Walker Scobell

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Walker Scobell
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Scobell in 2022
Born (2009-01-05) January 5, 2009 (age 15)
Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2022–present

Walker Scobell (born January 5, 2009) is an American actor. He has starred in the 2022 action comedy films The Adam Project and Secret Headquarters . In 2023, he began playing the title character of Percy Jackson in the Disney+ fantasy series Percy Jackson and the Olympians .

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Life and career

Scobell was born on January 5, 2009 [1] [2] in Virginia Beach, Virginia, [3] to Heather Scobell and Pete Scobell in a military family. [4] He has an older sister and younger brother. [5] Scobell lived in Colorado until the family moved to Fairview, Pennsylvania, where his parents grew up. [5] In elementary school, he attended drama class. He went to Fairview Middle School and acted in the school's production of Mary Poppins. [4] Shortly after, he attended a John D'Aquino acting workshop, hired a manager and signed to an agency. [5] When not traveling or on set, he goes to Fairview High School. [6]

Scobell auditioned in August 2020 to play the younger version of Ryan Reynolds' character in the Netflix film The Adam Project . [7] [8] His impersonation of Reynolds earned him his first acting role despite the hundreds of children who auditioned for the part. [7] Scobell told interviewers that watching Reynolds's Deadpool film many times growing up contributed to his ability to mimic Reynolds. [9] [10] Filming began in Vancouver in November 2020 and it was released in March 2022. [11] [5] Scobell received praise for his performance. [12] [13] As told by one reviewer, "Scobell and Reynolds’ interaction on screen is perfect and amazing to witness as Scobell portrays a perfect younger version of Reynolds and Reynolds portrays a perfect older version of Scobell." [14]

Scobell starred alongside Owen Wilson in Secret Headquarters . [15] The film was released on Paramount+ in August 2022. [16] [17]

A few months before the release of The Adam Project, Scobell auditioned for the role of Percy Jackson in the Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians . Series author Rick Riordan said that Scobell "blew us away with his audition tapes for the role of Percy." [18] The casting was publicly announced a few months later, in April 2022. [17] [19] [20] [21] The series premiered on December 20, 2023. [22]

In May 2023, Scobell joined the cast of Blood Knot , a family drama directed by Roberto Sneider. [23]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 The Adam Project Adam Reed (young)
Secret Headquarters Charlie Kincaid
TBA Blood Knot TBAIn production [23] [24]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023–present Percy Jackson and the Olympians Percy Jackson Main role

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Team The Adam Project Nominated [lower-alpha 1] [25]

Notes

  1. ↑ Shared with Ryan Reynolds

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