Jaeden Martell

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Jaeden Martell
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Martell in MTV 2018
Born
Jaeden Lieberher

(2003-01-04) January 4, 2003 (age 18)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other namesJaeden Lieberher
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present
Parent(s)

Jaeden Martell (né Lieberher; born January 4, 2003) is an American actor.[1] He played the role of Bill Denbrough in the 2017 and 2019 film adaptations of the Stephen King novel It. He also appeared in the mystery film Knives Out (2019) and starred in the miniseries Defending Jacob (2020).

Early life[]

Martell was born on January 4, 2003, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[2] the son of Wes Lieberher, a Los Angeles–based executive chef, and Angela Teresa Martell.[3] His maternal grandmother, Chisun Martell, is Korean.[3] He grew up in South Philadelphia and in 2011, when he was eight years old, he moved to Los Angeles.[4]

Career[]

In the first six years of his career, Martell was credited almost exclusively under his family name, Lieberher. In 2019, he switched to his mother's maiden name, Martell.[1]

Martell's first acting role was in a commercial for Hot Wheels. He appeared in several other commercials after that, including Google, Moneysupermarket.com, Liberty Mutual, Hyundai (for the 2013 Super Bowl), Verizon Fios and General Electric.[5][6] His first major feature film role was in 2014's St. Vincent, where he starred alongside Bill Murray. Murray later recommended Martell to Cameron Crowe for the director's 2015 film Aloha.[4] He played the title character in the 2017 film The Book of Henry.[4] Martell received further recognition for his starring role as Bill Denbrough in the 2017 supernatural horror film It and its 2019 follow-up It Chapter Two.[7]

In 2019, Martell was also a part of Rian Johnson's ensemble cast in the murder-mystery film Knives Out.[7] In March 2019, now credited as Martell, he joined the cast of the Apple miniseries Defending Jacob, based on the William Landay novel of the same name.[8] On April 30, 2020, in an Instagram Live interview with Teen Vogue, Martell confirmed that he had joined the cast of Tunnels in the role of Grayson Mitchell, the younger sibling of a victim of gun violence. The film does not have a set or confirmed release date.[9] In September 2021, Martell portrayed Morty Smith in a series of promotional interstitials for the two-part fifth season finale of Rick and Morty.[10][11]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Grief The Child Short film.
2014 St. Vincent Oliver Bronstein
Playing It Cool 6-year-old Me
2015 Aloha Mitchell Woodside
Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man Walter Short film
2016 Midnight Special Alton Meyer
The Confirmation Anthony
2017 The Book of Henry Henry Carpenter
It Bill Denbrough
2019 The Lodge Aidan Hall
Low Tide Peter
The True Adventures of Wolfboy Paul
It Chapter Two Young Bill Denbrough
Knives Out Jacob Thrombey
TBA Metal Lords[12] Kevin Schlieb Post-production

Television[]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 American Dad! Additional voices Episode: "My Affair Lady"
2015–2016 Masters of Sex Johnny Masters Recurring role (seasons 3–4)
2020 Defending Jacob Jacob Barber Main role
2021 Calls Justin Episode: "Mom"
2021 Rick and Morty Morty Smith Promotional live-action interstitials[10][11]

Accolades[]

Awards and nominations for Jaeden Martell
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Youth in Film St. Vincent Won [13]
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male St. Vincent Won [14]
2014 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Youth Performance St. Vincent Nominated [15]
2015 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Young Actor/Actress St. Vincent Nominated [16]
2015 Online Film & Television Association Best Youth Performance St. Vincent Nominated [17]
2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best On-Screen Team (with Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Jack Dylan Grazer,
Wyatt Oleff, Jeremy Ray Taylor and Chosen Jacobs) 		It Won [18]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Chow, Riley (April 24, 2020). "Jaeden Martell opens up about starring in Defending Jacob and changing his name [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]". GoldDerby. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "UPI Almanac for Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018". United Press International. January 4, 2018. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Brandes, Annika (December 13, 2017). "The 16th Unforgettable Gala Part 1: Michelle Lee, David Lim, and more!". The Kraze Magazine. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Vadala, Nick (March 30, 2017). "Philly-born actor Jaeden Lieberher featured in new trailers for It, Book of Henry". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "St. Vincent Production Notes" (PDF). St. Vincent official website. The Weinstein Company. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "Midnight Special Press Kit" (PDF). WB Newsroom (in French). Warner Bros. France. p. 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Squires, John (November 10, 2018). "Four More Join Knives Out, Including It Star Jaeden Lieberher and Last House on the Left Star Riki Lindhome". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  8. ^ Otterson, Joe (March 20, 2019). "Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell Join Chris Evans in Apple Series Defending Jacob". Variety. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "Teen Vogue on Instagram: "Actor Jaeden Martell (@jaedenwesley) joined senior social media manager @christinedavitt for a conversation about #DefendingJacob, the best…"". Instagram. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Pulliam-Moore, Charles (September 3, 2021). "Rick and Morty…This Is Heavy". Gizmodo. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Guttmann, Graeme (September 5, 2021). "New Rick & Morty Live-Action Clip Has Christopher Lloyd Eat a Pickle". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth, Adrian Greensmith to Star in Netflix's 'Metal Lords'". The Hollywood Reporter. February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  13. ^ "Birdman and genre love from Las Vegas film critics". HitFix. Uproxx Media Group. December 18, 2014. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  14. ^ Krum, Logan (September 7, 2017). "Making IT big". South Philly Review. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  15. ^ ""Boyhood" and "Birdman" Dominate This Year's Washington DC Film Critics Awards". Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. December 8, 2014. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  16. ^ Hughes, Jason; Pond, Steve (January 16, 2015). "Critics' Choice Movie Awards Winners: The Complete List". TheWrap. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  17. ^ "2014: The Year of Birdman". Online Film & Television Association. Cinema Sight. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  18. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (June 18, 2018). "MTV Movie & TV Awards Winners: Black Panther, Stranger Things Among Top Honorees – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 5, 2018.

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