Billy Unger
{{Short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Billy Unger
| image = Billy Unger 2015 (Zqgh1W1pirc).jpg
| caption = Unger in 2015
| birth_name = William Brent Unger
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1995|10|15}}
| birth_place = Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
| other_names = William Brent
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2007–2016
| spouse = {{marriage|Angela Moreno|2015}}
| children = 2
| known_for = {{plainlist|
- Lab Rats (2012–2016)
- Lab Rats: Elite Force (2016)
}}
}}
William Brent Unger (born October 15, 1995) is an American former actor. He is known for playing Chase on the Disney XD series Lab Rats and Lab Rats: Elite Force. Credited as Billy Unger before 2016, starting with Lab Rats: Elite Force, he is credited as William Brent.{{cite press release |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/02/02/disney-xds-new-spinoff-series-lab-rats-elite-force-premieres-wednesday-march-2-239011/20160202disneyxd01/ |title=Disney XD's New Spinoff Series "Lab Rats: Elite Force" Premieres Wednesday, March 2 |publisher=Disney XD |date=February 2, 2016 |access-date=February 2, 2016 |via=The Futon Critic |quote=Created and executive-produced by Chris Peterson and Bryan Moore ("That '70s Show"), the series stars Bradley Steven Perry as Kaz, William Brent (formerly known as Billy Unger) as Chase, Jake Short as Oliver, Paris Berelc as Skylar and Kelli Berglund as Bree.}}
Early and personal life
Unger was born William Brent Unger in Palm Beach County, Florida. He moved to Hollywood with his family in 2006. In 2015, Unger married his wife Angela Moreno.{{cite web |title=Meet Billy Unger's kids: names, profiles, photos, mother |url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/427262-meet-billy-ungers-kids-names-profiles-photos-mother.html |website=www.tuko.co.ke}} They have two sons together.{{cite web |title=He has two kids now 😭😭 #billyunger #billyungerlabrats |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@zeinaboucoulibaly/video/7155621563805535531 |website=www.tiktok.com}}
Career
Since moving to LA, Unger has guest starred on Disney XD's Kickin' It, Disney Channel's Sonny with a Chance and A.N.T. Farm, and on No Ordinary Family, Ghost Whisperer, Hawthorne, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Mental, Medium, Desperate Housewives, Cold Case, and Scrubs. He also made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Unger has appeared in the films National Treasure: Book of Secrets, You Again, Monster Mutt, Opposite Day, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rock Slyde.
Beginning in 2012 he began starring as Chase, the youngest of the super-human bionic teens, in the Disney XD series Lab Rats. In 2016, he continued to play Chase on the Lab Rats spinoff series Lab Rats: Elite Force,{{cite journal |first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/disney-xd-lab-rats-elite-force-spinoff-mighty-med-1201585323/ |title=Disney XD Greenlights 'Lab Rats' and 'Mighty Med' Spinoff Series |journal=Variety |date=September 3, 2015 |access-date=September 4, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/lab-rats-mighty-med-end-spinoff-series-disney-xd-1201513610/|title=Lab Rats & Mighty Med Spin-off Series to Succeed the Two Comedies on Disney XD|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=September 3, 2015|access-date=September 3, 2015}} now credited as William Brent. After Lab Rats: Elite Force
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Seven's Eleven: Sweet Toys | Frankie | |
| 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Charles Gates | |
| 2008 | Rock Slyde | Young Rock Slyde | |
| 2008 | Cop Dog | Robby North | |
| 2008 | Opposite Day | Samuel "Sammy" Benson | |
| 2009 | Crank: High Voltage | Young Chev Chelios | |
| 2010 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Prince Charming | |
| 2010 | Monster Mutt | Zack Taylor | |
| 2010 | A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | Hatchling Sammy | Voice role |
| 2010 | You Again | Ben Olsen | |
| 2013 | The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone | Billy Stone |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Scrubs | Devin | Episode: "My Turf War" |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Jeff Reed | Episode: "Stalker" |
| 2007 | Desperate Housewives | Chad | Episode: "Gossip" |
| 2007 | Desperate Housewives | Jeremy McMullin | Episode: "Something's Coming" |
| 2008 | Medium | style="white-space:nowrap;" | Young Joey / Teddy Carmichael | Episode: "Being Joey Carmichael" |
| 2008 | Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? | Eric | Voice role; episodes: "Birthday Manners", "Good Sport Gator" |
| 2008 | style="white-space:nowrap;" | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Martin "Marty" Bedell | Episode: "Goodbye to All That" |
| 2008 | Family Guy | various roles | Voice role; episode: "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing" |
| 2009 | Special Agent Oso | Michael | Voice role; episode: "The Boy with the Golden Gift" |
| 2009 | Mental | Conor Stephens | Episode: "Manic at the Disco" |
| 2009 | Hawthorne | Sam | Episode: "Yielding" |
| 2010 | Ghost Whisperer | Pete Murphy | Episode: "The Children's Parade" |
| 2010 | Sonny with a Chance | Wesley | Episode: "Sonny With a 100% Chance of Meddling" |
| 2011 | No Ordinary Family | Troy Cotten | Episode: "No Ordinary Friends" |
| 2012–2016 | Lab Rats | Chase Davenport | Main role |
| 2012 | Kickin' It | Brody | Episode: "The Wrath of Swan" |
| 2012 | A.N.T. Farm | Neville | Episode: "endurANTs" |
| 2016 | Lab Rats: Elite Force | Chase | Main role; credited as William Brent; final role |
=Video game=
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011), as Young Nathan Drake (voice role; also motion capture)
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Role ! Result ! Refs |
|---|
| 2009
| Best Performance in a DVD Film | Robby North in Cop Dog | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms30.html|title=30th Annual Young Artist Awards|access-date=May 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719205923/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms30.html|archive-date=July 19, 2011|url-status=dead}} |
| 2009
| Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor | Teddy Carmichael in Medium | {{nom}} |
| 2010
| Guest Starring Young Actor 13 and Under | Conor Stephens in Mental | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms31.html|title=31st Annual Young Artist Awards|access-date=May 11, 2012}} |
| 2011
| Best Performance Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor | Ben in You Again | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html|title=32nd Annual Young Artist Awards|access-date=May 11, 2012}} |
| 2011
| Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 14–17 | Pete Murphy in Ghost Whisperer | {{nom}} |
| 2012
| Best Performance in a DVD Film – Young Ensemble Cast | Zack Taylor in Monster Mutt | {{nom}} |
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|2598945}}
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Category:Male actors from Florida
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American male video game actors