Jayden Greig
{{short description|Canadian actor (born 2003)}}
{{Unreliable sources|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jayden Greig
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|October 19, 2003}}
| birth_place = Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
| nationality =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2010–present
}}
Jayden Greig (born October 19, 2003) is a Canadian actor best known for his lead role in Sean McNamara's film adaptation of Bruce Coville's novel, Aliens Ate My Homework on Netflix, and its sequel, Aliens Stole My Body.{{cite web |title=Bruce Coville's 'Aliens Ate My Homework' movie, feat. William Shatner, now on DVD |url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2018/03/aliens_ate_my_homework_movie_bruce_coville.html |website=syracuse.com/|date=6 March 2018 }} Jayden has also appeared in The Shape of Water (2017), Murdoch Mysteries (2013), Super Why (2015) and Playdate (2015–2016). He was nominated at the Young Entertainer Awards for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film for his work in Aliens Ate My Homework and won Best Ensemble Performance in Film at the Young Artist Awards, amongst many other awards and nominations.{{cite news |title=From Universal 1440 Entertainment: Aliens Ate My Homework |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/from-universal-1440-entertainment-aliens-ate-my-homework-300511326.html |website=www.prnewswire.com/}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2011
|Ten |young Tom Bennett | |
| 2011
|Huntersaurus |Hunter | |
| 2012
|My Toy Horse |Jack Fuller | |
| 2012
|Aeternus |Young Ray | |
| 2012
|Lion / Pinata Boy | |
| 2013
|Swim |Max | |
| 2013
|Mama |Orphaned Boy | |
| 2013
|Treading Water |Blonde Kid | |
| 2014
|Mika Blake | |
| 2015
|Mackenzie | |
| 2016
|Your Mother and I |Johnna's brother | |
| 2017
|Timmy Strickland | |
| 2018
|Rod Allbright |Main Role |
| 2019
|Boy in park | |
| 2020
|Rod Allbright |Main Role |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2010
|The Santa Suit |Santa's Village Kid | |
| 2011
|School Boy | |
| 2011
|Boy Pulling Wagon | |
| 2011
|Larson's Grandson | |
| 2011
|Birthday Party Child | |
| 2011
|Mistletoe Over Manhattan |Balloon Boy | |
| 2011
|Befriend and Betray |Background | |
| 2012
|Puppet Show Child | |
| 2012
|Commercial Kid | |
| 2012
|Young Sam | |
| 2012
|Daycare Child | |
| 2013
|Paranormal Investigators |Billy | |
| 2013
|Background | |
| 2013
|Actor | |
| 2014
|Keene Luss | |
| 2015
|Agent O'Neil | |
| 2015
|Kids Voice |14 episodes |
| 2015
|Bobby Brackenreid |6 episodes |
| 2015
|Mac |52 episodes |
| 2016
|Young Biff Loman | |
| 2017
|Little Brother & Yuka | |
| 2017
|Gizmo | |
| 2017
|Space Ranger Roger |Brother | |
| 2017
|Jason | |
| 2018
|Young Church Singer | |
| 2018
|Football Kid #1 | |
| 2020
|White Boy | |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Award !Category !Work !Result |
| 2016
|Young Entertainer Awards |Best Young Actor 12 & Under – Voice Over Role |Nominated |
| 2018
|Young Entertainer Awards |Best Supporting Young Actor – Feature Film |Nominated |
| 2018
|The Joey Awards |Best Ensemble in MOW or Video Feature |Won |
| 2019
|Best Ensemble Performance in a Streaming Series or Film |Won |
| 2019
|Young Entertainer Awards |Best Leading Young Actor – Independent or Film Festival Feature Film |Nominated |
| 2019
|Young Entertainer Award |Best Young Ensemble Cast – Feature Film |Won |
| 2020
|The Joey Awards |Best Ensemble In a Feature Film |Won |
References
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Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors