Devon Bostick
Devon Bostick | |
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1998–present |
Devon Bostick is a Canadian actor known for playing Rodrick Heffley in the first three Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies, the lead role of Simon in the Atom Egoyan-directed film Adoration, Brent in Saw VI, and Jasper Jordan on The CW television series The 100 from 2014 to 2017.
Life and career[]
Bostick was born in Toronto, Ontario.[1] His mother, Stephanie Gorin, is a casting agent in Toronto,[2] who works on stage and screen, and his father, Joe Bostick, is an actor as well as a film fight coordinator.
His maternal grandparents are English immigrants, and his father is of part Norwegian descent.[3][4][5] Devon began acting when in grade five. He is a graduate of the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto.[6]
He has had roles in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation, Flashpoint and in the film Citizen Duane,[7] and appeared in the series premiere of Rookie Blue. His film work has included roles in Godsend,[8] Fugitive Pieces and The Stone Angel.
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In Adoration (2008), he 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.[9] He played Alan in three episodes of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | The Truth About the Head | Boy | |
2004 | Godsend | Zachary Clark Wells | |
2005 | Land of the Dead | Brian | |
2006 | King of Sorrow | Low Man | |
2006 | Aruba | Mark | |
2006 | Citizen Duane | Maurie Balfour | |
2006 | American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile | High school student #4 | Direct-to-video |
2007 | The Poet | Guard #1 | |
2007 | Finn's Girl | ||
2007 | Fugitive Pieces | Teenager Ben | |
2007 | The Stone Angel | Young Marvin | |
2007 | Saw IV | Derek | Scenes cut[10] |
2008 | Adoration | Simon | |
2008 | The Dreaming | Boy | |
2009 | Survival of the Dead | Boy | |
2009 | Saw VI | Brent | |
2010 | Assassin's Creed: Lineage | Ezio Auditore da Firenze | Short film |
2010 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Rodrick Heffley | |
2010 | Verona | Christopher | Short film |
2011 | The Entitled | Dean Taylor | |
2011 | Hidden 3D | Lucas | |
2011 | The Sacrifice | Mike | Direct-to-video |
2011 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | Rodrick Heffley | |
2012 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | Rodrick Heffley | |
2012 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Class Clown | Rodrick Heffley (voice) | Short film |
2012 | Dead Before Dawn 3D | Casper Galloway[11][12] | |
2012 | A Dark Truth | Renaldo | |
2013 | The Art of the Steal | Ponch | |
2014 | Small Time | Freddy Klein | |
2015 | Regression | Roy Gray | |
2015 | Being Charlie | Adam | |
2017 | Okja | Silver | |
2019 | Tuscaloosa | Billy | |
2020 | Pink Skies Ahead | Greg | |
2020 | Words on Bathroom Walls | Joaquin |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science | Son | 1 episode |
2002–2003 | Odyssey 5 | Gothic Teen | 2 episodes |
2003 | DC 9/11: Time of Crisis | Fireman's son | Television film |
2003 | Jake 2.0 | Young Kid | 1 episode |
2004 | 1-800-Missing | Zack | 1 episode |
2004 | Hustle | The Kid | Television film |
2005 | Knights of the South Bronx | Darren | Television film |
2006– 2007 |
Degrassi: The Next Generation | Nic | 3 episodes |
2007 | Stump | Ryan | Television series |
2007 | A Life Interrupted | Young Bobby | Television film |
2007 | The Altar Boy Gang | Terry | Television film |
2008 | Princess | Older boy | Television film |
2008 | Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween | Drew | Television film |
2009 | The Good Germany | Dale Mackay | 1 episode |
2009 | Guns | Boy #3 | 2 episodes |
2009 | The Border | Ali Jabir | 1 episode |
2009–2011 | Being Erica | Leo Strange | 13 episodes |
2010 | Rookie Blue | Martin Blentz | 1 episode |
2010 | Flashpoint | Paul | 1 episode |
2010 | Haven | Jimmy | 1 episode |
2011 | She's the Mayor | Doctor Jimmy | 1 episode |
2011 | The Listener | Bennie | 1 episode |
2013 | Aim High | Marcus Anderson | Web series, 10 episodes |
2014–2017 | The 100 | Jasper Jordan | Main cast (season 1–4) |
2019 | Total Eclipse | Tyler Rotrovski | 1 episode |
2019 | I Am the Night | Tommy | Main role |
2019 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Alan | 3 episodes |
2020 | A Teacher | Ryan | 2 episodes |
Music video[]
Year | Song | Artist | Director |
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2015 | Til It Happens to You | Lady Gaga | Catherine Hardwicke |
References[]
- ^ Lederman, Marsha (March 27, 2011). "Devon Bostick's not really evil – he just acts that way". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Ouzounian, Richard (March 25, 2011). "Devon Bostick: Not just another wimpy kid". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Twitter". Mobile.twitter.com. March 1, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ^ Devon Bostick. IMDb
- ^ Martha's Nautical News. November 2007
- ^ Lacey, Liam (May 24, 2008). "Egoyan brings post-9/11 vision to Cannes". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
- ^ Dinoff, Dustin (September 4, 2006). "Contemporary World Cinema: Film Diary: Citizen Duane". Playback. p. 13.
- ^ Leydon, Joe (May 3, 2004). "Godsend". Variety. p. 62.
- ^ Staff Writer (February 18, 2009). "Being Erica". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ Caims, Bryan (May 19, 2009). "EXCLUSIVE! We Chat With 'Saw VI' Star Devon Bostick". FEARnet. Horror Entertainment. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ "Official Cast Reveal number 2 | Dead Before Dawn". Deadbeforedawnthemovie.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (June 28, 2011). "Bostick, Sutherland to star in Dead Before Dawn » Playback". Playbackonline.ca. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
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