Justin Berfield

{{Infobox person

| name = Justin Berfield

| image = JustinBerfield1SecondFilm.jpg

| caption = Berfield in 2005

| birth_name = Justin Tyler Berfield

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|2|25}}

| birth_place = Agoura Hills, California, U.S.

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Actor
producer
writer}}

| years_active = 1991–2012, 2025 (acting)
2005–present (producer)

| spouse = {{marriage|Liza Almeida|2017}}{{cite web |title=REESE (JUSTIN BERFIELD) FROM MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE IS MARRIED AND THIS IS WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE IN 2019! |url=https://www.malcolminthemiddle.co.uk/2019/05/14/reese-justin-berfield-from-malcolm-in-the-middle-is-married-and-this-is-what-he-looks-like-in-2019-gay-girlfriend/ |website=www.malcolminthemiddle.co.uk|date=May 14, 2019 }}

| children = 2https://www.instagram.com/p/C8aMPzJyWBN/

}}

Justin Tyler Berfield (born February 25, 1986) is an American writer, producer and actor. He is known for his portrayals of Reese on the family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle and Ross Malloy on The WB sitcom Unhappily Ever After. As of 2010, Berfield is Chief Creative Officer of Virgin Produced, a film and television development, packaging, and production company announced in 2010 by the Virgin Group.{{Cite web |last=Morfoot |first=Addie |date=2010-11-09 |title=Felts and Berfield: Virgin toppers get aggressive |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/felts-and-berfield-virgin-toppers-get-aggressive-1118026843/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Early life

Berfield was born on February 25, 1986, in Agoura Hills, California, to Gail Berfield (née Stark) and Eric "Rick" Berfield. He is the younger brother of actor Lorne Berfield. Berfield is Jewish.{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/from_middle_to_the_top_20010824/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401202928/http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/from_middle_to_the_top_20010824|archive-date=April 1, 2009|title=From Middle to the Top – Arts|work=Jewish Journal|date=August 23, 2001|author=Naomi Pfefferman}}

Acting career

Berfield's first screen appearance was in a Folgers coffee commercial at age five. He went on to appear in 20 other nationally broadcast American commercials as a young child. His TV debut came in the short-lived series The Good Life (1994) in which he co-starred with Drew Carey. Berfield also made appearances in the TV shows Hardball, The Boys Are Back, and The Mommies (1994–1995).{{Cite web |title=Justin Berfield {{!}} Actor, Producer, Writer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0073678/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}

Berfield's first long-running TV role was as Ross Malloy in Unhappily Ever After (1995–1999), in which he appeared in 100 episodes. In 1995, he (then aged 9) was one of 3000 juvenile actors who auditioned for the role of the young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.{{Cite web |title=Justin Berfield {{!}} Actor, Producer, Writer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0073678/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}

Berfield's big breakthrough role came in 1999 when Linwood Boomer cast him to play Reese, the trouble-making older brother of Frankie Muniz's title character on the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (in reality, Berfield is nearly three months younger than Muniz), which premiered on January 9, 2000. He appeared in all 151 episodes of that series. The original run of Malcolm in the Middle ended on May 14, 2006, though Berfield remained active for another six years, concentrating on production work; in February 2025, he confirmed in an Instagram post that he would return for the reboot of the series.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-17 |title=Malcolm in the Middle star not seen in years 'confirms he'll be returning for reboot' |url=https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-justin-berfield-reese-returning-065629-20250217 |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=LADbible |language=en}} He also made a one-off appearance in the series Sons of Tucson in 2010.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0073678/bio Justin Berfield biography], imdb.com; accessed September 20, 2016.{{unreliable source?|date=February 2025}}

Charity work

In 2001, Berfield was asked to serve as a National Youth Ambassador for Ronald McDonald House Charities, in which he participated for three years until turning 18. He has been active with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and most recently Virgin Unite, the charitable arm of Virgin Group.[http://officialjustinberfield.com/support.html Justin Berfield – I Support], officialjustinberfield.com; accessed September 20, 2016.

Personal life

Berfield has two children with his wife Liza Almeida, whom he married in 2017.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-16|title='Malcolm In The Middle' Stars Frankie Muniz And Justin Berfield Are Officially All Grown Up|url=https://www.thethings.com/malcolm-in-the-middle-stars-frankie-muniz-and-justin-berfield-are-officially-all-grown-up/|access-date=2021-03-18|website=TheThings|language=en-US}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1998

|Mom, Can I Keep Her?

|Timmy Blair

1999

|Invisible Mom 2

|Eddie Brown

1999

|The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes

|Andy

2001

| Max Keeble's Big Move

| Caption Writer

2002

| Who's Your Daddy?

| Danny Hughes

2006

| Romance and Cigarettes

| Producer

2007

| Blonde Ambition

| Producer

=Television=

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

rowspan=3| 1994

| The Good Life

| Bob Bowman

| 13 episodes

Hardball

| Kid

| 2 episodes

The Boys Are Back

| Timmy Flint

| 4 episodes

1996

| Duckman

| Episode: "Exile in Guyville"

1995–1999

| Unhappily Ever After

| Ross Malloy

| Main role; 100 episodes

2000–2006

| Malcolm in the Middle

| Reese Wilkerson

| Main role; 151 episodes

2001

| The Nightmare Room

| Josh Ryan

| Episode: "Tangled Web"

2002–2004

| Kim Possible

| Gill

| Voice, 2 episodes

2004

| The Fairly OddParents

| Ving

| 1 episode; voice

2005

| Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive

| Producer, screenplay

2007

| The Pet Detective

| Television film; producer and director

2010

| Sons of Tucson

| Barry

| 1 episode; also producer

2012

| Virgin Produced: Comedy Vault

| Television film; producer

TBA

| Malcolm in the Middle

| Reese Wilkerson

| Post-production

Awards

class="wikitable" ! colspan="5" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"\|Awards
Year ! width="50"\| Result ! width="150"\| Award ! width="425"\| Category ! width="200"\| Nominated work
1998 \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="2"\| Young Artist Awards \| rowspan="2"\| Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actor \| rowspan="3"\| Unhappily Ever After
rowspan="2"\| 1999 \| {{nom}}
{{nom}} \| rowspan="2"\| YoungStar Awards \| Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series
2000 \| {{won}} \| Best Young Ensemble Cast: Television \| rowspan="2"\| Malcolm in the Middle
2001 \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="5"\| Young Artist Awards \| Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)
rowspan=2 \|2002 \| {{nom}} \| Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor \| Max Keeble's Big Move
{{nom}} \| rowspan="2"\| Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) \| rowspan="3"\| Malcolm in the Middle
rowspan="2"\| 2003 \| {{won}}
{{nom}} \| Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Supporting Young Actor

class="wikitable"

! colspan="5" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Awards

Year

! width="50"| Result

! width="150"| Award

! width="425"| Category

! width="200"| Nominated work

1998

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"| Young Artist Awards

| rowspan="2"| Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Supporting Young Actor

| rowspan="3"| Unhappily Ever After