Atticus Shaffer - wikipedia Atticus Shaffer Atticus Shaffer Shaffer attending the Hollywood Walk of Fame in May 2012. ( 1998 - 06 - 19 ) June 19, 1998 ( age 19 ) Santa Clarita, California, U.S. Residence Acton, California Occupation Actor, voice actor Years active 2007 -- present Parent ( s ) Ron Shaffer Debbie Shaffer Atticus Shaffer ( born June 19, 1998 ) is an American actor best known for portraying Brick Heck on the ABC sitcom The Middle, as well as for voicing Edgar in the film Frankenweenie ( 2012 ), Ono on the Disney Junior series The Lion Guard, and for his brief appearance in Hancock ( 2008 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 3.1 Television 3.2 Film 3.3 Radio 3.4 Self 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Early life Shaffer was born in Santa Clarita, California, the son of Ron and Debbie Shaffer. He lives in Acton, California. Personal life This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2017 ) Shaffer has osteogenesis imperfecta, a condition involving a defect in type 1 collagen, which causes fragile bones. His small stature from this condition allows him to portray a character on The Middle 3 years younger than his real - life age. He also requires a body double during scenes where he could get hurt. Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 The Class Jonah Episode : `` The Class Rides a Bull '' 2007 Days of Our Lives Irish boy Episode 1.10632 2007 Human Giant Wade Episode : `` Mind Explosion '' 2008 Carpoolers Boy Episode : `` Take Your Daughter to Work Day '' 2008 Out of Jimmy 's Head Aaron Episode : `` Bad Fad '' 2009 My Name Is Earl Space camper Episode : `` Chaz Dalton 's Space Academy '' 2009 -- present The Middle Brick Heck Main role ; 215 episodes 2010 -- 2014 Fish Hooks Albert Glass ( voice ) 28 episodes 2011 I 'm in the Band Eddie Nova, Jr. Episode : `` Camp Weasel Rock '' 2011 The Penguins of Madagascar Vesuvius Twins ( voice ) 3 episodes 2011 Shake It Up Zane Episode : `` Beam It Up '' 2011 ThunderCats Young Emrick ( voice ) Episode : `` Song of the Petalars '' 2012 See Dad Run Episode : `` See Dad Find His Way Home Part 1 '' 2013 -- present Steven Universe Peedee Fryman ( voice ) Recurring role 2015 Clarence Seabass ( voice ) Episode : `` Hoofin ' It '' 2016 -- present The Lion Guard Ono ( voice ) Main role 2016 -- present Home : Adventures with Tip & Oh Fox ( voice ) Recurring role 2017 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Dennis ( voice ) Episode : `` Face the Music '' Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Leaving Barstow Boy on bus 2008 Hancock Bus bench 2008 An American Carol Timm Atticus 2009 The Unborn Matty Newton 2009 Opposite Day Small Man 2009 Subject : I Love You Tommy Voice role 2012 Frankenweenie Edgar Voice role 2013 Super Buddies Monk - E Voice role 2015 The Lion Guard : Return of the Roar Ono Voice role ; Television film 2016 Monkey Up Mooner Voice role 2017 The Lion Guard : The Rise of Scar Ono Voice role ; Television film Radio Year Title Role Notes 2016 - present Adventures in Odyssey Morrey Rydell Recurring role ; 2 episodes Self Year Title Notes 2009, 2010, 2011 Jimmy Kimmel Live ! 3 episodes 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 The View 4 episodes The Bonnie Hunt Show Episode : `` 30 March 2010 '' 2010, 2017 Entertainment Tonight 2 episodes Lopez Tonight Episode : `` 3 November 2010 '' The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Episode : # 19.44 79th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade Episode : `` 10 December 2010 '' 2011 25th Annual Genesis Awards Episode : `` 30 April 2011 '' 2011 Conan Episode : `` The Container Store Of My Discontent '' 2011 Extreme Makeover : Home Edition Episode : `` The Sharrock Family '' 2012 Good Morning America Episode : `` 6 February 2012 '' 2012 Live with Kelly and Michael Episode : `` 6 February 2012 '' 2012 Made in Hollywood Episode : # 8.3 2013 The Queen Latifah Show Episode : # 1.8 2013 40th Annual Annie Awards Presenter 2013 The Chew Episode : `` Meals from the Heartland '' 2014, 2015 Home & Family 2 episodes 2015 Ok ! TV Episode : 16 October 2015 2016 The Real Episode `` 15 January 2016 '' Awards and nominations Year Association Work Result Ref. Media Access Awards Diversity Award for Actor with a Physical or Emotional Disability Won 2010 / 11 Young Artist Awards Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series The Middle Nominated 2013 Annie Awards Voice Acting in a Feature Production Frankenweenie Nominated References Jump up ^ `` About Atticus Shaffer ''. Jump up ^ Mark Bennett. `` Caught in the ' Middle ' - Terre Haute Tribune Star : Lifestyles ''. Tribstar.com. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 19. Jump up ^ `` 2010 Media Access Awards Honor Hollywood ''. Wga.org. 2010 - 10 - 08. Archived from the original on 2016 - 03 - 03. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Annie Awards : Location : California, USA : Awards for 2013 ''. IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 19. External links Atticus Shaffer on IMDb VIAF : 187154692 LCCN : no2011164138 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atticus_Shaffer&oldid=824016114 '' Categories : 21st - century American male actors 1998 births American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Living people Male actors from Santa Clarita, California People with osteogenesis imperfecta Homeschooled people in the United States Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Articles needing additional references from November 2017 All articles needing additional references Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Deutsch Español فارسی Français Gaeilge 한국어 Italiano 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Simple English Svenska 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 4 February 2018, at 20 : 40. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays brick in the sitcom the middle
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