Ed Oxenbould

Ed Oxenbould
Born	(2001-06-01) 1 June 2001 (age 22) Melbourne, Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present
Relatives	Ben Oxenbould (uncle)

Ed Oxenbould (born 1 June 2001)^[1] is an Australian actor. He rose to prominence for his role in the film Julian (2012). Subsequently, he appeared in the television series Puberty Blues (2012–2014) and became more well-known for his role in the film Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014). He continued to gain fame for his roles in the films Paper Planes (2015), The Visit (2015), Better Watch Out (2016) and Wildlife (2018).

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Early life and education

Oxenbould was born in Melbourne, the son of actors Diane Adams and Jamie Oxenbould.^[2] He is the nephew of comedian/actor Ben Oxenbould.^[3]

Career

He starred in the 2012 Australian short film Julian, directed by Matthew Moore, in which he played the title role (a 9-year-old Julian Assange). He was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Young Actor.^[4] He then starred in the Australian television show Puberty Blues as David Vickers, a 10-year-old boy.^[5]^[6]

Oxenbould co-starred as Dylan in the 2014 film Paper Planes along with Sam Worthington, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.^[7]^[8] On 24 June 2013, Oxenbould was added to the cast of Disney's film Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, in which he played the title role of Alexander.^[9] Miguel Arteta directed the comedy film, which was released on 10 October 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Oxenbould won the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Sierra Award for Best Youth Male Performance for his role in the 2018 American indie film Wildlife.^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Julian	Julian Assange
2012	All God's Creatures	Charlie
2013	The Amber Amulet	Liam MacKenzie
2014	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	Alexander Cooper
2014	Paper Planes	Dylan Webber
2015	The Visit	Tyler Jamison
2016	Better Watch Out	Garrett
2017	The Butterfly Tree	Fin
2018	Wildlife	Joe Brinson
2019	Being Gavin	Josh
2019	The Wishmas Tree	Sweetie	Voice role; supporting character
2020	Combat Wombat	Sweetie	Voice role
2021	The Exchange	Tim	^[11]
2024	Before Dawn	Don	Post-production^[12]
2024	Head South	Angus

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Underbelly: Razor	Fred Twiss	Episode: "Jerusalem Revisited"
2012	Tricky Business	Max Nugent	Episode: "Skyrockets in Flight"
2012–14	Puberty Blues	David Vickers	Recurring role
2014	Soul Mates	Russell Crowe	2 episodes
2015	Australian Story	Himself	Episode: "The Meaning of Life"
2015	Comedy Bang Bang!	Grandson	1 episode
2015	Chevy	Taylor	Television film
2017	Fireside Chat With Esther	Patrick Junior	1 episode
2019	Diary of an Uber Driver	Clint	1 episode
2019–2020	Reckoning	Paxton Doyle	Main role
2020	Bloom	Luke	Main role (season 2)
2022	Irreverent	Cameron	Main role
2022	Christmas Ransom	Pete	Main role
2023	Pantheon	Dave Kim Jr.	2 episodes

References

^ "Ed Oxenbould biography". Tribute. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
^ Alexander, Bryan (7 October 2014). "Oxenbould is enjoying very good days as 'Alexander'". USA Today. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
^ "New Male Talent Bio" (PDF). roymorgan.com. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
^ "2013 AACTA Award Nominations". subcultureentertainment.com. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
^ Hassall, Greg (3 September 2012). "Q&A with Claudia Karvan". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014 – via smh.com.au.
^ "Puberty Blues: Five reasons you should be watching the best Aussie TV show in years". news.com.au. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^ "Paper Planes". tiff.net. Toronto International Film Festival. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
^ Groves, Don (10 November 2013). "Paper Planes takes flight with star cast". if.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^ Sneider, Jeff (24 June 2013). "Ed Oxenbould to Star in 'Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'". TheWrap.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^ "2018". Las Vegas Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
^ Lang, Brent (4 May 2021). "Quiver Distribution Nabs The Exchange, Comedy Starring Justin Hartley and Avan Jogia (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ "Jordon Prince-Wright's WWI film 'Before Dawn' moves out of the trenches". IF. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.