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Terrell Ransom Jr.
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Terrell Louis Ransom Jr.

(2003-07-05) July 5, 2003 (age 22)
Other names Kid Prodigy
Occupation Actor, model
Years active 2007–present

Terrell Louis Ransom Jr. (born July 5, 2003), also known as Kid Prodigy, is an American actor. He is famous for his voice role as Darwin Watterson in The Amazing World of Gumball. He also played Dwight Hughes in A Girl Named Jo.

Early Life and Acting Dreams

Terrell Louis Ransom Jr. was born on July 5, 2003, in Royal Oak, Michigan. His parents are Terrell Louis Sr. and Katrina Ransom. From a very young age, Terrell loved watching the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana. This show made him want to become an actor and model.

He started taking acting classes. At first, some teachers were unsure about working with him because he was so young. To help Terrell follow his dream, his mom, Katrina, moved their family to California.

Terrell's Acting Career

Terrell Ransom Jr. has been acting steadily since moving to California in late 2007. He has appeared in many TV commercials. These include ads for Kmart, Old Navy, McDonald's, and SpongeBob SpongeSoap.

TV Shows and Movies

For seven years, Terrell had a regular role on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. He also made guest appearances on several other TV shows. These include ABC's The Middle and Detroit 1-8-7. He was also on CBS's CSI:NY and NBC's The Jay Leno Show.

Terrell has acted in a few movies too. These include The Chicago 8 from 2011. He was also in the 2012 Lifetime movie Murder on the 13th Floor.

Voice Acting as Darwin Watterson

From 2014 to 2017, Terrell Ransom Jr. was the voice of Darwin Watterson. Darwin is a main character in Cartoon Network's popular show The Amazing World of Gumball. Terrell took over the role from Kwesi Boakye. Kwesi had voiced Darwin for the first three seasons. Terrell voiced Darwin from season three until the middle of season five. Another actor, Donielle T. Hansley Jr., later took over the role.

Giving Back: Personal Life

Since 2015, Terrell Ransom Jr. has been a special ambassador for The Jonathan Foundation. This organization helps children with special needs get the education they deserve. It is located in Northridge, California.

Terrell Ransom Jr.'s Filmography

Terrell Ransom Jr. has been in many different projects. Here is a list of some of his acting roles:

Year Title Role Notes
2008–15 Days of Our Lives Theo Carver Soap opera, over 100 episodes
2009 Joe Buck Live Little Leaguer TV series; Episode #1.1
The Jay Leno Show Jay Leno Son TV series; Jay & Kevin Plus 11 skit
The Middle Spencer Henderson Episode #1.5; The Block Party
The Scarecrow & the Princess Trick or Treater Short film
2010 Funny or Die Presents Africa/Biker's kid 2 episodes; skits Playground Politics and Designated Driver
Childrens Hospital Patient Episode #2.7
Detroit 1-8-7 Kevin Jackson Episode #1.4; Royal Bubbles/Needle Drop
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Xin Xin Episode: Princess Kai-Lan
The ... Virgin Who ... Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It Blaqguy (age 6) Feature film
Courage Justin Porter Lead role; Short film
2011 The Middle Kid Episode #2.18; Spring Cleaning
General Hospital Boy (voiceover) Soap opera, 2 episodes
Girl in Tank Jimmy Short film
2011–12 Pretty the Series Nay-J Mink Web series, 4 episodes
2012 Murder on the 13th Floor Cody Braxton Lead role; Lifetime Movie
The Chicago 8 Malik Seale Supporting role
CSI: NY Lonnie James Episode #9.04; Unspoken
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Eli Brewster Episode #13.07; Fallen Angels
2013 12 Years a Slave Kid (voiceover) Feature film, uncredited
The Best Man Holiday Kid (voiceover) Feature film
2014–17 The Amazing World of Gumball Darwin Watterson (voice) Main role; season 3–mid season 5; 91 episodes
2015 The Whispers Ethan Guest star; two episodes
2016 Finding Dory Additional voices Feature film
2017 A Chance in the World Steve Movie; based on true story
2019 A Girl Named Jo Dwight Hughes Main role (seasons 2–3)
2019 Same Time, Next Christmas Jeff TV movie
2023 Days of Our Lives Jerry Prentiss soap opera
Body and Soul Jerry Prentiss as Randy Jones a soap within a soap on Days of Our Lives
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