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 well-known for his role as a child named Jack 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 for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.

Jacob later 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). He has also lent his voice to many animated characters. These include Damian Wayne / Robin in Harley Quinn (2019), the main characters in Luca (2021) and Orion and the Dark (2024). His voice work in Orion and the Dark earned him an Emmy Award. He also voiced Flounder in The Little Mermaid (2023).

About Jacob Tremblay

Jacob Tremblay was born on October 5, 2006, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is the middle child in his family. His father works as a police detective. Jacob has two sisters, Erica and Emma Tremblay, who are also actresses. His grandfather on his mother's side is from Chile.

Jacob's Acting Journey

Jacob Tremblay started his acting career 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 highly praised drama film Room. He starred alongside actress Brie Larson. The movie was directed by Lenny Abrahamson. It was first shown on September 4, 2015, and then released in cinemas on October 16, 2015. Jacob's performance in Room was amazing. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2015. This made him the youngest actor ever nominated for that award.

Other Movies and TV Shows

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, Phil Miller, in the TV show The Last Man on Earth. That same year, he starred in the horror film Before I Wake. He also had a role in the thriller Shut In with Naomi Watts. Jacob also played Wes Firth in the adventure movie Burn Your Maps.

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. In this movie, August is a child with Treacher Collins syndrome, a condition that affects facial features. Wonder was very successful, earning a lot of money at the box office.

In 2019, Jacob tried comedy with the movie Good Boys. He starred with Brady Noon and Keith L. Williams. Good Boys did very well in its opening weekend.

Voice Acting and Recent Work

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

Jacob provided the voice for the main character in the Pixar animated film Luca, which was released in 2021. He also voiced Orion Mendelson in the 2024 animated film Orion and the Dark, for which he won an Emmy Award.

Jacob's Life Outside Acting

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 in Star Wars. His excitement when the characters C-3PO, R2-D2, and BB-8 appeared at the 88th Academy Awards ceremony was a memorable moment for many.

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
2020	Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth	Finn (voice)	Short film
2021	Luca	Luca Paguro (voice)
	Ciao Alberto		Short film cameo
2022	My Father's Dragon	Elmer Elevator (voice)
2023	The Little Mermaid	Flounder (voice)
	Cold Copy	Igor Nowak
	The Toxic Avenger	Wade
	Queen of Bones	Sam
2024	Orion and the Dark	Orion Mendelson (voice)
	The Life of Chuck	Young Charles "Chuck" Krantz
2025	Sovereign	Joe Kane
2026	Wildwood	Curtis Mehlberg (voice)	Post-production
TBA	The Skeleton Tree	Frank	Post-production

Television

Music video

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Jacob Tremblay para niños