Jack Scanlon - Wikipedia Jack Scanlon For the Australian rules footballer, see Jack Scanlon ( footballer ). This article 's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out - of - date information. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( September 2013 ) Jack Scanlon Jack Charles Scanlon ( 1998 - 08 - 06 ) 6 August 1998 ( age 19 ) Canterbury, Kent, England Years active 2007 - present Jack Charles Scanlon ( born 6 August 1998 ) is an English actor and musician who is best known for his role in the Holocaust film The Boy in the Striped Pajamas ( 2008 ). Contents 1 Early and Personal Life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 References 5 External links Early and personal life Scanlon was born in Canterbury, Kent and now lives in Deal with his parents and younger brother. He now attends Bath Spa University studying commercial music. He is a fan of Aldershot Town. He attended Sir Roger Manwood 's School in nearby Sandwich, Kent. Career He auditioned for `` The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas '' through his drama club and was eventually cast as Shmuel after director Mark Herman narrowed his choice down to about three possible candidates and paired each with Asa Butterfield for a final audition together. According to Herman : `` Jack and Asa played very well against one another. '' Although `` The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas '' is Scanlon 's feature film debut, he did act before. He appeared in a 10 - minute short film title `` The Eye of the Butterfly '' ( which led to him being suggested to the casting director of `` The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas '' ) and in a 2007 episode of the Peter Serafinowicz Show. Scanlon also played the younger brother of main character Sean ( William Miller ) in the 2009 British children 's miniseries Runaway, broadcast on BBC One, which was part of the CBBC season about homelessness. Scanlon is currently working towards a career in music under the name Jack Whitby. He co-fronts the post punk 5 piece band Happy Accident and performs regularly solo as a singer - songwriter. In addition to this, he has worked with various groups as a guitarist and bassist. Filmography Film Year Film Roles 2008 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Shmuel Television Year Programme Role 2007 Peter Serafinowicz Show Various roles 2009 Runaway Dean Married Single Other Joe References Jump up ^ http://www.kentonline.co.uk/east_kent_mercury/news/2010/january/27/three-day_exhibition_in_deal.aspx Jump up ^ `` The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas - Casting the characters ''. Last Broadcast. Retrieved 2009 - 01 - 20. Jump up ^ `` The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Production Notes ''. Miramax Films. 2008. Retrieved 2009 - 01 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Star Interview : Jack Scanlon ''. TVhits.co.uk. Retrieved 2009 - 01 - 20. Jump up ^ `` The Peter Serafinowicz Show - Production Details, Plus Regular Cast and Crew ''. The British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2009 - 01 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Runaways ''. RTÉ Guide. RTÉ. 2009. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Kierston Wareing : A Runaway success ''. Wales on Sunday. Wales Online. 2009 - 03 - 15. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 26. Jump up ^ https://m.facebook.com/accidentalhappiness5/ Jump up ^ https://m.facebook.com/jackwhitbymusic/ External links Jack Scanlon on IMDb VIAF : 177318036 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack_Scanlon&oldid=795456438 '' Categories : English male child actors English male film actors People from Canterbury People from Deal, Kent English male television actors English people of Irish descent Living people 1998 births Male actors from Kent Hidden categories : Articles with obsolete information from September 2013 All Wikipedia articles in need of updating Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Esperanto فارسی 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Norsk Polski Português Edit links This page was last edited on 14 August 2017, at 10 : 14. About Wikipedia

Question: shmuel the boy in the striped pajamas actor
Answer: Jack Charles Scanlon