Justin Berfield - wikipedia Justin Berfield 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. ( September 2016 ) Justin Berfield Berfield in 2005 Justin Tyler Berfield ( 1986 - 02 - 25 ) February 25, 1986 ( age 31 ) Agoura Hills, California, U.S. Occupation Actor, producer, writer Years active 1991 -- 2010 ( acting ) Justin Tyler Berfield ( born February 25, 1986 ) is an American actor, writer and producer, best known for his portrayal of Malcolm 's second - oldest brother, Reese, in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. He also starred on The WB sitcom Unhappily Ever After as Ross Malloy. As of 2010, Berfield is Chief Creative Officer of Virgin Produced, a film and television development, packaging, and production company announced in 2010 by the Virgin Group. Virgin Produced is based in Los Angeles, California. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Acting career 3 Charity work 4 Filmography 4.1 Television 4.2 Film 5 Awards 6 References 7 External links Personal Life Berfield was born in Agoura Hills, California, the son of Gail Berfield ( née Stark ) and Eric `` Rick '' Berfield. He is the younger brother of actor Lorne Berfield. Berfield is Jewish. He bought and then later sold the house previously owned by Newlyweds : Nick and Jessica stars Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey. Acting career Berfield 's first screen appearance was in a Folgers coffee commercial at age five. He went on to appear in 20 other nationally broadcast American commercials as a young child. His TV debut came in the short - lived series The Good Life ( 1994 ) in which he co-starred with Drew Carey. More TV appearances followed in Hardball, The Boys Are Back, The Mommies ( 1994 -- 1995 ). His first long - running TV role was as Ross Malloy in Unhappily Ever After ( 1995 -- 1999 ), in which he notched up 100 episode appearances. Beginning in 2000 he gained international prominence with his role as Malcolm 's trouble - making older brother Reese in Malcolm in the Middle, despite being younger than Frankie Muniz. He appeared in all 151 episodes of that series, and with the recording of the 100th episode became the youngest actor in screen history to have appeared in 100 episodes of two different TV series. Since the conclusion of Malcolm in the Middle in 2006, Berfield has concentrated on production work, although he made a one - off appearance in the series Sons of Tucson in 2010. Charity work In 2001, Berfield was asked to serve as a National Youth Ambassador for Ronald McDonald House Charities, in which he participated for three years until turning 18. He has been active with St. Jude Children 's Research Hospital and most recently Virgin Unite, the charitable arm of Virgin Group. Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes The Good Life Bob Bowman 13 episodes Hardball Kid 2 episodes The Boys Are Back Timmy Flint 1 episode 1994 -- 1995 The Mommies Jason Booker 4 episodes Duckman : Private Dick / Family Man 1 episode 1995 -- 1999 Unhappily Ever After Ross Malloy 100 episodes ; lead role 1999 The Kid with X-Ray Eyes Bobby Taylor Invisible Mom II Eddie Brown 2000 -- 2006 Malcolm in the Middle Reese 151 episodes ; lead role 2001 Max Keeble 's Big Move Caption writer The Nightmare Room Josh Ryan 1 episode 2002 -- 2005 Kim Possible Gill 2 episodes ; voice 2003 Who 's Your Daddy ? Danny Hughes Direct - to - video movie The Fairly OddParents Ving 1 episode ; voice 2005 Filthy Rich : Cattle Drive Producer, screenplay 2007 The Pet Detective TV movie, producer, director Sons of Tucson Barry 1 episode ; also producer 2012 Virgin Produced : Comedy Vault TV movie, producer Film Year Title Role Notes 1998 Mom, Can I Keep Her ? Timmy Blair 2001 Max Keeble 's Big Move Caption Writer 2002 The Country Bears 2006 Romance and Cigarettes Producer 2007 Blonde Ambition Producer Awards Awards Year Result Award Nominated work 1998 Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series : Supporting Young Actor Unhappily Ever After 1999 Nominated Nominated YoungStar Awards Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series 2000 Won Best Young Ensemble Cast : Television Malcolm in the Middle 2001 Nominated Young Artist Awards Best Ensemble in a TV Series ( Comedy or Drama ) 2002 Nominated Best Performance in a Feature Film : Supporting Young Actor Max Keeble 's Big Move Nominated Best Ensemble in a TV Series ( Comedy or Drama ) Malcolm in the Middle 2003 Won Nominated Best Performance in a TV Series ( Comedy or Drama ) : Supporting Young Actor References Jump up ^ Virgin Produced Jump up ^ Naomi Pfefferman ( August 23, 2001 ). `` From Middle to the Top -- Arts ''. Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on April 1, 2009. Jump up ^ Justin Berfield biography, imdb.com ; accessed September 20, 2016. Jump up ^ Justin Berfield -- I Support, officialjustinberfield.com ; accessed September 20, 2016. External links Justin Berfield on IMDb Justin Berfield at AllMovie VIAF : 68647072 LCCN : no2004084532 GND : 1063961076 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Justin_Berfield&oldid=795228289 '' Categories : 1986 births Living people American businesspeople American male child actors American male film actors American film producers American male television actors American male voice actors American television producers Jewish American male actors Male actors from Los Angeles Jewish American writers 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from October 2013 BLP articles lacking sources from September 2016 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from September 2016 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Български Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Italiano Magyar Nederlands Norsk Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska Türkçe 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 12 August 2017, at 21 : 18. 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Question: who plays reese from malcolm in the middle
Answer: Justin Tyler Berfield