Devon Bostick
{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1991)}}
{{pp-blp|small=yes}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Devon Bostick
| image = Devon Bostick, 2024.png
| caption = Bostick in 2024
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|11|13}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1998–present
}}
Devon Bostick (born November 13, 1991){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/devbostick/status/1327335260053409792 |title=29|via=Twitter|access-date=June 8, 2022}} is a Canadian actor. He is known for his main role as Rodrick Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series (2010–2012). His other lead roles include Adoration (2008), Dead Before Dawn 3D (2012), Okja (2017), and Tuscaloosa (2019). Bostick has also had a number of supporting roles in films such as Godsend (2004), Saw VI (2009), The Art of the Steal (2013), Regression (2015), Words on Bathroom Walls (2020), and Oppenheimer (2023).
In television, Bostick is known for his main role as Jasper Jordan on the CW science fiction series The 100 (2014–2017). He has also had recurring roles as Leo Strange in the CBC series Being Erica (2009–2011), Green on the Quibi series Most Dangerous Game (2020), and Oscar on the Netflix series FUBAR (2023).
Early life and education
Bostick was born in Toronto, Ontario.{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/movies/devon-bosticks-not-really-evil-he-just-acts-that-way/article1957268/ |work=The Globe and Mail |first=Marsha |last=Lederman |title=Devon Bostick's not really evil – he just acts that way |date=March 27, 2011}} His mother, Stephanie Gorin, is a casting director in Toronto,{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/theatre/article/958972--devon-bostick-not-just-another-wimpy-kid |work=Toronto Star |first=Richard |last=Ouzounian |title=Devon Bostick: Not just another wimpy kid |date=March 25, 2011}} who works on stage and screen and his father, Joe Bostick, is an actor as well as a film fight coordinator.
Bostick is of British and Norwegian descent.{{cite web |url=https://www.twitter.com/devbostick/status/307609464477986816 |title=Person "what's your ethnicity?" Me "British/Norwegian"|via=Twitter |date=March 1, 2013 |access-date=April 30, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140407063835/https://mobile.twitter.com/devbostick/status/307609464477986816?screen_name=devbostick|archive-date=April 7, 2014}} He began acting in the fifth grade and is a graduate of the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto.{{cite news |last=Lacey |first=Liam |title=Egoyan brings post-9/11 vision to Cannes |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=May 24, 2008 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080522.wcannes22/BNStory/cannes2008/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080522.wcannes22 |access-date=May 25, 2008}}
Career
Bostick has had roles in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation, Flashpoint and in the film Citizen Duane,{{cite magazine |last=Dinoff |first=Dustin |title=Contemporary World Cinema: Film Diary: Citizen Duane |page=13 |magazine=Playback |date=September 4, 2006}} and appeared in the series premiere of Rookie Blue. His film work has included roles in Godsend,{{cite magazine |last=Leydon |first=Joe |title=Godsend |page=62 |magazine=Variety |date=May 3, 2004}} Fugitive Pieces and The Stone Angel.
In Adoration (2008), Bostick played Simon, a boy who being raised by his uncle (played by Scott Speedman) after his parents' death. He also appeared in an online spoof trailer for a hoax movie called "Ice Fortress." He had roles in The Poet, a World War II drama starring Roy Scheider and Colm Feore, Saw VI as Brent and Assassin's Creed: Lineage as Ezio Auditore.
Bostick also played Erica's deceased brother Leo in CBC Television's series Being Erica, and Rodrick Heffley in the movies of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.{{cite news |author=Staff Writer |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/TV/null-39813077.html |title=Being Erica |newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press |date=February 18, 2009 |access-date=November 21, 2012}} He played Alan in three episodes of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. In Oppenheimer (2023), Bostick played Seth Neddermeyer, a physicist who worked at Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project and suggested the use of an implosion-type nuclear weapon in the Trinity Test.{{cite web |title=First look at Devon Bostick in 'OPPENHEIMER'. |url=https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1679523278346665984 |website=twitter.com}}{{unreliable source|date=March 2024}}
Filmography
{{Pending films key}}
=Film=
=Television=
class="wikitable sortable"
|+Devon Bostick television appearances and roles |
scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
---|
1998
| Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science | Son | 1 episode |
2002– 2003 | Gothic Teen | 2 episodes |
rowspan="2" | 2003
| Fireman's son | Television film |
Jake 2.0
| Young Kid | 1 episode |
rowspan="2" | 2004
| Zack | 1 episode |
Hustle
| The Kid | Television film |
2005
| Darren | Television film |
2006– 2007 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Nic | 3 episodes |
rowspan="3" | 2007
| Stump | Ryan | |
data-sort-value="Life Interrupted, A" | A Life Interrupted
| Young Bobby | Television film |
data-sort-value="Altar Boy Gang, The" | The Altar Boy Gang
| Terry | Television film |
rowspan="2" | 2008
| Princess | Older boy | Television film |
Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween
| Drew | Television film |
rowspan="3" | 2009
| data-sort-value="Good Germany, The" | The Good Germany | Dale Mackay | 1 episode |
Guns
| Boy #3 | 2 episodes |
data-sort-value="Border, The" | The Border
| Ali Jabir | 1 episode |
2009– 2011 | Leo Strange | Recurring role (season 1); guest role (seasons 2–4) |
rowspan="3" | 2010
| Martin Blentz | 1 episode |
Flashpoint
| Paul | 1 episode |
Haven
| Jimmy | 1 episode |
rowspan="2" | 2011
| Doctor Jimmy | 1 episode |
data-sort-value="Listener, The" | The Listener
| Bennie | 1 episode |
2013
| Aim High | Marcus Anderson | Web series |
2014– 2017 | data-sort-value="100, The" | The 100 | Main role (season 1–4) |
rowspan="3" | 2019
| Total Eclipse | Tyler Rotrovski | 1 episode |
I Am the Night
| Tommy | 2 episodes |
data-sort-value="Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The" | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
| Alan | 3 episodes |
rowspan="2" | 2020
| data-sort-value="Teacher, A" | A Teacher | Ryan | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
Most Dangerous Game
| Green | Recurring role |
2021
| Everything's Fine | Justin | 3 episodes |
rowspan="2" |2023
| Fargo | Donald Ireland | 1 episode |
FUBAR
| Oscar | Recurring role{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2022-04-21 |title=Netflix's Arnold Schwarzenegger Series Adds Travis Van Winkle, Gabriel Luna, Fortune Feimster, Jay Baruchel, Milan Carter & More To Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/netflix-arnold-schwarzenegger-series-cast-travis-van-winkle-gabriel-luna-fortune-feimster-jay-baruchel-milan-carter-1235007566/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} |
2025
| data-sort-value="Studio, The" | The Studio |Miles |1 episode{{cite web |last1=MacArthur |first1=Greg |title=The Studio Cast & Character Guide: Who Stars In Seth Rogen's Apple TV+ Comedy |url=https://screenrant.com/the-studio-show-cast-characters-cameos/ |website=ScreenRant |date=25 March 2025}} |
= Music video =
class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of music video appearances |
scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Director |
---|
2015 |
Awards and nominations
class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Award !Category !Nominated work !Result |
2008
|Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actor | data-sort-value="Altar Boy Gang, The" | The Altar Boy Gang |{{Nominated}} |
rowspan="2" |2010
| rowspan="2" |Young Artist Awards |Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor 14 and Over |{{Nominated}} |
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor
|{{Nominated}} |
2011
|Young Artist Awards |Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast |{{Won}} |
2013
|Young Artist Awards |Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast |Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days |{{Won}} |
rowspan="3" |2020
|Prince of Prestige Academy Awards |Best Performance by an Actor{{Cite web |title=PAECA Archives |url=https://www.starapplecreative.com/paeca-archives |access-date=July 12, 2024 |website=Star Apple Creative}} |{{Won}} |
Twin Falls Sandwiches Film Festival
|Achievement in Acting |Tuscaloosa |{{Won}} |
Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival
|Best Actor – Feature Film{{Cite web |title=2020 Filmmaker Results |url=https://www.lvifsf.com/2020-fimmaker-finalist |access-date=July 12, 2024 |website=LVIFSF}} |Tuscaloosa |{{Nominated}} |
rowspan="2" |2021
|Bare Bones International Film Festival |Best Lead Actor |Tuscaloosa |{{Won}} |
Cobb International Film Festival
|Best Lead in a Feature Film |Tuscaloosa |{{Won}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- {{IMDb name}}
- {{Twitter}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bostick, Devon}}
Category:Male actors from Toronto
Category:Musicians from Toronto
Category:Canadian male child actors
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian male drummers
Category:Canadian people of British descent
Category:Canadian people of Norwegian descent
Category:20th-century Canadian male actors
Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:21st-century Canadian drummers
Category:21st-century Canadian male musicians
Category:Etobicoke School of the Arts alumni
Category:Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States