Jason Drucker

{{short description|American actor (born 2005)}}

{{BLP sources|date=January 2021}}

{{infobox person

| name = Jason Drucker

| image = Jason Drucker 2015.jpg

| caption = Drucker in 2015

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|09|20}}

| height = 5'8

| birth_place = Hollywood, Florida, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2014–present

}}

Jason Ian Drucker (born September 20, 2005) is an American actor. He starred as Greg Heffley in the 2017 film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul.{{cite web|author=Damon Cap|url=http://www.bsckids.com/2017/05/jason-drucker-from-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-the-long-haul-interview/|title=Jason Drucker From Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Interview|website=bsckids.com|publisher=Boomtron LLC|date=May 23, 2017|access-date=2017-08-20}} He also played Tommy Miller, the youngest of the Miller family, in Nickelodeon's Every Witch Way.{{cite web|author=Madeleine Marr|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/celebrities/article152402194.html|title=His first big screen role is huge — as the 'Wimpy Kid'|work=Miami Herald|date=May 24, 2017|access-date=2017-08-20}}{{cite web |author=Lisa Petrillo |url=http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/05/19/child-star-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-florida/ |title=Child Star Of 'Diary Of A Wimpy Kid' Calls Florida Home |work=WFOR-TV CBS Miami |date=May 19, 2017 |access-date=2017-08-20}} In 2018, he co-starred in the Transformers spin-off Bumblebee.{{cite web|author=Rebecca Ford|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-spinoff-bumblebee-rounds-cast-1019823|title='Transformers' Spinoff 'Bumblebee' Rounds Out Cast (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 13, 2017|access-date=2017-08-20}}

Biography

Drucker was born in Hollywood, Florida. He is of Jewish descent.{{cite web |url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/219267/jason-drucker-takes-wimpy-kid-lead-stride/ |title=Jason Drucker takes 'Wimpy Kid' lead in stride |work=Jewish Journal |last=Lobell |first=Kylie Ora |date=May 18, 2017 |access-date=August 31, 2021 }} He is also an anti-bullying activist.

Drucker first rose to prominence with his role in Nickelodeon's Every Which Way, where he played the role of Tommy Miller. Drucker's film debut Barely Lethal, appearing with Hailee Steinfeld, came out in 2015. Drucker was also in 2017's Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, where he played the protagonist, Greg Heffley. He also had a co-starring role in 2018's Bumblebee, again working with Steinfeld.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} As of 2024, that remains as Drucker's last acting role.

Drucker attends the University of Florida and is a part of the fraternity Delta Sigma Phi. He is now the current president for 2024-2025 term.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2015

| Barely Lethal

| Parker Larson

|

rowspan="3"| 2016

| WySCAN

| Adam

|rowspan=3| Short film

Benny

| Benny

Nightmarish

| Thomas

2017

| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

| Greg Heffley

|

2018

| Bumblebee

| Otis Watson

|

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2014–2015

| Every Witch Way

| Tommy Miller

| 51 episodes

2017

| Chicago Fire

| Hogan Korpi

| 1 episode

2017

| Paradise Run

| Himself

| 1 episode

=Theatre=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2020

| Bring it On

| Steven

| High School Production

2021

| 12 Incompetent Jurors

| Juror #8

| High School Production

2022

| Mamma Mia

| Bill Anderson

| High School Production

Awards and nominations

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! Year

! Award

! Nominated work

! Category

! Result

! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

2018

| Young Entertainer Awards

| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

| Best Leading Young Actor - Feature Film

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|title=Young Entertainer Awards - Nomination List 2018|url=http://youngentertainerawards.org/documents/YEA%20NOM%20LIST%202018.pdf|website=youngentertainerawards.org}}

References

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