Gregory Smith

Infobox actor

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birthname = Gregory Edward Smith
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|7|6
birthplace = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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awards = Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a Feature Film Leading Young Actor
1999 "Small Soldiers"
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV series (Comedy or Drama) Leading Young Actor
2003 "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".

Biography

Early life

Smith was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Terrea (née Oster), an American teacher, and Maurice Smith, a British-born, Vancouver-based producer of low-budget films.cite journal | last =| first= | authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Son Burst| journal =| volume =| issue =| pages =124| publisher =People Magazine| date =2002-11-18 | url =http://www.teenidols4you.com/picture.html?g=Actors&pe=gregorys&foto=554&act=125&mv=4&pic=9133| doi =| id =| accessdate =2007-01-18 ] Smith's mother appeared in several of the films that his father produced during the 1980s. Smith has two brothers, Andrew and Douglas, who is also an actor, and a younger sister, Samantha. He grew up in Vancouvercite journal | last =Gazan| first=Ali| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Gregory| journal =| volume =| issue =| pages =| publisher =| date =2003| url =http://www.teenidols4you.com/picture.html?g=Actors&pe=gregorys&foto=554&act=125&mv=4&pic=9137| doi =| id =| accessdate =2007-01-18 ] and is a U.S. citizen.

Career

Smith began acting when he was fourteen months old, and appeared in a Tide television commercial and in store catalogues. 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 and won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film Leading Young Actor in 1999. [ [http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm Young Artist Awards official site] , retrieved February 7, 2008.] 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 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".cite news | last =Smith| first =Zack| coauthors=| title =Nearing Grace| pages=| publisher =The Independent Weekly| date =2006-10-11 | url =http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A38627| accessdate =2007-01-18 ] For this role, Smith won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV series (Comedy or Drama) Leading Young Actor in 2003. [ [http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm Young Artist Awards official site] , retrieved February 7, 2008.] During "Everwood"'s filming, Smith owned a home on location in Park City, Utah.cite news | last =Romboy| first =Dennis| coauthors=| title =Star locale: Celebrities call Park City and Deer Valley home| pages=| publisher =Utah news| date =2006-12-24 | url =http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650217259,00.html| accessdate =2007-01-18 ] 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",cite news | last =Lindsey| first =Craig D.| coauthors=| title ='Grace' but no fire| pages=| publisher =The New & Observer| date =2006-10-13 | url =http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/497911.html| accessdate =2007-01-18 ] although The Seattle Times noted that Smith was "likable",cite news | last =Fry| first =Ted| coauthors=| title ="Nearing Grace": Coming-of-age pining for the wrong girl| pages=| publisher =The Seattle Times| date =2006-10-13 | url =http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2003301378_nearing13.html| accessdate =2007-01-18 ] and HeraldNet's review specified that a "better movie will make [Smith] a star".cite news | last =Horton| first =Robert| coauthors=| title =Coming-of-age film falls pancake-flat| pages=| publisher =HeraldNet| date =2006-10-13 | url =http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/06/10/13/100ae_ae8grace001.cfm| accessdate =2007-01-18 ]

Smith 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", which co-stars Mila Kunis.

Filmography

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External links

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