Pierce Gagnon
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pierce Gagnon
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|7|25}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2010–present
}}
Pierce Gagnon (born July 25, 2005) is an American teen actor. He is known for his roles in the film Looper and in the CBS series Extant, as well as voicing Tim Templeton in the Netflix series The Boss Baby: Back in Business.
Personal life
Gagnon was born on July 25, 2005, in Atlanta, Georgia.{{cite web |title=Pierce Gagnon profile |url=http://www.filmweb.pl/person/Pierce+Gagnon-1566741 |work=Filmweb |access-date=3 May 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/extant/bios?id=pierce-gagnon |title=Pierce Gagnon |work=CBS Press Express |access-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725140529/http://cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/extant/bios?id=pierce-gagnon |archive-date=25 July 2015 |publisher=CBS Broadcasting Inc.}} He has three younger siblings, including his brother Steele. He resides in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Gagnon played Logan Evans, the son of Clay Evans (Robert Buckley), in season 9 of the CW drama series One Tree Hill.
In 2011, he was cast in the action thriller film Looper as Cid Harrington, a child with unusual telekinetic abilities, who becomes a warlord called the "Rainmaker". Rian Johnson said, "Looking back I'm kind of terrified that I hinged the success of the backend of the movie on finding someone like Pierce. It's really rare to find a kid who can do what he does. He would do three-page dialogue scenes with Emily [Blunt] and Joe [Gordon-Levitt] and hold his own against them all the way through."{{cite news |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2012/09/28/director-rian-johnson-on-loopers-true-meaning-and-whos-the-next-joseph-gordon-levitt/ |title=Director Rian Johnson on Looper's True Meaning |magazine=Time.com |first=Stephanie |last=Abrahams |date=28 September 2012 |access-date=3 May 2019}}
After voicing Tiago in Rio 2, the sequel to the 2011 film Rio,{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=100723 |title=Full Voice Cast Announced for Rio 2 |date=February 22, 2013 |work=ComingSoon.net |access-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225033428/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=100723 |archive-date=25 February 2013}} Gagnon played Tucker Bloom in the comedy-drama film Wish I Was Here.{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2013/07/pierce-gagnon-wish-i-was-here-solace-janine-turner/ |title='Looper's Pierce Gagnon Joins 'Wish I Was Here,' 'Solace' Adds Janine Turner |date=July 9, 2013 |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Jen |last=Yamato |access-date=3 May 2019 |publisher=Penske Business Media, LLC.}} He played Ethan Woods, the android son of Molly Woods (Halle Berry), in the CBS science fiction drama series Extant.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/pierce-gagnon-extant-looper-cbs-halle-berry-1200752428/ |title='Looper' Lad Lands in Halle Berry's 'Extant' for CBS |date=October 22, 2013 |magazine=Variety.com |access-date=3 May 2019 |first=Jon |last=Weisman |publisher=Penske Business Media, LLC.}} Gagnon was named one of the best actors under twenty years of age.{{cite news |author=The Playlist Staff |title=On The Rise: 20 Actors To Watch That Are Under 20 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/09/on-the-rise-20-actors-to-watch-that-are-under-20-272876/ |work=Indiewire |access-date=February 16, 2017 |date=4 September 2014 |publisher=Penske Business Media, LLC.}}
In 2017, he played Sonny Jim Jones, the son of Dougie and Jane Jones (Naomi Watts), in the Showtime series Twin Peaks.{{cite news |last=Hayner |first=Chris E. |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/twin-peaks-return-finale-what-happened-character-1034913 |title='Twin Peaks' Finale: How 'The Return' Ended For Every Main Character |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 4, 2017 |accessdate=July 11, 2020}} From 2018 to 2020, he has voiced the character of Tim Templeton on the Netflix animated series The Boss Baby: Back in Business.
In 2020, Gagnon voiced the role of Young Fred Jones in the Scooby-Doo film Scoob!. He was set to reprise the role in the film Scoob! Holiday Haunt, which was set for release in 2022 on HBO Max,{{cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |title=Scoob!: Holiday Haunt First Look Revealed in HBO Max Teaser |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/scoob-holiday-haunt-first-look-revealed-in-hbo-max-teaser/ |website=comicbook.com |access-date=December 22, 2021 |date=December 22, 2021}} but it was canceled in August 2022.{{cn|date=September 2022}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2010
|Distraught Son | |
| 2010
|Little Joe | |
| 2012
|Cid Harrington | |
| 2014
|Tucker Bloom | |
| 2014
|Tiago |voice role |
| 2014
|Douglas Mitchler | |
| 2015
|Nate Newton | |
| 2020
|Young Fred Jones |voice role |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2012
|Logan Evans |Recurring role |
| 2014–15
|Ethan Woods |Main cast |
| 2017
|Sonny Jim Jones |Recurring role |
| 2018–20
|The Boss Baby: Back in Business |Timothy Leslie "Tim" Templeton (voice) |Main cast |
| 2020
|Ryan Miller (voice) |Episode: "Family Bonding" |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|3163952}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes-person|pierce_gagnon}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male film actors