Erik Per Sullivan - wikipedia Erik Per Sullivan 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. ( November 2009 ) Erik Per Sullivan ( 1991 - 07 - 12 ) July 12, 1991 ( age 26 ) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1998 -- 2010 Erik Per Sullivan ( born July 12, 1991 ) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dewey, the younger brother to middle child Malcolm, on the Fox series Malcolm in the Middle, which was on air for seven years. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Personal life Sullivan was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. His father, Fred Sullivan, owns a Mexican restaurant in Milford, Massachusetts, called The Alamo. His mother, Ann, was born in Sweden and was naturalized as a US citizen in 2007. He is an only child. He speaks a little Swedish, and his family visits Sweden almost every year. At a young age he began studying piano and the saxophone. He has a first degree black belt in taekwondo. Sullivan attended Mount Saint Charles Academy in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, before transferring to Phillips Exeter Academy his junior year. He attended the University of Southern California from 2009 to 2010. Career One of his early roles includes playing the main character, a child, in the 2001 horror film Wendigo. Sullivan also played the only child in the 2002 film Unfaithful, and he played the orphaned child Fuzzy Stone, who suffered from weak lungs, in The Cider House Rules. He was also in the 2004 comedy film Christmas with the Kranks, playing the character of Spike. He played young Joe Dirt in the film of the same name. In the 2003 animated film Finding Nemo, he voiced Sheldon the Seahorse. He starred as the title role in the independent film Mo. In 2010, he played the role of Timmy in the film Twelve. From January 9, 2000 to May 14, 2006, he played the role of Dewey in the American sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. In 2005, he joined Malcolm co-star Jane Kaczmarek in writing the afterword to a children 's book called Together, which shows the importance of livestock in the world and was inspired by the mission of the nonprofit charitable organization Heifer International. Toward the end of June 2006, he was seen in a specially made advertisement for the airing of the last episode of Malcolm in the Middle on Sky One in the UK. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1998 Armageddon Kid with Rocket Ship Uncredited 1999 The Cider House Rules Fuzzy 2000 Wonderland Tucker Banger Episode : `` Pilot '' 2000 -- 2006 Malcolm in the Middle Dewey Wilkerson 151 episodes 2001 Joe Dirt Little Joe Dirt Wendigo Miles Meatball Finkelstein Fork ( voice ) 9 episodes Black of Life Jimmy Episode : `` Better to Pretend '' 2002 Unfaithful Charlie Sumner The King of Queens Young Arthur Episode : `` Shrink Wrap '' 2003 Finding Nemo Sheldon ( voice ) Christmas with the Kranks Spike Frohmeyer 2006 Come On Over Young Luis 1 episode, uncredited Arthur and the Invisibles Mino ( voice ) 2007 Mo Mo Twelve Timmy Awards and nominations Awards Year Result Award Nominated work 2000 Won YoungStar Awards Best Young Ensemble Cast : Television Malcolm in the Middle 2001 Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Ensemble in a TV Series ( Drama or Comedy ) Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series ( Comedy or Drama ) : Young Actor Age Ten or Under Nominated Teen Choice Awards TV : Choice Sidekick 2002 Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Ensemble in a TV Series ( Comedy or Drama ) Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series ( Comedy or Drama ) : Young Actor Age Ten or Under Nominated Teen Choice Awards TV : Choice Sidekick 2003 Won Young Artist Awards Best Ensemble in a TV Series ( Comedy or Drama ) Nominated Teen Choice Awards TV : Choice Sidekick References ^ Jump up to : The Daily Buzz, April 18, 2005 Jump up ^ The Boston Herald, August 31, 2007 Jump up ^ http://www.buddytv.com/info/erik-per-sullivan-info.aspx Jump up ^ Exclusive : Erik Per Sullivan Answers Your Questions ! malcolminthemiddle.co.uk, January 14, 2008 Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ WVAH Archived 2009 - 11 - 27 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Twelve on IMDb External links Erik Per Sullivan on IMDb LCCN : no2004052798 VIAF : 66182096 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erik_Per_Sullivan&oldid=841244064 '' Categories : 1991 births Male actors from Worcester, Massachusetts American male child actors American male film actors American people of Swedish descent American male television actors Living people People from Milford, Massachusetts Phillips Exeter Academy alumni University of Southern California alumni American male taekwondo practitioners 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links BLP articles lacking sources from November 2009 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Italiano Magyar Nederlands Norsk Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska 中文 10 more Edit links This page was last edited on 14 May 2018, at 19 : 02. 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Question: who played dewey in malcolm in the middle
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