for the stormchasers.Template:Citation needed
Personal life
During filming for Peter Pan, Sumpter briefly shared a childhood crush with co-star Rachel Hurd-Wood.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In December 2015, Sumpter announced that he and Lauren Pacheco were engaged to be married,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but in October 2016 stated that they were no longer engaged.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On October 1, 2022, Sumpter married Elizabeth Treadway in a ceremony in Columbia, Tennessee.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Sumpter announced on December 25, 2022, via Instagram that he and Treadway are expecting a baby girl.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On April 17, 2023, Sumpter announced that Treadway had given birth to their daughter.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Frailty | Young Adam Meiks | |
| 2002 | Local Boys | Skeet Dobson | |
| 2003 | Peter Pan | Peter Pan | |
| 2006 | The Sasquatch Gang | Gavin Gore | |
| 2007 | An American Crime | Coy Hubbard | |
| 2009 | Calvin Marshall | Caselli | |
| 2010 | Death and Cremation | Jarod Leary | |
| You're So Cupid | Connor Miller | ||
| 2011 | Soul Surfer | Byron Blanchard | |
| 2012 | Excision | Adam | |
| Hiding | Brett | Direct-to-video | |
| The UnBroken | Colt | ||
| 2014 | Animal | Matt | |
| Into the Storm | Jacob Hodges | ||
| 2015 | The Culling | Tyler | |
| The Squeeze | Augie | ||
| 2016 | Billionaire Ransom | Kyle Hartmann | |
| 2019 | The Legend of 5 Mile Cave | Young Sam 'Shooter' Green | |
| Stakeout | Ray Brey | ||
| 2022 | Holiday Harmony | Jeremy | |
| 2024 | Chapel | Cohen Black / Ethan | |
| The Fall | Travis Humphrey |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Raising Dad | Henry | Episode: "The New Room" |
| Murphy's Dozen | Sean | TV film | |
| ER | Nathan | Episode: "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | |
| 2002 | Strong Medicine | Randy | Episode: "Discharged" |
| Just a Dream | Henry Sturbuck | TV film | |
| 2004–2005 | Clubhouse | Pete Young | Lead role |
| 2005 | Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life | Justin Petersen | TV film |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Zach Griffith | Episode: "Broken Home" |
| 2008–2010 | Friday Night Lights | J.D. McCoy | Recurring; seasons 3–4 |
| 2012 | The Glades | Dane Westing | Episode: "Endless Summer" |
| 2015 | Stitchers | Devon / Gavin | Episode: "When Darkness Falls" |
| 2016 | Sisters of the Groom | Jason Quinn | TV film |
Awards
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| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | ||
| 2000 | IMTA Award | Pre-Teen Male Model of the Year | – | Template:Won | ||
| 2003 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-series or Special - Leading Young Actor | Just a Dream | Template:Won | ||
| Saturn Award | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Frailty | Template:Nom | |||
| 2004 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor | Peter Pan | Template:Won | ||
| Saturn Award | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Peter Pan | Template:Won | |||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Award | Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male | Peter Pan | Template:Nom | |||
| 2006 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-series or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor | Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life | Template:Nom | ||
| 2009 | Change The World Award | Youth for Humanity Award, Male | – | Template:Won | ||
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- 1989 births
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
- Male models from California
- American male television actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- Male actors from Kentucky
- Male actors from Monterey County, California
- Male actors from Monterey, California
- American twins
- Actors from Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
- People from Mount Sterling, Kentucky
- Living people