Charlie McDermott - Wikipedia Charlie McDermott For other uses, see Charles McDermott. Charlie McDermott Charles Joseph McDermott Jr. ( 1990 - 04 - 06 ) April 6, 1990 ( age 27 ) West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 2004 -- present Website www.charliemcdermott.com Charles Joseph `` Charlie '' McDermott Jr. ( born April 6, 1990 ) is an American television and film actor, currently best known for his role as Axl Heck on ABC 's The Middle. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 3 Awards 4 References 5 External links Life and career Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, McDermott is the son of Barbara and Charlie McDermott, an entrepreneur who owns health clubs. He briefly attended high school at Salesianum in Wilmington, Delaware before enrolling in, and graduating from, PA Leadership Charter School ( PALCS ), a cyber school in Pennsylvania. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 16. Since 2004, he has worked on a wide range of television series, including The Office and Private Practice. His biggest film roles to date are as Axl Heck on the TV show `` The Middle '' and Wild Bill in Disappearances and T.J. Eddy in Frozen River. In 2008, he received a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award as Best Supporting Actor for his Frozen River performance. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes The Village 10 - Year - Old - Boy 2005 Keeping Up with the Kids Sneaky Short film 2006 Disappearances Wild Bill Bonhomme 2007 The Ten Jake Johnson 2007 All Along Tom Harrison 2008 Holy Sapien Phineas Short film 2008 Frozen River Troy J. `` T.J. '' Eddy Nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor 2008 Sex Drive Andy 2008 Oh My Captain ! Ethan Short film 2009 Safe Harbor David Porter Hot Tub Time Machine Chaz Morning Jesse Good Grief Jack Hindler Short film 2015 Slow Learners Male Student 2015 ImagiGARY Henry Also co-writer and director 2016 Three Days Young Sean Short Film Television Year Title Role Notes Windy Acres Young Gerald Main сast 7 episodes 2005 Franklin Charter Wes TV movie 2008 The Office Student Episode : `` Job Fair '' 2008 Generation Gap Corey Miller TV movie 2009 Captain Cook 's Extraordinary Atlas Pale Boy TV movie 2009 Medium Brandon Whitman Episode : `` A Necessary Evil '' 2009 Little Hollywood Richie Seaman TV pilot 2009 Private Practice Bobby Douglas Episode : `` What You Do for Love '' 2009 Pocoyo Dav Voice 2009 -- present The Middle Axl Heck Main сast 191 episodes Directed 1 episode Bond of Silence Ryan Aldridge TV movie Awards Year Award Role Result 2008 Independent Spirit Award Best Supporting Actor Troy J. `` T.J. '' Eddy in Frozen River Nominated References ^ Jump up to : `` Charlie McDermott... Bio ''. Charlie McDermott 's official website. Archived from the original on 2009 - 12 - 23. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 07. Jump up ^ Pirro, J.F. `` Here and There Hollywood has yet to fully embrace Charlie McDermott -- but that could change soon. ''. Main Line Today. Retrieved September 13, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Frozen River -- Best Supporting Male -- Charlie McDermott '' ( PDF ). Independent Spirit Award. Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 07. External links Official website Charlie McDermott on IMDb The Middle Episodes Season 1 5 6 7 8 9 VIAF : 102419584 LCCN : no2009121840 ISNI : 0000 0001 1479 0419 GND : 137740549 SUDOC : 136746675 BNF : cb161551658 ( data ) This article about a United States film and television actor or actress born in the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_McDermott&oldid=798931995 '' Categories : 1990 births Living people Male actors from Pennsylvania American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors People from West Chester, Pennsylvania 21st - century American male actors American screen actor, 1990s birth stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hCards 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 All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Deutsch Español فارسی Français Gaeilge 한국어 Italiano עברית 日本 語 Português Русский Svenska 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 4 September 2017, at 17 : 16. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays axel in the show the middle
Answer: Charles Joseph "Charlie" McDermott Jr.