CJ Adams
{{Short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = CJ Adams
| image =
| birth_name = Cameron John Adams
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|04|06}}
| birth_place = Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2007–2019
}}
Cameron John Adams (born April 6, 2000) is an American retired actor. He made his acting debut in the film Dan in Real Life (2007) and became best known for his title role in the film The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012).
Early life
Adams was born Cameron John Adams in Elmhurst, Illinois, on April 6, 2000, to Donna and Matt Adams.{{cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/noprimarytagmatch/2012/08/15/the-awesome-life-of-cj-adams|title=The awesome life of CJ Adams|website=Boston.com|first=Christopher|last=Muther|date=August 15, 2012|accessdate=August 27, 2012}} He was raised in Providence, Rhode Island.{{cn|date=February 2022}}
Career
Adams played the title character in the 2012 feature film The Odd Life of Timothy Green, which earned him the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor Age Ten and Under.{{cite web |last=An |first=Vickie |url=http://www.timeforkids.com/news/meet-cj-adams/43616 |title=Meet CJ Adams |work=Time for Kids |date=2012-08-15 |accessdate=2012-08-27 |archive-date=2012-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828052837/http://www.timeforkids.com/news/meet-cj-adams/43616 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://catholicreview.org/article/home/movie-review-the-odd-life-of-timothy-green |title=Home - Movie Review: The Odd Life of Timothy Green |work=The Catholic Review |date= |accessdate=2012-08-27 |archive-date=2016-08-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820190302/http://catholicreview.org/article/home/movie-review-the-odd-life-of-timothy-green |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html|title=34th Annual Young Artist Awards|accessdate=2013-03-31|work=YoungArtistAwards.org}} He previously had a role in the 2007 feature film Dan in Real Life.
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dan in Real Life | Elliot Burns | |
| 2012 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | Timothy Green | Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor Ten or Under Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor |
| 2013 | Against the Wild | Zach Wade | |
| 2014 | Godzilla | Young Ford Brody | |
| 2014 | Friendship is Forever | Anthony Sanders |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013{{ndash}}2014 | Chicago Fire | Nathan Marks | 3 episodes |
| 2019
|Bull |Theo Crawford |Episode: "Safe and Sound" |
Accolades
| class="wikitable" rowspan=5; style="text-align: center; background:#ffffff;"
!Year!!Award!!Category!!Recipient!!Result!!Ref. |
| 2013
|Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor Ten and Under |CJ Adams |{{won}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|2640264}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:Male actors from Illinois
Category:Male actors from Rhode Island
Category:People from Elmhurst, Illinois
Category:21st-century American male actors
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