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Alexander Gould
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Gould in 2019
Born
Alexander Jerome Gould

(1994-05-04) May 4, 1994 (age 31)
Alma mater Brandeis University
Occupation Actor, acting agent
Years active 1996–2016 (actor)
2018–present (acting agent)
Known for Voice of Nemo in Finding Nemo
Television Shane Botwin in Weeds
Spouse(s)
Lieba Hall
(m. 2018)
Relatives Kelly Gould (sister)

Alexander Jerome Gould (born May 4, 1994) is an American acting agent and former actor. He is widely recognized for lending his voice to the main character, Nemo, in the popular Pixar animated movie Finding Nemo. He also played Shane Botwin in the TV drama series Weeds, which earned him nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

About Alexander's Life

Alexander Gould was born in Los Angeles, California. His younger sisters, Emma and Kelly, also became actresses. Alexander's family is Jewish. They were active in a Jewish youth group called United Synagogue Youth.

After filming the last season of Weeds in 2012, Alexander took a "gap year." This means he took a break before college. He lived in Israel for almost a year. Then, he started college at Clark University in 2013.

Later, Alexander transferred to Brandeis University. He graduated in 2017. He earned two degrees, one in philosophy and one in politics. Alexander married Lieba Hall in June 2018. They live in Los Angeles.

Alexander's Acting Career

Alexander's acting career began when he was only two years old. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he had small parts in many popular TV shows. When he was nine, he got the main voice role in the movie Finding Nemo. He also played David Collins in a new version of the soap opera Dark Shadows. However, the TV channel did not pick up this show.

Starring in Weeds

From age ten to eighteen, Alexander was a main cast member of the TV show Weeds on Showtime. He appeared in all eight seasons as the character Shane Botwin. For his role, he was nominated twice for an award. This award was for "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series" at the SAG Awards.

While working on Weeds, Alexander also had guest roles in other shows. He was part of the cast for the 2006 film How to Eat Fried Worms. He also voiced the character Bambi in Bambi II.

Moving to a New Role

In 2012, Alexander decided to step away from acting to go to college. During this time, he had two small voice acting roles. He voiced Jimmy Olsen in the 2013 animated movie Superman: Unbound. He also had a small voice part in 2016's Finding Dory. In 2018, Alexander joined the Abrams Acting Agency. Now, he works as an acting agent.

Alexander's Film and TV Roles

Film Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1998 City of Angels Little Boy Uncredited role
2000 Mexico City Peter Cobb
2002 They Young Billy
2003 Finding Nemo Nemo (voice) Main voice role
Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michel Cousteau Short film
2006 Curious George Kid (voice)
How to Eat Fried Worms Twitch
Bambi II Bambi (voice) Released directly to video
2013 Superman: Unbound Jimmy Olsen (voice)
2016 Finding Dory Passenger Carl
(voice)
Cameo voice role

Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. Young Bailey Kipper One episode: "Teacher, Teacher"
2000 Freaks and Geeks Ronnie One episode: "Chokin' and Tokin"
Malcolm in the Middle Egg One episode: "Funeral"
The Geena Davis Show Sam One episode: "Cooties"
2001 Ally McBeal Ben Appeared in 2 episodes
7th Heaven Pee Wee #1 One episode: "Apologize"
The Day the World Ended Young Ben Television movie
Family Law Josh Deverell One episode: "Angel's Flight"
2002 Even Stevens Grayson One episode: "Little Mr. Sacktown"
Boomtown Tom at 8 One episode: "Reelin' in the Years"
2004 Dark Shadows David Collins Unaired TV pilot
Oliver Beene Young Ted One episode: "Soup to Nuts"
2005–12 Weeds Shane Botwin Appeared in 102 episodes
2005 Duck Dodgers Boy / Young Son (voices) Appeared in 2 episodes
2007 Criminal Minds Jeremy Jacobs One episode: "Seven Seconds"
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jack Trembley One episode: "Unorthodox"
Pushing Daisies Elliott McQuoddy One episode: "The Legend of Merle McQuoddy"
2009 Supernatural Cole Griffiths One episode: "Death Takes a Holiday"
2010 The Life & Times of Tim Boy Scout (voice) One episode: "The Girl Scout Incident/Rodney Has a Wife?"

Awards and Nominations

Year Association Category Work Result
2004 Online Film & Television Association Awards Best Voice-Over Performance Finding Nemo Won
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Voice Over Role – Young Actor Won
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Weeds Nominated
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor Won
Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film How to Eat Fried Worms Won
2008 Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor Weeds Nominated
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated

See also

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