Jae Head
Jae Head | |
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Born | [1] | December 27, 1996
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Jae Head (born December 27, 1996)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Sean Junior (S.J.) Tuohy, son of Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy (played by Tim McGraw and Sandra Bullock), in the 2009 film The Blind Side, directed by John Lee Hancock.
Early life[]
Head was born in Hamlin, Texas in 1996.[3] When he was born, he had no aorta, and blood vessels had to be adapted to temporarily replace the aorta. He had open-heart surgery at two months and again at 14 months. Over a three-year period, his pulmonary vein was converted into an aorta.[4][5]
Career[]
Head first gained popularity by playing Bo Miller, a young boy befriended by Tim Riggins on the television series Friday Night Lights. Subsequently, show creator Peter Berg cast Head in his film Hancock alongside Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and Jason Bateman. Head has also appeared in episodes of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother,[6] MADtv, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[7]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Hancock | Aaron Embrey | |
2009 | The Blind Side | Sean "S.J." Tuohy, Jr. | |
2013 | Robosapien: Rebooted | Cody/Robosapien | Voice role |
2015 | Bravetown | Tony | |
2017 | The Bachelors | Gober Ponder | |
2018 | Homeless Henry: Through the Tears | Henry | Short film |
Depraved | Scott | ||
2019 | Hell Girl | Scott |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Leroy | Episode "Purple Giraffe" |
2006 | Mad TV | Jimmy | Episode 18 (season 11) |
The Angriest Man in Suburbia | Little Chuck | Television film | |
2007 | Friday Night Lights | Bo Miller | 5 episodes (season 1) |
2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Christopher Ryan | Episode: "Trials" |
2019 | Yellowstone | Luke Hayes | Episode: "Only Devils Left" |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2009 | 10th Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Performance by a Youth - Male | Won | |
2010 | 15th Critics' Choice Awards | Best Young Actor/Actress | Nominated | |
31st Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Lee, Mike (June 18, 2011). "A dream come true". reporternews. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-01-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Jae Head". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ Heldenfels, Rich (2013-07-10). "Mailbag: S.J. today; Lewis' limbo". Akron Beacon-Journal. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
- ^ Mike Lee, "A dream come true," Abilene Reporter-News, June 19, 2011, p. A07.
- ^ Martinez, Kiko (2010-03-25). "Texas native making his mark in Hollywood movies". mySA. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "Jae Head Biography | TributeMovies.com". www.tributemovies.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
External links[]
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Male actors from Texas
- People from Hamlin, Texas
- American screen actor, 1990s birth stubs