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Calum Worthy
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Worthy in 2017
Born (1991-01-28) January 28, 1991 (age 34)
Occupation
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
Years active 2001–present

Calum Worthy (born January 28, 1991) is a talented actor, writer, and producer from Canada. He is well-known for playing Dez Wade in the popular Disney Channel show Austin & Ally. You might also recognize him as Alex Trimboli in the Netflix series American Vandal or as Nicholas Godejohn in the Hulu series The Act. He even played himself in The Coppertop Flop Show!

Calum has won several awards for his acting. He received two Young Artist Awards for being a top young actor. These were for his roles in the comedy movie National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion (2003) and the science fiction TV series Stormworld (2009). He also won a Leo Award in 2010 for his work in Stormworld.

He has appeared as a guest star in many other TV shows. Some of these include Kyle XY, Supernatural, Smallville, Flashpoint, R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series, Good Luck Charlie, Zeke and Luther, and Two and a Half Men.

Life and career

Calum Worthy was born on January 28, 1991, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He started acting when he was just 9 years old! His first TV appearance was in a show called Night Visions. When he was 10, he starred in a British miniseries called I Was a Rat.

Since then, Calum has worked on more than 50 different movies and TV shows. He has even worked in five different countries: Canada, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. He won two Young Artist Awards in 2004 and 2010. He also won a Leo Award in 2010 for his acting in a youth or children's TV show.

While he was a regular on the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally, Calum lived in Los Angeles, California. He even wrote one episode of the show! In 2013, he helped create, write, and produce his own comedy show called The Coppertop Flop Show. Disney Channel later picked up this show to air.

Calum has shared that when he wasn't busy filming Austin & Ally, he was attending university. He also enjoys making funny videos and sketches with his friends in his free time.

In 2018, Calum played Alex Trimboli in the first season of the Netflix show American Vandal. In 2019, he took on the role of Nicholas Godejohn in the first season of The Act. More recently, in 2021, it was announced that Calum would be playing a character named Jasper in the Netflix thriller series Pieces of Her.

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Kid on bike
2006 Dr. Dolittle 3 Tyler
2007 Last Mimzy, TheThe Last Mimzy Teenage cyborg
2008 Mulligans Felix
2009 What Goes Up Blastoff! chorus
2010 Daydream Nation Craig
2011 Odds, TheThe Odds Berry Lipke
2011 Big Year, TheThe Big Year Colin Debs
2013 Rapture-Palooza Clark Lewis
2014 Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? Colin Doyle
2015 All She Wishes Drake
2015 Blackburn Ryan
2016 The Thinning Kellan Woods
2017 Bodied Adam Merkin
2018 The Thinning: New World Order Kellan Woods
2019 Corporate Animals Aidan
2019 Assimilate Randy Foster

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Mysterious Ways Alien / Kid clown One episode
2001 Night Visions Prairie boy One episode
2001 I Was a Rat Roger/Ratty 3 episodes
2003 National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion Danny Snider TV movie
2004 Stargate Atlantis Hunter kid One episode
2006 Kyle XY Toby Neuworth One episode
2006 Psych Malone Breyfogle One episode
2008 Supernatural Denny One episode
2009 Smallville Garth Ranzz / Lightning Lad One episode
2009 Stormworld Lee Main role
2009 Flashpoint Billy Dresden One episode
2011 R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series Kelly One episode
2011 Good Luck Charlie Lewis One episode
2011 Zeke and Luther Teddy One episode
2011–2016 Austin & Ally Dez Wade Main role
2012 Jessie Dez Wade Crossover episode
2013–2014 Coppertop Flop Show, TheThe Coppertop Flop Show Himself Main role; also writer and producer
2015 I Didn't Do It Dez Crossover episode
2017 American Vandal Alex Trimboli Recurring role (season 1)
2019 The Act Nick Godejohn Main role
2021 Pacific Rim: The Black Taylor Travis Main voice role
2022 Pieces of Her Jasper Recurring role
2022 Reboot Zack Jackson Main role

Awards and nominations

Calum Worthy has won several awards for his acting! Here are some of his notable achievements:

  • In 2004, he won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie for his role in National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion.
  • In 2010, he won another Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series for his leading role in Stormworld.
  • Also in 2010, he won a Leo Award for Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series, again for Stormworld.

See also

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