Zayne Emory
{{short description|American actor and singer (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Zayne Emory
| birth_name = Rodney Zayne Emory
| image = ZayneEmoryWiki.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1998|6|3}}
| birth_place = McMinnville, Oregon, U.S.
| occupation = {{Hlist | Actor | singer}}
| years_active = 2009–present
}}
Zayne Emory (born June 3, 1998) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his role as J. C. Spink in the ABC's situation comedy The Goldbergs.
Biography
Emory was born in McMinnville, Oregon. He developed an interest in acting from an early age. While in elementary school, Emory won a 2007 Gallery Theater Award for Outstanding Youth Debut and a 2008 Oregon State Double Grand Championship at a Youth Focus Talent show. He made his screen debut at the age of eleven in a 2009 episode of Criminal Minds. After that, Emory had roles in other shows like Desperate Housewives, Ghost Whisperer, and CSI: Miami. In 2010, he also joined the cast of the music comedy show I'm in the Band in the role of Charles "Chucky" Albertson. Emory earned the Young Artist Award in 2011 and 2012 for the role.{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html |title=33rd Annual Young Artist Awards |access-date=March 31, 2012 |work=YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404162133/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html |archive-date=April 4, 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html |title=32nd Annual Young Artist Awards |access-date=March 31, 2012 |work=YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808150433/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html |archive-date=August 8, 2013 }} He was also nominated for his role in Shake It Up and A.N.T. Farm in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms35.html |title=35th Annual Young Artist Awards |access-date=March 30, 2014 |work=Young Artist Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720070434/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms35.html |archive-date=July 20, 2015 }}
Aside from TV, Emory has also appeared in several feature films. He made his film debut in 2011 in the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love, starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Julianne Moore. After that, he has appeared in other films like Little Loopers and Maximum Ride. Since 2016, Emory has had several recurring roles in shows like 24: Legacy, Supergirl, Runaways, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and The Rookie.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/foxs-24-legacy-adds-pair-874056|title=Fox's '24: Legacy' Adds Pair to Cast|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 9, 2016}} In 2015, he was cast as J. C. Spink, replacing Cooper Roth, for the second season of ABC's situation comedy The Goldbergs.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2011
| Eric, Robbie's Friend | |
| 2015
| Little Loopers | David | |
| 2016
| Iggy | |
| 2020
| American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules | Jason | Direct-to-video |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| Ryan | Episode: "Haunted" |
| 2010
| Patrick (12-year-old) | Episode: "If..." |
| 2010
| Pig Mask Kid | Episode: "The Children's Parade" |
| 2010
| Avery Disken | Episode: "Help Wanted" |
| 2011
| Howard | Episode: "Sweat It Up" |
| 2011
| Bobby Nolan | Episode: "Long Gone" |
| 2010–2011
| Charles "Chucky" Albertson | 5 episodes |
| 2011–2012
| Simon | 2 episodes |
| 2012
| Shmagreggie Saves the World | Max | Television film |
| 2013
| Graham | Episode: "RestaurANTeur" |
| 2013
| Filmgoer | Episode: "Larry's Wife" |
| 2013
| Tad Monaco | Episode: "Queen of Karts" |
| 2014
| An American Education | Lance | Television film |
| 2014
| Greg Howard | Episode: "See Dad Become Room Mom" |
| 2015–2018
| Brendan Proctor | Recurring role (8 episodes) |
| 2015–2022
| Recurring role (29 episodes) |
| 2016–2018
| Drew Phelps | 4 episodes |
| 2016–2017
| Young Rick Malverne | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2018
| Runaways | Brandon | 3 episodes |
| 2018
| Brimming with Love | Tyler | Television film |
| 2018–present
| Henry Nolan | 10 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result |
|---|
| 2011
|Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 11–13 | {{Win}} |
| 2012
|Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 11–13 | {{Nom}} |
| 2012
| Young Artist Awards |Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor | I'm in the Band | {{Win}} |
| 2014
|Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 14–16 | {{Nom}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|3513898}}
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Category:American male child actors
Category:People from McMinnville, Oregon