Calum Worthy facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Calum Worthy
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| Born | January 28, 1991 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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| 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 |
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| 2004 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Kid on bike | |
| 2006 | Dr. Dolittle 3 | Tyler | |
| 2007 | The Last Mimzy | Teenage cyborg | |
| 2008 | Mulligans | Felix | |
| 2009 | What Goes Up | Blastoff! chorus | |
| 2010 | Daydream Nation | Craig | |
| 2011 | The Odds | Berry Lipke | |
| 2011 | The 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 |
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| 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 | The 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
In Spanish: Calum Worthy para niños
