Charlie Shotwell

Charlie Shotwell (born July 17, 2007) is an American child actor. He started acting professionally at the age of six, his first role being the young Nai Cash in the 2016 comedy-drama film Captain Fantastic. He is known as the lead of the Netflix horror film Eli and Joseph in the comedy film Troop Zero.

Charlie Shotwell
Born (2007-07-17) July 17, 2007
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Life and career

Shotwell was born in Madison, Wisconsin. In 2015, Shotwell made his acting debut with the war-drama Man Down, playing the son of Shia Lebeouf and Kate Mara's character; Ditto Montiel directed the film.[1] He then starred as the youngest member of a survivalist left-wing philosophers' family in the Matt Ross directed comedy-drama Captain Fantastic. In 2017, Shotwell played the young Brian Walls in the Destin Daniel Cretton drama The Glass Castle. Later, he appeared in the Tali Shalom Ezer romance-drama My Days of Mercy.[2] Soon after, Shotwell guest-starred in the episode "Lily's Law" of the tv-series Chicago Justice. Shotwell soon gained further recognition as a young John Paul Getty III in the 2017 Ridley Scott thriller All the Money in the World. Then in 2018, he performed as an English convict in the drama-thriller The Nightingale.[3]

In 2019, Shotwell starred in the title role of the Netflix horror film Eli,[4] directed by Ciarán Foy. Also that year, he played Joseph in the comedy film Troop Zero, about 1970s girl scouts.[5] Shotwell is set to appear in the family-thriller The Nest,[6] directed by Sean Durkin, and the Max Martini horror film, The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre. He will also play the young Michael Morbius in the upcoming superhero film Morbius.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Man Down Jonathan Drummer
2016 Captain Fantastic Nai Cash
2017 The Glass Castle Young Brian Walls
My Days of Mercy Benjamin
All the Money in the World Young John Paul Getty III
2018 The Nightingale Eddie
2019 Troop Zero Joseph
Eli Eli
2020 The Nest Benjamin
Morbius Young Michael Morbius
TBA The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre Hurley
TBA John and the Hole John
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References
  1. Ford, Rebecca (June 10, 2014). "'Captain Fantastic' Actor Joins Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara in 'Man Down'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. Garfield, Mia (May 13, 2019). "'My Days of Mercy' is Another Tired, Yet Complex Addition to the Tragic LGBT Romance Back Catalogue". Screen Queens.
  3. Searles, Jourdain (August 20, 2019). ""The Nightingale" Understands Rape is a Tool of Colonialism". Bitchmedia.
  4. McNary, David (October 24, 2017). "Paramount Players Taps Charlie Shotwell in Horror Movie 'Eli'". Variety.
  5. N'Duka, Amanda (May 24, 2018). "'All the Money in the World' Actor Charlie Shotwell, Edi Patterson Added To Amazon's 'Troupe Zero'". Deadline.
  6. Chitwood, Adam (December 12, 2019). "First The Nest Image Reveals Jude Law, Carrie Coon in 'Martha Marcy' Director's New Film". Collider.
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