Jack Scanlon
{{Short description|English former child actor}}
{{for|the Australian rules footballer|Jack Scanlon (footballer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|8|6|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Canterbury, Kent, England
|years_active = 2007–2010
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|notable_works = The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
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Jack Charles Scanlon (born 6 August 1998) is an English former child actor who is best known for his role in the 2008 Holocaust film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
Early and personal life
Jack Charles Scanlon was born in Canterbury, Kent, then moved to Deal with his parents and younger brother. He attended Sir Roger Manwood's School{{cite web |url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/east_kent_mercury/news/2010/january/27/three-day_exhibition_in_deal.aspx |title=Three-day exhibition in Deal marks holocaust anniversary |website=www.kentonline.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319192141/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/east_kent_mercury/news/2010/january/27/three-day_exhibition_in_deal.aspx |archive-date=2014-03-19}} in nearby Sandwich. He also attended Bath Spa University, where he studied Commercial Music. {{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}
Career
He auditioned for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas through his drama club and was eventually cast as Shmuel after director Mark Herman narrowed his choice down to about three possible candidates and paired each with Asa Butterfield for a final audition together. According to Herman: "Jack and Asa played very well against one another."{{cite web|url=http://www.lastbroadcast.co.uk/movies/v/5698-the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas-casting-the-characters.html|title=The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas - Casting the characters|publisher=Last Broadcast|accessdate=2009-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131205043/http://www.lastbroadcast.co.uk/movies/v/5698-the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas-casting-the-characters.html|archive-date=2009-01-31|url-status=usurped}}
Although The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is Scanlon's feature film debut,{{cite web|url=http://www.visualhollywood.com/movies_2008/boy_in_striped_pyjamas/cast.php|title=The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Production Notes|year=2008|publisher=Miramax Films|accessdate=2009-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131205632/http://www.visualhollywood.com/movies_2008/boy_in_striped_pyjamas/cast.php|archive-date=2009-01-31|url-status=dead}} he did act before. He appeared in a 10-minute short film titled The Eye of the Butterfly (which led to him being suggested to the casting director of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas){{cite web|url=http://www.tvhits.co.uk/star_interview_arc.php?id=213|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201064412/http://www.tvhits.co.uk/star_interview_arc.php?id=213|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 February 2009|title=Star Interview: Jack Scanlon|work=TVhits.co.uk|accessdate=2009-01-20}} and in a 2007 episode of the Peter Serafinowicz Show.{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/peter_serafinowicz_show/details/|title=The Peter Serafinowicz Show - Production Details, Plus Regular Cast and Crew|work=The British Comedy Guide|accessdate=2009-01-21|archive-date=31 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131213237/http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/peter_serafinowicz_show/details/|url-status=dead}}
Scanlon also played the younger brother of main character Sean (William Miller) in the 2009 British children's miniseries Runaway, broadcast on BBC One, which was part of the CBBC season about homelessness.{{cite news|url=http://www.rteguide.ie/2009/0319/staroftheday.html|title=Runaways|year=2009|work=RTÉ Guide|publisher=RTÉ|accessdate=2009-03-26|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130107204756/http://www.rteguide.ie/2009/0319/staroftheday.html|archivedate=2013-01-07}} {{cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/television-in-wales/2009/03/15/kierston-wareing-a-runaway-success-91466-23144839/|title=Kierston Wareing: A Runaway success|date=2009-03-15|work=Wales on Sunday|publisher=Wales Online|accessdate=2009-03-26}}
Filmography
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| 2008
| The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | Shmuel | |
=Television=
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| 2007
| Various roles | 1 episode |
| 2009
| Runaway | Dean | 3 episodes |
| 2010
| Joe | 6 episodes |
Accolades
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Recipient(s) ! Result |
|---|
| 2008
| Young Artist Awards{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms30.html|title=2009 Nominations & Recipients|website=Young Artist Awards|access-date=15 August 2019}} | Best Leading Performance (International Feature Film) | Asa Butterfield & Jack Scanlon | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2643306}}
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Category:English male child actors
Category:English male film actors
Category:Actors from Canterbury
Category:Alumni of Bath Spa University
Category:People from Deal, Kent
Category:English male television actors
Category:Male actors from Kent