Gregory Smith
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| Gregory Smith | |
| [[Image:Image:.jpg|250px| ]] Smith as Ephram Brown in Everwood |
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| Born | July 6, 1983 (age 23) Toronto, Ontario |
| Notable roles | Everwood |
Gregory Edward Smith (born July 6, 1983) is a Canadian/American actor. He began working as a child actor in the mid 1990s, initially appearing in a number of made-for-video and television films, and subsequently starred in the 1998 summer film Small Soldiers. Smith has since appeared in several Hollywood films, and has become known for his role as Ephram Brown on the television series Everwood.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Smith was born in Vancouver, Canada to Maurice Smith, a British-born, Vancouver-based producer of low-budget films, and Terrea Oster, an American teacher[1] who appeared in several of the films that Smith's father produced during the 1980s. Smith has two brothers, Andrew and Douglas Smith, who is also an actor, and a younger sister, Samantha. He grew up in Vancouver[2] and is a U.S. citizen.
[edit] Career
Smith began acting when he was fourteen months old, and appeared in a Tide television commercial and in store catalogues.[2] After a role in the 1994's children's film Andre, he starred in the 1995 direct-to-video release Leapin' Leprechauns and its 1996 sequel, Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns. Also in 1996, Smith appeared opposite Michelle Trachtenberg in Harriet the Spy. He subsequently starred in another direct-to-video film, Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework, and appeared in three 1998 films: Krippendorf's Tribe, playing one of the children of the title character, The Climb, a drama also starring John Hurt, and the big-budget summer film Small Soldiers, in which Smith had a lead role opposite Kirsten Dunst. In 1999, he co-starred in the Disney Channel film Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century.
During the 2000s, Smith appeared in the Mel Gibson-led The Patriot (2000), played outlaw Jim Younger in the Western American Outlaws (2001), and was cast in a lead role on The WB Television Network show, Everwood, which became a success and ran from 2002 until June of 2006. His role on the show was described by The Independent Weekly as "one of the best portrayals of a thoughtful, alienated teenager on television".[3] During Everwood's filming, Smith owned a home on location in Park City, Utah.[4] In 2005, Smith appeared in the comedy-drama film Kids in America, which had a regional release in the U.S. During the film, Smith shared the longest on-screen kiss with Stephanie Sherrin, timed at 5 minutes 57 seconds.
Smith's most recent role was in the independent film drama Nearing Grace, which received a limited theatrical release on October 13, 2006; in the film, which co-stars Ashley Johnson and Jordana Brewster, he plays Henry Nearing, a high school senior in the 1970s. The News & Observer's review of the film described Smith's character as "self-deluded" and "perpetually brow-furrowing",[5] although The Seattle Times noted that Smith was "likable",[6] and HeraldNet's review specified that a "better movie will make [Smith] a star".[7]
Smith, who co-owns a production company Braveart with producing partner Susan Johnson[citation needed], will next appear in the Richard Attenborough-directed period romance Closing the Ring, playing a younger version of Christopher Plummer's character, as well as in the thriller Boot Camp (film), which co-stars Mila Kunis.
[edit] Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Boot Camp | pre-production | ||
| Closing the Ring | Young Jack | post-production | ||
| 2006 | Nearing Grace | Henry | limited release | |
| 2005 | Kids in America | Holden Donovan | ||
| Book of Love | Chet Becker | direct-to-video | ||
| 2002 | Everwood | Ephram Brown | ||
| 2001 | American Outlaws | Jim Younger | ||
| 2001 | Kate Brasher | Daniel Brasher | 6 episodes (TV series) | |
| 2000 | The Patriot | Thomas Martin | ||
| 1999 | Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century | Greg | made for disney TV | |
| 1998 | Small Soldiers | Alan Abernathy | ||
| The Climb | Danny Himes | limited release | ||
| Krippendorf's Tribe | Michael (Mickey) | |||
| 1997 | Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework | Jesse Hackett | direct-to-video | |
| 1996 | Harriet the Spy | Sport | ||
| Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns | Mikey Dennehy | direct-to-video | ||
| Big Bully | Kid #2 | |||
| 1995 | Leapin' Leprechauns | Mikey Dennehy | direct-to-video | |
| 1994 | Andre | Bobby |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ (2002-11-18) "Son Burst": 124. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
- ^ a b Gazan, Ali (2003). "Gregory". Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
- ^ Smith, Zack. "Nearing Grace", The Independent Weekly, 2006-10-11. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
- ^ Romboy, Dennis. "Star locale: Celebrities call Park City and Deer Valley home", Utah news, 2006-12-24. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
- ^ Lindsey, Craig D.. "'Grace' but no fire", The New & Observer, 2006-10-13. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
- ^ Fry, Ted. ""Nearing Grace": Coming-of-age pining for the wrong girl", The Seattle Times, 2006-10-13. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
- ^ Horton, Robert. "Coming-of-age film falls pancake-flat", HeraldNet, 2006-10-13. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
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