Rider Strong - wikipedia Rider Strong This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( March 2009 ) Rider Strong Strong at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival Rider King Strong ( 1979 - 12 - 11 ) December 11, 1979 ( age 37 ) San Francisco, California Alma mater Columbia University Bennington College Occupation Actor, screenwriter, voice actor, director, producer Years active 1990 -- present Spouse ( s ) Alexandra Barreto ( m. 2013 ) Children Rider King Strong ( born December 11, 1979 ), born as Rider King Strong, is an American actor, director, voice actor, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Shawn Hunter on the 1990s sitcom Boy Meets World and its 2014 sequel Girl Meets World. He is also known for his role in the 2002 horror film Cabin Fever. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 Awards / Nominations 5 References 6 External links Biography Early life Rider King Strong was born in San Francisco, California, the second of two boys born for Lin ( née Warner ), a teacher and nutritionist, and King Arthur Strong, a firefighter. He graduated from high school in Sebastopol, California in 1998. His elder brother is Shiloh Strong, an actor and photographer. Career Strong began his acting career at the age of nine, when he starred as Gavroche in the San Francisco production of Les Misérables. After the stage production, he appeared in small screen roles on television. In 1992, he received his first regular television series role as Julie Andrews 's son on Julie. When the series was canceled, Strong made his debut on film as Amy Irving 's son in Benefit of the Doubt. It was not until he was chosen for the role of Shawn Hunter in the ABC series Boy Meets World that he received widespread recognition. During the seven - year run he was nominated twice for the Young Artist Award and nominated for a Hollywood Reporter YoungStar Award. When the series ended, Strong returned to the big screen to star as Paul in the indie horror film Cabin Fever, directed by Eli Roth. In 2006, he returned to television for a regular series role in Pepper Dennis on the WB. The show was short - lived and was not chosen as one of the transferring shows to The CW Television Network. That same year, Strong recorded a reading for the audio version of the Anthony Kiedis biography, Scar Tissue. He had a brief cameo appearance in 2009 's Cabin Fever 2 : Spring Fever, the sequel to Cabin Fever. Along with his brother, Shiloh Strong, he wrote and directed the short film, Irish Twins, which premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. It went on to win both the Jury Award and Audience Award at the Woods Hole Film Festival, a Special Jury Prize in the Action / Cut Short Film Competition and Best First - Time Director at DC Shorts. Speaking to Pure Movies in 2010 he expressed that he wanted to expand his writing and directing career : ' Acting is always there and I enjoy it but it 's kind of got a little unfulfilling lately. You know, I 'm in the low budget horror world... I have a whole lot of other stuff I want to do. ' In April 2008, Strong, along with his brother Shiloh and his then - girlfriend ( now wife ) actress Alexandra Barreto, co-created a 30 - second television ad in support of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama titled, `` It Could Happen to You. '' The ad, submitted to MoveOn.org, became one of 15 finalists from a pool of over 1,100 submitted ads, and was chosen as the funniest ad in May 2008. In August, MoveOn raised $200,000 to air the ad on MTV and Comedy Central ; it was the first political commercial to ever appear on Comedy Central. In early 2009, Strong narrated the audiobook of The Obama Revolution by Alan Kennedy - Shaffer. In 2010, Strong starred in the science fiction - thriller film The Darkening Sky alongside Ezra Buzzington, Charley Rossman, Sally Berman, Daniel Kirschner and LaShan Anderson under the direction of Victor Bornia. In late 2012, Strong declined an offer to reprise his role as Shawn Hunter in the upcoming spinoff, Girl Meets World. However, during production of the pilot in March 2013, Strong along with other cast members, who were also unconfirmed to return, appeared on the set sparking rumors of a cameo or return to the new series. Creator Michael Jacobs stated `` I think there 's more than a chance, I think there 's a strong chance '' when commenting on Strong and other original series cast members returning. Other current cast members commented on Strong 's return indicating that his return might be a secret not ready to be revealed. In June 2013, a Boy Meets World reunion was held with Strong attending along with many of his former cast members. On March 19, 2014, it was confirmed that Strong would reprise his role as Shawn Hunter, the first being a holiday - themed episode along with former cast members Betsy Randle and William Russ. In addition, Strong will also direct a number of episodes. In March 2012, Strong, Julia Pistell, and Tod Goldberg, started Literary Disco, a podcast about books and writing. Personal life In 2004, Strong graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University as an English major. Before Columbia, Strong attended Occidental College. He completed his Master of Fine Arts degree in June 2009 at Bennington College. Strong began dating actress Alexandra Barreto after they met while filming the 2006 television series Pepper Dennis. They became engaged in December 2012, and married on October 20, 2013 in Oregon. The couple have one son, Indigo `` Indy '' Barreto Strong, born in December 2014. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1993 Benefit of the Doubt Pete Braswell 1998 My Giant Justin Allen 2001 Buck Naked Arson Willy Barnes 2001 Secret Pact, The The Secret Pact Lenny B. Dalton 2002 Cabin Fever Paul Death Valley Daniel 2005 Paradise, Texas Charlie 2007 Cosmic Radio Justin 2007 Borderland Phil 2007 Tooth and Nail Ford 2008 Spy School Mr. Randall 2008 Irish Twins Michael Sullivan Short film 2008 Pulse 3 : Invasion Adam Video 2009 H20 Extreme Greg 2009 Cabin Fever 2 : Spring Fever Paul Darkening Sky Eric Rainer Ruff Love George Short film Penthouse, The The Penthouse Kieran Your Lucky Day Young Man Short film Shown at the 2010 Seattle International Film Festival 2011 Lone Jason Sumner Short film 2011 Walter Do n't Dance Thad Short film 2013 Too Late Matthew Television Year Title Role Notes 1991 Long Road Home Benjy Robertson TV film 1991 Going Places David Episode : `` The Camping Show '' 1992 Bobby 's World George ( voice ) 7 episodes 1992 Empty Nest Philip Logan Episode : `` Why Do Fools Fall in Love ? '' 1992 Evening Shade Jimmy Episode : `` The Diary of Molly Newton '' 1992 Home Improvement Danny Episode : `` Haunting of Taylor House '' 1993 Nurses Max Kaplan Episode : `` The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea '' 1993 Time Trax William Peterman Episode : `` The Prodigy '' 1993 Last Hit, The The Last Hit Jimmy Dunne TV film 1993 -- 2000 Boy Meets World Shawn Hunter Main role ( 158 episodes ) 1994 Summertime Switch Frederick Egan III TV film Maybe This Time Shawn Hunter Episode : `` Acting Out '' Party of Five Byron 2 episodes Oddville, MTV 1 episode 1998 Hercules Pollux ( voice ) Episode : `` Hercules and the Trojan War '' 1998 Invasion America Jim Bailey ( voice ) 13 episodes 1999 Practice, The The Practice Gary Armbrust 2 episodes 1999 Batman Beyond Bobby Vance ( voice ) Episode : `` Lost Soul '' 1999 -- 2000 Roughnecks : Starship Troopers Chronicles Pvt. Carl Jenkins 12 episodes 2002 Law & Order : Criminal Intent Ethan Edwards Episode : `` The Pilgrim '' 2002 -- 2004 Kim Possible Brick Flagg ( voice ) Recurring role ( 5 episodes ) 2005 Kim Possible Movie : So the Drama Brick Flagg ( voice ) TV film 2006 Crumbs Dennis Episode : `` Six Feet Blunder '' 2006 Pepper Dennis Chick Dirka Main role ( 13 episodes ) 2006 Veronica Mars Rafe Episode : `` My Big Fat Greek Rush Week '' 2007 Bones Gregg Liscombe Episode : `` Mummy in the Maze '' 2009 Castle Rocco Jones Episode : `` The Fifth Bullet '' 100 Questions Alan Episode : `` Wayne ? '' 2012 Paulilu Mixtape Sam Paxton Episode : `` Hooker Lawyer '' 2014 Chosen Ross Episode : `` Redemption '' 2014 -- 2017 Girl Meets World Shawn Hunter Recurring Role Director 2015 -- present Star vs. the Forces of Evil Tom ( voice ) Recurring Role Awards / Nominations Awards Year Award Production Result 1994 Young Artist Award Best Youth Comedian Boy Meets World Nominated 1994 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Comedy -- Supporting Young Actor Boy Meets World Nominated 2000 Nickelodeon Kids ' Choice Awards Favorite Television Friends Boy Meets World ( shared with Ben Savage ) Won 2008 Washington DC Shorts Film Festival Best First Time Filmmaker Irish Twins ( shared with Shiloh Strong ) Nominated References Jump up ^ kevinpollakschatshow ( 2017 - 01 - 10 ), KPCS : Rider Strong # 288, retrieved 2017 - 01 - 17 Jump up ^ Rider Strong Biography -- Yahoo ! Movies Jump up ^ `` Rider Strong : Pure Movies ''. puremovies.co.uk. Jump up ^ `` Trailer : The Darkening Sky ''. Dread Central. Jump up ^ Sarah Anne Lloyd. `` Shawn Hunter : Will He Be on Girl Meets World ? 5 Reasons We Think Rider Strong Is Returning ''. Wetpaint. Jump up ^ `` Girl Meets World : Rider Strong, Betsy Randle, William Russ Reunite - Us Weekly ''. usmagazine.com. March 19, 2014. Jump up ^ https://twitter.com/GMWWriters/status/503908852640006145. Twitter. Missing or empty title = ( help ) ; External link in website = ( help ) ; Missing or empty url = ( help ) Jump up ^ Christie, Josh ( August 16, 2013 ). `` The Rumpus Interview with Literary Disco ''. The Rumpus. Retrieved December 7, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Episode 0 : Introduction ( March 11, 2012 ) ''. Literary Disco : Where Books Come to Dance. Retrieved 4 April 2016. ^ Jump up to : Ravitz, Justin ( December 27, 2012 ). `` Rider Strong, Boy Meets World Star, Engaged : How He Proposed ! ''. Usmagazine.com. Retrieved December 30, 2012. Jump up ^ Webber, Stephanie ( October 20, 2013 ). `` Rider Strong Marries Alexandra Barreto, Boy Meets World Star 's Wedding -- All the Details ! ''. Us Weekly. Retrieved October 20, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Rider Strong Is a Dad ! Boy Meets World Star Welcomes Son With Alexandra Barreto ''. Us Weekly. January 22, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Your Lucky Day 2010 ''. Seattle International Film Festival. External links Rider Strong on IMDb VIAF : 71131285 LCCN : no2005092317 ISNI : 0000 0001 1557 0848 GND : 1061316424 SUDOC : 150157444 BNF : cb145639210 ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rider_Strong&oldid=801784157 '' Categories : 1979 births Living people 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors Male actors from the San Francisco Bay Area American male child actors American male film actors American film directors American film producers American male screenwriters American television directors American male television actors American male voice actors Columbia University alumni Film directors from California Male actors from San Francisco Writers from the San Francisco Bay Area Hidden categories : Pages with citations lacking titles CS1 errors : external links Pages using web citations with no URL Use mdy dates from December 2013 BLP articles lacking sources from March 2009 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from April 2015 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Hrvatski Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Simple English Suomi Svenska 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 21 September 2017, at 20 : 52. 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Question: who played shawn hunter in boy meets world
Answer: Rider King Strong