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Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter (born February 5, 1989) is an American actor. He is known for playing the lead role in the 2003 film version of Peter Pan.

my Sumpter was born in Monterey, California
Monterey, California

The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific Ocean coast in Central California. As of 2005, the city population was 30,641....
 the son of Sandra (née
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 Johnson) and Gary Sumpter. His siblings, twin sister, Jessica, and younger sister, Gigi, are also actresses. He was raised in the small town of Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling, Kentucky

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, Kentucky
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, until he was eleven.






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Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter (born February 5, 1989) is an American actor. He is known for playing the lead role in the 2003 film version of Peter Pan.

Biography


Early life

Jeremy Sumpter was born in Monterey, California
Monterey, California

The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific Ocean coast in Central California. As of 2005, the city population was 30,641....
 the son of Sandra (née
Married and maiden names

A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage, and in speaking of the many cultures where the practice is traditional for women, the maiden name is the family name that the married name replaces....
 Johnson) and Gary Sumpter. His siblings, twin sister, Jessica, and younger sister, Gigi, are also actresses. He was raised in the small town of Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling, Kentucky

Mount Sterling is a city in Montgomery County, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,876 at the United States Census, 2000. It is the principal city of the Mount Sterling Mount Sterling micropolitan area....
, Kentucky
Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....
, until he was eleven. He won IMTA's Pre-Teen Male Model of the Year award in 2000. Soon afterward, he signed with Mark Robert Management and his family moved to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
, where he currently resides.

Career

In July 2002, Sumpter, then thirteen years old, was selected for the role of Peter Pan
Peter Pan

Peter Pan is a character created by Scotland novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to aging, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys , interacting with Mermaid, Native_Americans_in_the_United_States, f...
, a role traditionally played by women on stage, and the first time a boy played the role in a live-action feature film. During filming he grew several inches, requiring some filming and staging tricks to conceal his height in scenes filmed late in production. Sumpter did nearly all of his stunts for the film himself. To prepare, he says he practiced sword fighting as much as five hours a day, as well as training in gymnastics and lifting weights. While filming in Australia, he supplemented his training with cricket and surfing.

Sumpter spent the summer of 2005 in Oregon
Oregon

Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....
 filming the comedy The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang
The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang

The Sasquatch Gang is a 2006 in film Cinema of the United States comedy film written and directed by Tim Skousen, the first assistant director on Napoleon Dynamite....
, which was theatrically released in November, 2007. He also appears in the independent film
Independent film

An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several major film studios which controlled the production, distribution, and exhibition of films in the United States from the early 1920s through 1950s....
 An American Crime
An American Crime

An American Crime is a 2007 in film crime film-drama film based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis, Indiana housewife Gertrude Baniszewski....
, where he portrays Coy Hubbard. He also appeared in an episode of CSI Miami as the boyfriend of a girl whose parents are murdered. He has completed filming Calvin Marshall
Calvin Marshall

Calvin Marshall is an upcoming coming of age-comedy film written and directed by Gary Lundgren and starring Alex Frost as the title character, a determined but talentless college baseball player, and Steve Zahn as his coach....
 in which he plays the part of Caselli. He is also attached to appear in Prep School.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights (TV series)

Friday Night Lights is an American Serial drama television program adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream and Friday Night Lights of the same name....
 		 J.D. McCoy  
2008
2008 in film

The year '2008 in film' saw many new films released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels such as Rambo , The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, The Dark Knight , The X-Files: I...
 		Prep School Simon (pre-production)  
2008
2008 in film

The year '2008 in film' saw many new films released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels such as Rambo , The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, The Dark Knight , The X-Files: I...
 		 Calvin Marshall
Calvin Marshall

Calvin Marshall is an upcoming coming of age-comedy film written and directed by Gary Lundgren and starring Alex Frost as the title character, a determined but talentless college baseball player, and Steve Zahn as his coach....
 		 Caselli (post-production)  
2007
2007 in film

The year '2007 in film' saw major releases such as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ,The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Transformers , TMNT , Saw IV, and Live Free or Die Hard as well as releases of third installment films, such as: The Bourne Ultimatum , Pirates of the Caribbean:...
 		 An American Crime
An American Crime

An American Crime is a 2007 in film crime film-drama film based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis, Indiana housewife Gertrude Baniszewski....
 		 Coy Hubbard
2007 CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami is a Spin-off of the CBS network series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The series is an American crime drama television series that trails the investigations of a team of Miami-Dade forensic scientists as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths and other crimes....
 		 Zach Griffith (in Broken Home)  
2006
2006 in film

The year '2006 in film' involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with Saw III, Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Casino Royale , Clerks II, X-Men: The Last Stand, Mission: Impossible III, Final Destination 3 and Scary Movie 4....
 		 The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang
The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang

The Sasquatch Gang is a 2006 in film Cinema of the United States comedy film written and directed by Tim Skousen, the first assistant director on Napoleon Dynamite....
 		 Gavin Gore  
2005
2005 in film

The year 2005 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,The Devil's Rejects, Saw II, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, ''The Ring Two, ''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, ''xXx: State of the Union, ''Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous...
 		 Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life
Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life

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 		 Justin Petersen  
2004
2004 in film

The year '2004 in film' involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ,The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Shrek 2, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs....
 		 Clubhouse (TV series) Pete Young  
2003
2003 in film

The year '2003 in film' involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King , Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Freddy vs Jason, X2: X-Men Uni...
 		 Peter Pan
Peter Pan (2003 film)

Peter Pan is a film released on December 25, 2003 as a joint venture of Universal Studios, Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios. P. J. Hogan film director a screenplay co-written with Michael Goldenberg which is based on the classic play and novel by J....
 		 Peter Pan  
2002
2002 in film

The year '2002 in film' involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, Stuart Litt...
 		 Local Boys Skeeter Dobson  
2002
2002 in film

The year '2002 in film' involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, Stuart Litt...
 		 Frailty Young Adam  
2001
2001 in film

The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ...
 		 Just A Dream Henry Sturbuck  


Awards

  • Saturn Award (winner) 2004 Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Peter Pan.
  • Young Artist Award (winner) 2004 Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Peter Pan.
  • Saturn Award (nomination) 2003 Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Frailty.
  • Young Artist Award (winner) 2002 Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special - Leading Young Actor for Just A Dream.


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