# Atticus Mitchell

Atticus Dean Mitchell (born 1993) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Benny Weir in the television film My Babysitter's a Vampire and series of the same name, and Gabe LaViolet in the film Radio Rebel.

## Early life

Mitchell was born in Toronto, Ontario. Mitchell played rep hockey at the Ted Reeve Community Arena and attended St. John Elementary School. There, he became interested in theatre. Mitchell originally had plans to pursue a career in music, or journalism before he was sought out by professional agent, Nancy Brown, who signed him up for acting. He graduated from Malvern Collegiate Institute in Toronto.

## Career
### Acting

Mitchell began his acting career in 2009 with a recurring role in the YTV series How to be Indie in which he played the role of Carlos Martinelli in eight episodes during the first season and two more during the second season. It was the first show he auditioned for. He played the starring role of Benny Weir in television film and series My Babysitter's a Vampire and was nominated for a 2011 Gemini award for his performance in the film. In 2012, he starred as Gabe LaViolet in the Disney Channel television film Radio Rebel. In 2013 he guest starred in two episodes of Hard Rock Medical, portrayed Graydon in a post-apocalyptic film, The Colony, and also co-starred as Wookiee in a Disney XD Canada/Family Channel original movie, Bunks.
In 2014, Mitchell earned one of the lead roles in the 2015 sitcom, Young Drunk Punk, playing the character, Andrew Shinky. He starred in the 2017 TV series, Killjoys as Pippin Foster. In 2020, he played the role of JB Cox, on The Hardy Boys.

### Music

Mitchell was a drummer in a band called The Fishwives that played local shows in Toronto. Since 2017 he has self-released albums and singles on Spotify.

## Filmography

Film roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | The Colony | Graydon | |
| 2014 | What We Have | Lyes | |
| 2015 | Stonewall | Matt | |
| 2018 | Darker Than Night | Bill | also known as Blindsided |
| 2019 | Riot Girls | Cracker | |
| 2021 | Lune | Rob | |
Television roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | How to Be Indie | Carlos Martinelli | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Living in Your Car | Teenage Boy | Episode: "Chapter Six" |
| 2010 | My Babysitter's a Vampire | Benny | Television film |
| 2011–2012 | My Babysitter's a Vampire | Benny Weir | Main role |
| 2012 | Radio Rebel | Gabe LaViolet | Television film |
| 2013 | Hard Rock Medical | Caleb | Episodes: "Love, Labour, Loss" & "Down Under" |
| 2013 | Bunks | Wookiee | Television film |
| 2014 | Fargo | Mickey Hess | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Young Drunk Punk | Andrew Shinky | Main role |
| 2016 | Second Jen | Garth | 4 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Killjoys | Pippin Foster | Recurring role, 11 episodes |
| 2018 | The Expanse | Ensign Sinopoli | Episodes: "Reload", "Triple Point" |
| 2020 | New Eden | Travis | Voice role, 2 episodes |
| 2020–2023 | The Hardy Boys | JB Cox | Main role |
| 2022 | Transplant | Jake Cooper | 5 episodes |
| 2024 | Law & Order Criminal Intent: Toronto | Paolo Marcotti | 1 episode |

## Discography
### Albums

List of albums with selected details :
| Title | Album details |
| Sonder | Released: May 6, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: DL |
| The Pantomime | Released: June 26, 2021 Label: Self-released Format: DL |
| Plot Armor | Released: November 11, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: DL |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays with selected details :
| Title | Album details |
| Red Giant | Released: May 12, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: DL |
| Black Light | Released: November 2, 2019 Label: Self-released Format: DL |

### Singles

List of singles :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Zurich" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "We Will Endure the Long Nights" | 2022 | Plot Armor |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
| 2011 | Gemini Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | My Babysitter's a Vampire | Nominated | |