Rory Culkin

Rory Hugh Culkin (born July 21, 1989) is an American actor who is known for his roles in Scream 4, You Can Count on Me and M. Night Shyamalan's Signs and is the younger brother of actors Macaulay Culkin and Kieran Culkin.
==Personal life==
Culkin was born in New York City, the son of Patricia Brentrup and Christopher 'Kit' Culkin, a former stage actor with a long career on Broadway.Rory Culkin Biography (1989–) Culkin is the youngest of seven children; he has four brothers: Shane (b. 1976), Macaulay (b. 1980), Kieran (b. 1982), and Christian (b. 1987), and two sisters: Dakota (1979–2008) and Quinn (b. 1984). Culkin is the nephew of actress Bonnie Bedelia, who is his father's sister.
==Career==
Culkin began acting by playing alongside his elder brothers, among them Macaulay and Kieran, often as the younger versions of their characters. He first appeared in a photograph as a baby in The Good Son, then as Young Richie in Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994) (Richie being played by his brother Macaulay) and in 2002 played 10-year-old Igby in Igby Goes Down (17-year-old Igby was played by his older brother Kieran).
Culkin's breakthrough role was in You Can Count On Me, opposite Laura Linney, a role for which he received much praise and a Young Artist Award. Since then, Culkin has appeared in numerous films, Signs being the most famous, in which he starred alongside Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix. As a teenager, Rory started moving into more independent films, such as The Chumscrubber, Hick and Down in the Valley. He took a leading role in Mean Creek, a 2004 independent film about a group of teenagers that plan to get revenge on a bully. The entire youth cast won an Independent Spirit Award for this film. Since his Young Artist Award win for You Can Count on Me, Culkin has received three more nominations. He also had a guest role in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Manic", and in an episode of The Twilight Zone called "Azoth the Avenger Is a Friend of Mine" alongside Patrick Warburton. In May 2010, Culkin was cast for the slasher film Scream 4,Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin Join Scream 4 which was released on April 15, 2011.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Film	Film 	Film 	Film
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes/Awards
1993	The Good Son 	Richard Evans 	Photographic cameo
1994	Richie Rich 	Young Richie 	
2000	You Can Count on Me 	Rudy Prescott 	Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role
2002	Signs 	Morgan Hess 	Nominated - Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor Nominated - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role
2002	Igby Goes Down 	10-Year-Old Igby	
2003	It Runs in the Family	Eli Gromberg 	
2004	Mean Creek 	Sam Merric 	Limited release Independent Spirit Award Shared with Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck, and Carly Schroeder Nominated - Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor
2005	The Zodiac 	Johnny Parish 	
2005	The Chumscrubber 	Charlie Stifle 	Limited release
2005	Down in the Valley 	Lonnie 	Limited release
2006	The Night Listener 	Pete D. Logand 	Nominated - Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor
2008	Chasing 3000 	Roger 	
2008	Lymelife 	Scott 	
2010	Twelve 	Chris 	
2011	Hick 	Clement 	
2011	Scream 4 	Charlie Walker 	
2012	Electrick Children 	Clyde 	
2014	Gabriel 	Gabriel 	Nominated — Gotham Award for Breakthrough Actor
2015	Shut In 	Dan Cooper 	
2016	Jack Goes Home 	Jack 	
2016	Welcome To Willits 	Possum 	
2017	Lords of Chaos 	Euronymous 	
===Television===
Television 	Television 	Television 	Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes/Awards
2001 	Off Season 	Jackson Mayhew	Nominated - Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie or Special - Leading Young Actor
2001–2002	The Job 	Davey McNeil 	Episodes: "Elizabeth""Neighbor"
2002 	The Twilight Zone 	Craig Hansen 	Episode: "Azoth the Avenger Is a Friend of Mine"
2003 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Joe Blaine 	Episode: "Manic"
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