Kodi Smit-McPhee
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Kodi Smit-McPhee | |
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 Kodi at the premiere of The Road, during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Kodi Smit-McPhee (born 13 June 1996) is an Australian actor, known for his roles in the American films The Road and Let Me In.
Life and career
Smit-McPhee was born in Australia, the son of Sonia and Andy McPhee, an actor and former professional wrestler.[1] He attended Willmott Park Primary School in Craigieburn, Victoria. His sister is actress Sianoa Smit-McPhee. He has had many roles in film and television, but is best known for his performance in the 2007 film Romulus, My Father, acting beside Eric Bana. He won the 2007 AFI (Australian Film Institute) Best Young Actor Award for his role in the film.[2] Kodi has also appeared in the Australian telemovie The King and the American television series Monarch Cove and Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King in the episode titled Umney's Last Case.
Kodi was originally cast in the role of Young Logan in the X-Men film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine,[3] however he was unable to film because of his work with The Road.[4] In The Road, he appeared as the unnamed son of Viggo Mortensen's also unnamed character in the screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name.[2] Kodi's performance in The Road has received mainly positive reviews from the critics. Therefore, he was nominated for Best Young Actor at the 15th annual Critics' Choice Awards.[5]
On 1 October 2009, it was confirmed that Smit-McPhee would play the role of Owen in the film Let Me In, which was directed by Matt Reeves and released in October 2010.[6] In an interview at Comic Con, he said he has seen The Exorcist and it "scared the crap" out of him. He also said that he did not watch Let the Right One In before or during playing the part of Owen in the American remake of the film because he did not want to copy anything. But he did eventually see it and thought it was amazing "that someone could come up with that".[7]
Smit-McPhee's favorite horror films include Friday the 13th, Child's Play, Jeepers Creepers, and The Fourth Kind, even though they all "freaked" him out.[8]
Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| Stranded | Teddy | ||
| Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America | Toby Connelly | TV movie | |
| Romulus, My Father | Raimond | ||
| The King | Young John Wesley | TV movie | |
| The Road | Boy | ||
| Tinytown | Davis | Completed | |
| Matching Jack | Finn | ||
| Let Me In | Owen | ||
| Guest appearances | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
| Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Brandon | Umney's Last Case | |
| Jackson Evans | The Fifth Quarter | ||
| Monarch Cove | Young Jake | Episode #1.1 | |
| Episode #1.6 | |||
| Episode #1.7 | |||
| Episode #1.8 | |||
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Result | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Film Institute | 2007 | Young Actor's Award | Won | Romulus, My Father |
| Best Lead Actor | Nominated | |||
| Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | 2008 | Special Achievement Award | Won | |
| Best Actor – Supporting Role | Nominated | |||
| Young Artist Award | 2009 | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor | Nominated | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | 2010 | Best Young Actor/Actress | Nominated | The Road |
| Saturn Award | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Acting game is a family affair". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
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- ^ "Smit-McPhee is Young Logan in Wolverine". Superhero Hype!. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2007.
- ^ Party With Abby and Owen at the Dan Diego Comic Con 'Let Me In' Party!
- ^ We Bring You the 2009 Horror Oscars...errr Hoscars!
- ^ "Let Me In Casting Confirmed". dreadcentral.com. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ Smit-McPhee, Kodi (actor); Alexander, Trey (interviewer) (24 July 2010). Let Me In Kodi Smit-McPhee Comic-Con 2010 Exclusive Interview (flv). Fandango. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEsER3z3AIHcvA
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