Reece Thompson
Reece Thompson | |
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Born | Reece Daniel Thompson 22 November 1988 White Rock, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Reece Daniel Thompson (born 22 November 1988) is a Canadian actor. Thompson started his acting career as a child actor by voice acting in several animated television series and minor roles on television shows before transitioning to films. His first major role came in the 2007 film Rocket Science. Thompson appeared in 2009's Assassination of a High School President, Afterwards, and 2010's Daydream Nation. He appeared as Craig in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012).
Early life
Thompson grew up in a small town near
After the sixth grade, Thompson decided that he didn't want to continue going to school and convinced his mother to homeschool him.[2] Soon after Thompson began attending an acting school.[3] Thompson signed with an agent he was introduced to through the school and began attending auditions.[3]
Career
Thompson began his acting career with voice acting roles on animated television series and made small appearances in a few television series. He provided voices on
Thompson made his first film appearance with a small role in the 2003 film
Thompson landed his first major film role as Hal Hefner, the protagonist in 2007's
Thompson's next film, Assassination of a High School President, was released straight to DVD on 6 October 2009. Along with this, he stars in the last
In 2010, Thompson played a small-town stoner in Daydream Nation.[5] That same year, Thompson appeared as the sensitive Marshall in Ceremony.[6] In 2011, Thompson featured in the film Bloodworth.[7]
In 2012, Thompson appeared in the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower, based on the popular novel of the same name.[8]
Personal life
He currently lives part-time in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The other half of his time is spent living in Los Angeles, California. He is a co-founder of the online comedy group "Jitterbug Productions".[citation needed]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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1999 | Infinite Ryvius | Nicks Chaiplapat |
2002 | Jeremiah | Tommy |
I Love Mummy | James Barns | |
2003 | MegaMan NT Warrior | Tory Froid |
InuYasha
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Taromaru | |
Master Keaton | Young Connelly | |
Tru Calling | Kevin | |
Dreamcatcher | Young Beaver | |
The 4400 | Greg Venner | |
National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion | Harley Snider | |
2004 | Stargate Atlantis | Jinto
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Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | Kid | |
2005 | Trollz | Simon Star |
The Sandlot 2 | Singleton | |
Finley the Fire Engine | Finley | |
Muffin The Mule
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Finley ( narrator )
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Being Ian | Deepak | |
Zixx | Dwayne | |
2006 | Smallville | Young Geoffrey |
Three Moons Over Milford | Kurt | |
Tom and Jerry Tales | Nibbles | |
2007 | Rocket Science | Hal Hefner |
2007 | GeoTrax
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Aero |
2008 | Class Savage | Martly |
The Story of Saiunkoku | Eigetsu/Yogetsu To | |
2009 | Assassination of a High School President | Bobby Funke |
Afterwards | Jeremy | |
2010 | Daydream Nation | Thurston |
Ceremony | Marshall Schmidt | |
2011 | Bloodworth | Fleming Bloodworth |
2012 | Super Zeroes | Ty |
2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Craig |
2013 | April Apocalypse | Artie |
2014 | Bad City | Kyle Night-Bear |
2015 | Final Girl | Nelson |
2018 | Trial & Error | Mush Hammond |
TBA | The Road Ahead | Tyler Nolan |
The Fox Hunter | Cotton | |
Four Walls | Ben | |
29 Floors | Ted |
References
- ^ "The Dreamers". V. 2007. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ M. Hafen, Carolin (2 May 2007). ""I truly fell in love with a script!" - Ein Interview mit Reece Thompson". Readers Edition. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ a b Lauren (22 March 2008). "Actor: Reece Thompson". Shooting Stars Mag. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Zixx returning in Summer 2008" (Press release). Thunderbird Films. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Vancouver Star Gets His Daydream". 13 April 2011.
- ^ "Ceremony". 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Bloodworth Interview". Collider.
- ^ "The Perks of Being a Wallflower".
External links
- Reece Thompson at IMDb
- Jitterbug Productions website
- Mark Leiren-Young (14 April 2011). "Vancouver's Reece Thompson gets his Daydream Nation". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 12 March 2012.