Tye Sheridan

Tye Sheridan

Sheridan in 2013 at the Deauville American Film Festival.
Born Tye Kayle Sheridan[1]
November 11, 1996
Elkhart, Texas
Occupation Actor
Years active 2011–present

Tye Kayle Sheridan (born November 11, 1996)[2][3] is an American actor, known for his roles in The Tree of Life, Mud, and Joe. He will play the role of the young Cyclops in the 2016 film X-Men: Apocalypse.

Early life

Sheridan was born in Elkhart, Texas. His mother, Stephanie, owns a beauty salon, and his father, Bryan Sheridan, is an employee of UPS.[4] He has a younger sister, Madison. He attended the Elkhart Independent School System since kindergarten, where he excelled in academics and sports.

Career

Sheridan began his film career playing Steve in Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, with Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain and Sean Penn, after an almost year-long casting search of more than 10,000 children from Texas and Oklahoma. Sheridan was one of 12 finalists invited to Austin for final auditions for the role of the eldest son Jack, depicted in adulthood by Sean Penn. Though he lost the part to Hunter McCracken, Sheridan was selected for the part of the youngest brother Steve. While filming the movie, he relocated with his mother and sister to Smithville for four months.[2]

In Mud (2012), Sheridan plays the 14-year-old Ellis, alongside Jacob Lofland, who plays his best friend Neckbone. In the film, two teenage boys encounter a fugitive, Mud (Matthew McConaughey), and form a pact to help him escape from an island in the Mississippi and reunite with the woman he loves (Reese Witherspoon). The film is directed by Jeff Nichols, and played in competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

Sheridan also plays Gary Jones in the film Joe, which stars Nicolas Cage playing an ex-con who meets a 15-year-old boy, the eldest child in a homeless family headed by an alcoholic father, and is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin.[5] For his role he has received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best upcoming young actor at 70th Venice International Film Festival.

In June 2013, he joined the cast of the new film written and directed by Kyle Wilamowski, Grass Stains, along with Kaitlyn Dever. He will play a teen discovering his first love (Dever). When a prank goes awry and causes the death of his girlfriend’s older brother, the boy must balance his secret guilt with his feelings for the girl.[6][7]

In August 2013, he joined the cast of the new film of the Exclusive Media Group and Denver and Delilah Productions, Dark Places, along with Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz and Nicholas Hoult. The film is about Libby Day (Theron) a woman who is forced to re-face the twenty-year-old massacre of her family when a group known as the “Kill Club” begins to investigate what really happened the day Libby’s family was murdered. Sheridan will play Ben, the 16-year-old brother who is accused of molesting a group of girls and murdering his family before he’s sentenced to life in prison.[8][9] Also he will play Will Cutter in the film The Forger, from a script by Richard D’Ovidio, which stars John Travolta. follows former child art prodigy and petty thief Ray Cutter (Travolta), who arranges to buy his way out of prison so he can spend time with his ailing son (Sheridan), only to be forced to change his plans and commit one last big job for the syndicate that financed his early release.[10]

In February 2014, he joined the cast of the new Mockingbird Pictures and Division Films, Last Days in the Desert, directed by Rodrigo Garcia, along with Ewan McGregor, Ciarán Hinds and Ayelet Zurer. McGregor plays both a holy man and a demon on a journey through the desert. An encounter with a family struggling to survive in this harsh environment forces the holy man to confront his own fate. The film is set to commence principal photography in early February in the Southern California desert.[11][12]

In March 2014, he joined the cast of the new Paramount's horror comedy, Scouts vs. Zombies, directed by Christopher B. Landon. The story is about three high school Boy Scouts who must use their skills to battle vicious zombies after their small town faces a zombie outbreak. Sheridan will play the budding honors student who is handsome and athletic but doesn't know it yet, still lacking the confidence needed to talk to girls he likes.[13]

In May 2014, he join the cast of the new Cinelou Films' The Yellow Birds, based on a novel by Kevin Powers, directed by Courtney Solomon and Mark Canton, along with Benedict Cumberbatch and Will Poulter. The story centers around two soldiers, a 21-year-old played by Cumberbatch and a teenager played by Sheridan, who meet in boot camp on the eve of their deployment in Iraq. The older soldier, bound by a promise to the teen’s mother, takes the younger soldier under his wing during their deployment.[14]

Recently, he joined the cast of the new Nomadic Independence's Entertainment, along with Michael Cera and Dean Stockwell.[15] He also starred in novel adaption The Dark Places, which based on the book by "Gone Girl" author Gillian Flynn.[16]

On January 22, 2015, director Bryan Singer tweeted that Sheridan had been cast as Scott Summers/Cyclops in the 2016 film X-Men: Apocalypse.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Tree of Life Steve
2012 Mud Ellis
2013 Joe Gary
2014 Last Man Standing Justin Episodes: "Tasers"[17] and "Mutton Busting"[18]
2015 The Forger Will Cutter
2015 Dark Places Young Ben
2015 Last Days in the Desert Son
2015 Grass Stains Conrad Stevens
2015 Scouts vs. Zombies Boy Scout
2015 Entertainment Eddie
2015 The Stanford Prison Experiment Peter Mitchell
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse Scott Summer / Cyclops Filming

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association[19] Best Ensemble
(shared with The Tree of Life crew)		 The Tree of Life Nominated
2013 Marcello Mastroianni Award at the 70th Venice International Film Festival[20] Best New Young Actor Joe Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award[21] Best Youth Performance Mud Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2013 Most Promising Performer Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award[22] Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award[23] Youth in Film Won
Georgia Film Critics Association[24] Breakthrough Award Joe, Mud Nominated
2014 Robert Altman Award At Independent Spirit Awards[25][26] Best Ensemble
(shared with Mud crew)		 Mud Won
Critics' Choice Movie Award[27] Best Young Actor/Actress Nominated
Empire Awards[28] Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Tye Sheridan Biography". Showtimes.com. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Tree of Life Official Press (pag 21)" (PDF). Festival-Cannes.com. June 13, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Interview: Mud's Tye Sheridan". YourEastTEXAS.com. May 2, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  4. ↑ "INTERVISTA: TYE SHERIDAN, LA GIOVANE RIVELAZIONE DI VENEZIA (Italian)". Film.it. September 10, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Tye Sheridan Joins Nic Cage In ‘Joe’.". Deadline.com. October 22, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  6. ↑ "'Mud' Breakout Actor in Talks to Star in Indie 'Grass Stains' (Exclusive)". HollywoodReporter.com. June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sheridan and Dever to Lead GRASS STAINS". movies.ie. July 11, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Gregg Henry Joins ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy,’ Tye Sheridan Heads To ‘Dark Places’". deadline.com. August 19, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Tye Sheridan Goes to ‘‘Dark Places’’ for Gillian Flynn Adaptation". upandcomers.net. August 19, 2013.
  10. ↑ "'Mud' Star Tye Sheridan Joins John Travolta in 'The Forger'". Thewrap.com. August 22, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Berlin: Ewan McGregor, Tye Sheridan To Spend ‘Last Days In The Desert’". deadline.com. February 5, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Berlin: Ewan McGregor, Tye Sheridan Set to Star in 'Last Days in the Desert'". hollywoodreporter.com. February 5, 2014.
  13. ↑ "'Mud' Breakout Lands Starring Role in Paramount's 'Scouts vs. Zombies' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  14. ↑ "CANNES: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tye Sheridan in Iraq War Drama ‘Yellow Birds’". http://variety.com/. May 17, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Rubber Chicken Blues; Cera, Papoulia, Stockwell & Tye Sheridan Join Alverson’s “Entertainment”". ioncinema.com. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  16. ↑ "The Dark Places". BD. May 17, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Tasers". abc.go.com. January 25, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Mutton Busting". spoilertv.com. April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Press release: 2011 Central Ohio Film Critics Association awards nominees". Reeltimes.blogspot.it. January 1, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Official Awards of the 70th Venice Film Festival". labiennale.org. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  21. ↑ WAFCA WINNER: Best Youth Performance: Tye Sheridan (Mud) WAFCA on Twitter. August 12, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Phoenix Film Critics Society 2013 Awards Winners". phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org. December 17, 2013.
  23. ↑ "’12 YEARS’ WINS OVER LAS VEGAS FILM CRITICS". moviemezzanine.com. December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  24. ↑ "Official Awards of Georgia Film Critics Association". georgiafilmcritics.org. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  25. ↑ "2014 Spirit Awards: ‘12 Years A Slave’, ‘All Is Lost’, ‘Frances Ha’, ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ & ‘Nebraska’ Nab Best Feature Noms". deadline.com. November 26, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  26. ↑ "Jeff Nichols, 'Mud' cast win Independent Spirit Altman Award". arktimes.com. November 27, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  27. ↑ "19TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS NOMINATIONS". criticschoice.com. December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  28. ↑ "Empire Awards Nomination 2014". empireonline.com. Retrieved February 24, 2014.

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