Cyrus Arnold
{{Short description|American actor (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Cyrus Arnold
| image = Cyrus Arnold 2021.jpg
| caption = Arnold in 2021
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|1|2}}
| birth_place = Burbank, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2011–present
}}
Cyrus Arnold (born January 2, 2003){{cite tweet|number=418955738996695040|user=cyrusarnold|title=@DanWarp @jennettemccurdy @NathanKress I'm so excited to see the special! Thank you for letting me be in it. It's my birthday today!!!|date=3 January 2014}} is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, primarily guest-starring on various television programs, including playing BJ Malloy on the Nickelodeon sitcom Sam & Cat (2013–2014), before being cast as Derek Zoolander Jr. in the comedy film Zoolander 2 (2016) and David "Truck" Johnson III in the second season of the Fox series The Exorcist (2017).
Arnold has also appeared in other films such as Hardcore Henry (2015), Runt (2020), 8-Bit Christmas, Diary of a Wimpy Kid (both 2021), Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022), and Family Switch (2023), as well as voicing Jawbreaker in the Nickelodeon animated series Transformers: EarthSpark (2022–present).
Early life
Arnold was born in Burbank, California,{{cite web|url= https://tvovermind.com/cyrus-arnold/ |author= Camille Moore |title= 10 Things You Didn’t Know about Cyrus Arnold |work= tvovermind.com |date= June 4, 2023}} the son of Lea Anne Wolfe and Blake Arnold. He has a younger brother. Arnold was just 8 years old when he had his first taste of acting.
Career
Arnold made his television debut in 2013 at the age of 10, in an episode of the IFC television series Comedy Bang! Bang!. Shortly after that, he had a recurring role in the Nickelodeon sitcom Sam & Cat where he played BJ Malloy, the childhood "friend" of Dice, played by Cameron Ocasio.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/zoolander-2-cyrus-arnold-blue-864933 |title='Zoolander 2's' Cyrus Arnold Talks Cracking Up With Will Ferrell, Perfecting Derek Jr.'s Version of Blue Steel |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=2016-02-18}} He subsequently had guest roles in the television shows About a Boy, Richie Rich, Bones, Goldie & Bear, Fresh Off the Boat, Veronica Mars, and Outmatched.
Arnold made his film debut as a young bully in Hardcore Henry. The film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2015,{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/hardcore/review/822707 |title='Hardcore': TIFF Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 13, 2015 |access-date=August 24, 2024}}{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-the-trailer-for-tiffs-first-person-sci-fi-actioner-hardcore-starring-sharlto-copley-20150914 |title=Watch The Trailer For TIFF's First-Person Sci-Fi Actioner |date=September 14, 2015 |publisher=Blogs.indiewire.com |access-date=August 24, 2024}} and was released theatrically on April 8, 2016.{{cite web|last=Busch |first=Anita |url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/stxs-hardcore-henry-release-date-april-8-1201682413/ |title=STX's 'Hardcore' Set As 'Hardcore Henry' For Release On April 8 |publisher=Deadline |date=January 13, 2016 |access-date=August 24, 2024}} Also in 2016, he played Derek Zoolander Jr., the estranged son of Derek Zoolander (played by director Ben Stiller) in the comedy Zoolander 2.{{cite web|last=Cabin |first=Chris |url=https://collider.com/zoolander-2-ben-stiller-first-look-cyrus-arnold/ |title=Zoolander 2: First Look at Cyrus Arnold as Derek Zoolander's Son |website=Collider |date=April 13, 2015 |access-date=August 23, 2024}}{{cite web|url= http://www.hngn.com/articles/178561/20160212/zoolander-2-cyrus-arnold-blue-steel-justin-bieber-exclusive-interview.htm |title= 'Zoolander 2': Cyrus Arnold Talks Perfecting Blue Steel Look And Hanging With Justin Bieber |publisher=hngn.com |date= 2016-02-12|access-date=2016-02-18}}{{Cite news|first=Laura |last= Stampler|title= Ben Stiller Reveals Who's Playing Derek Zoolander's Son |newspaper=Time|date=April 13, 2015 |url=https://time.com/3819638/ben-stiller-reveals-whos-playing-derek-zoolanders-son/ |access-date=}}{{Cite news|first=Cassandra |last=Hsaio |title= 'Zoolander 2' Interview: Cyrus Arnold on meeting Ben Stiller & improvising with Will Ferrell |newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=February 26, 2016|url=https://highschool.latimes.com/orange-county-school-of-the-arts/zoolander-2-interview-cyrus-arnold-on-meeting-ben-stiller-improvising-with-will-ferrell/ |access-date=}} In August 2017, he was cast in a recurring role as David "Truck" Johnson III in the second season of the Fox series The Exorcist.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/the-exorcist-christopher-cousins-cyrus-arnold-recur-season-2-fox-series-1202148445/|title='The Exorcist': Christopher Cousins & Cyrus Arnold Set To Recur In Season 2 Of Fox Series|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=August 15, 2017 |work=Deadline Hollywood}}
Arnold had a starring role as Borgie in the indie film Runt, opposite Cameron Boyce and Nicole Berger. The film premiered at the Mammoth Film Festival in February 2020,{{Cite news|title=RUNT {{!}} Cameron Boyce's Final Film and Call to Action — Flaunt Magazine|language=en-US|work=Flaunt Magazine|url=https://flaunt.com/content/runt-film-2020|access-date=2024-08-24}} and was released on October 9, 2021.{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2021-09-02 |title=Cameron Boyce’s Final Film ‘Runt’ Gets October Release Date After 1091 Deal; Watch The Trailer |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/runt-cameron-boyce-final-film-us-deal-1091-pictures-1234765394/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} He also had a starring role in the indie film Run Hide Fight,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/school-shooting-pic-run-hide-fight-shot-secret-night-of-the-living-deb-director-first-release-genre-label-rebeller-1202807607/|title=School Shooting Drama 'Run Hide Fight', Made In Secret By 'Night Of The Living Deb' Director, To Be First Release From New Genre Label Rebeller|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Tom|last=Grater|date=December 17, 2019|access-date=August 24, 2024|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111181044/https://deadline.com/2019/12/school-shooting-pic-run-hide-fight-shot-secret-night-of-the-living-deb-director-first-release-genre-label-rebeller-1202807607/|url-status=live}} which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2020,{{cite web|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2020/out-competition/run-hide-fight|title=Run Hide Fight|work=Venice Film Festival|date=August 11, 2020 |access-date=August 24, 2024|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017183605/https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2020/out-competition/run-hide-fight|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/venice-film-festival-adds-luca-guadagnino-school-shooting-drama-1203009899/|title=Venice Film Festival Adds Luca Guadagnino Pandemic-Themed Short & School Shooting Thriller 'Run Hide Fight'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=August 11, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823055104/https://deadline.com/2020/08/venice-film-festival-adds-luca-guadagnino-school-shooting-drama-1203009899/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/run-hide-fight-is-the-school-shooting-movie-that-stunned-the-venice-film-festival-into-silence |title=The School-Shooting Movie That Stunned the Venice Film Festival Into Silence |website=The Daily Beast |date=September 11, 2020 |author=Barbie Latza Nadeau |archive-date=September 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911165405/https://www.thedailybeast.com/run-hide-fight-is-the-school-shooting-movie-that-stunned-the-venice-film-festival-into-silence |url-status=live |access-date=August 24, 2024 }} and was released by The Daily Wire on their subscription platform on January 14, 2021.{{cite web |date=January 4, 2021|last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |title=The Daily Wire Makes First Foray Into Film & TV With School Shooting Movie 'Run Hide Fight'; Right-Wing Site Developing Two TV Series |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/daily-wire-film-tv-run-hide-fight-shooter-right-wing-website-developing-two-tv-series-1234664288/ |website=Deadline Hollywood }} Also in 2021, he was cast in an episode of the Disney+ series Just Beyond,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/just-beyond-christine-ko-malcolm-barrett-sally-pressman-cedric-joe-riki-lindhome-tim-heidecker-cast-disney-plus-series-1234764104/|title='Just Beyond': Christine Ko, Malcolm Barrett, Sally Pressman, Cedric Joe, Riki Lindhome, Tim Heidecker Among 17 Cast In Disney+ Series|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=May 26, 2021|access-date=August 23, 2024}} appeared in the HBO Max film 8-Bit Christmas as Josh Jagorski, and voiced a character in the animated Diary of a Wimpy Kid film. In 2022, he portrayed Kenny Yankovich in the Netflix film Mr. Harrigan's Phone, a film adaptation of the short story of the same name from the If It Bleeds collection by Stephen King.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/mr-harrigans-phone-adds-colin-obrien-and-cyrus-arnold-john-lee-hancock-netflix-1234879084/|title=‘Mr. Harrigan’s Phone’: Colin O’Brien & Cyrus Arnold Join John Lee Hancock’s Netflix Film|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=November 23, 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 24, 2024}} He also began voicing Jawbreaker in the Nickelodeon series Transformers: EarthSpark.{{cite web|url= https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Cyrus-Arnold/ |title= Cyrus Arnold |work= behindthevoiceactors.com |access-date= August 2, 2023}} In 2023, he was cast in the comedy film Family Switch, also for Netflix.{{Cite web |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=2023-01-26 |title=Rita Moreno, King Bach, Paul Scheer Among Ensemble Added to Netflix’s ‘Family Leave’ Starring Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/rita-moreno-king-bach-paul-scheer-netflix-family-leave-1235503489/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Variety |archive-date=Jan 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126193150/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/rita-moreno-king-bach-paul-scheer-netflix-family-leave-1235503489/ |url-status=live }}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2015
| Nat/Young Bully #2 | |
| 2016
| Derek Zoolander Jr. | |
| 2017
| Men | Leslie | Short film |
| rowspan=2|2020
| Runt | Borgie | |
| Run Hide Fight
| Kip Quade | |
| rowspan=2|2021
| Josh Jagorski | |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid
| Teen Driver (voice) | |
| rowspan=2|2022
| Kenny Yankovich | |
| Murmur
| Angel | |
| rowspan=2|2023
| August/Beans | Also co-producer |
| Family Switch
| Hunter Drew | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2013
| Terry Jetski | Episode: "Andy Richter Wears a Suit Jacket & a Baby Blue Button Down Shirt" |
| 2013–2014
| B.J. Malloy | 2 episodes |
| 2014
| Kid #1 | Episode: "About a House for Sale" |
| 2015
| Alfonso | Episode: "Good Deeds" |
| rowspan=2|2017
| Bones | Evan | Episode: "The New Tricks in the Old Dogs" |
| The Exorcist
| David "Truck" Johnson III | Recurring role (9 episodes) |
| 2018
| Colton (voice) | Episode: "Horsin' Around" |
| rowspan=2|2019
| Ben | Episode: "Rancho Contento" |
| Veronica Mars
| Barton Netherfield, Jr. | Episode: "Entering a World of Pain" |
| rowspan=3|2020
| Players | Caleb | 3 episodes |
| Outmatched
| Atticus | Episode: "Couple's Friends" |
| Royalties
| Kevin | Episode: "I Am So Much Better Than You at Everything" |
| 2021
| Trevor Larkin | Episode: "Standing Up for Yourself" |
| 2022–present
| Jawbreaker Malto (voice) | Main role |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|5928378}}
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Category:Male actors from Burbank, California
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male voice actors