Jacob Tremblay facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jacob Tremblay
Tremblay in 2020
Born	(2006-10-05) October 5, 2006 (age 18) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2013–present
Relatives	Emma Tremblay (sister)

Jacob Tremblay (born October 5, 2006) is a talented Canadian actor. He became famous for his role as a child in the movie Room (2015). For this role, he won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. He also became the youngest person ever nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Later, Jacob starred as a child with a special facial condition in the drama Wonder (2017). He also played a funny sixth grader in the comedy Good Boys (2019). Jacob has also used his voice for many animated characters. He voiced Robin in Harley Quinn (2019). He was the main character in Luca (2021) and Orion and the Dark (2024). He also voiced Flounder in The Little Mermaid (2023).

Jacob Tremblay's Early Life

Jacob Tremblay was born on October 5, 2006, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is the middle child of three. His father works as a police detective. Jacob has two sisters, Erica and Emma Tremblay, who are also actresses.

Jacob Tremblay's Acting Career

Jacob started his acting journey with roles on television. His first movie was The Smurfs 2, which came out in 2013.

Breakthrough Role in Room

In 2015, Jacob played Jack Newsome in the movie Room. He starred alongside Brie Larson. The film was directed by Lenny Abrahamson. It first showed at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2015. It was released in cinemas in October 2015. Jacob's performance earned him a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. This made him the youngest actor ever nominated in that category.

Other Roles in 2016

In 2016, Jacob appeared in the comedy film Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie. He also played a younger version of the main character in the TV show The Last Man on Earth. That same year, he starred in the horror movie Before I Wake. He also had a role in the thriller Shut In. Jacob also played Wes Firth in the adventure movie Burn Your Maps.

Success with Wonder and Good Boys

In 2017, Jacob played Peter Carpenter in the film The Book of Henry. He starred with Naomi Watts and Maddie Ziegler. He also played August Pullman in Wonder. This movie was based on a popular book. Wonder became a very successful movie. It earned over $285 million worldwide.

In 2019, Jacob tried comedy with the movie Good Boys. He starred with Brady Noon and Keith L. Williams. Good Boys made $21 million on its first weekend. It was the first comedy movie in a long time to be number one at the box office.

Voice Acting and Recent Projects

Jacob's acting skills impressed many, even in a small role in Doctor Sleep. The director, Mike Flanagan, called him "one of the best actors I’ve ever worked with."

In 2019, it was announced that Jacob would voice Flounder. This was for the live-action Disney movie The Little Mermaid. He also voices Robin in the animated series Harley Quinn. In 2020, he appeared in Justin Bieber's music video for the song "Lonely".

Jacob also lent his voice to the main character in the Pixar film Luca.

Jacob Tremblay's Personal Life

Jacob Tremblay lives in Langley, British Columbia, with his family. He is a big fan of the Star Wars movies. He even named his dog Rey, after Daisy Ridley's character. His excitement when Star Wars characters appeared at the 88th Academy Awards was a memorable moment.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	The Smurfs 2	Blue Winslow
	The Magic Ferret	Sam	Short film
2014	Extraterrestrial	Matty	Uncredited
2015	Gord's Brother	Young Gord	Short film
	Room	Jack Newsome
2016	Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie	Kid 4
	Before I Wake	Cody Morgan
	Burn Your Maps	Wes Firth
	Shut In	Tom Patterson
2017	The Book of Henry	Peter Carpenter
	Wonder	August "Auggie" Pullman
2018	The Predator	Rory McKenna
	The Death & Life of John F. Donovan	Young Rupert Turner
2019	Good Boys	Max Newman
	Doctor Sleep	Bradley Trevor
2020	Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth	Finn (voice)	Short film
2021	Luca	Luca Paguro (voice)
	Ciao Alberto		Short film
2022	My Father's Dragon	Elmer Elevator (voice)
2023	The Little Mermaid	Flounder (voice)
	Cold Copy	Igor Nowak
	The Toxic Avenger	Wade
2024	Orion and the Dark	Orion Mendelson (voice)
	Queen of Bones	Sam
	The Life of Chuck	Young Charles "Chuck" Krantz
2025	Wildwood	Curtis Mehlberg (voice)	Post-production
TBA	The Skeleton Tree	Frank	Post-production
	Sovereign	TBA	Post-production

Television

Music video

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Jacob Tremblay para niños