Jared Gilman

Jared T. Raynor GilmanJared Gilman . January – February 2012 / Tevet – Shevat 5772, p. 7. (born December 28, 1998) is an American actor best known for his role as Sam Shakusky in the 2012 Wes Anderson film Moonrise Kingdom, which earned him a 2013 Young Artist Award nomination as Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film.
==Personal life==
A resident of South Orange, New Jersey, Gilman has attended Chatham Day School and Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey.Maynard-Parisi, Carolyn. "Maplewood Rolls Out Red Carpet for Local Movie Stars; Maplewood Theater hosts a premiere of Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, featuring two hometown boys." , SouthOrangePatch, June 12, 2012. Accessed November 19, 2012. "South Orange teen Jared Gilman and Maplewood resident Wyatt Ralff, actors in the critically acclaimed Wes Anderson film Moonrise Kingdom, will be on hand for a special local premiere of the film on Thursday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Maplewood Theater.... A 6th-grader at Newark Academy and a student of Acting with Emily on Baker Street, Gilman has been performing for years but this is his first movie role. Not too shabby, considering that his co-stars include the likes of Bill Murray, Bruce Willis and Frances McDormand." He was on his school's golf club.Moonrise Kingdom|A Focus Features Film|Jared Gilman Bio. Focusfeatures.com. Retrieved on 18 July 2012 He currently attends Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
==Career==
Gilman got his first professional acting role as Sam Shakusky in Moonrise Kingdom at age 12. In preparation for the film, Gilman studied canoeing, cooking over an open fire, and Clint Eastwood's character in Escape from Alcatraz.Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman Break Out in 'Moonrise Kingdom'. Backstage.com (4 June 2012). Retrieved 18 July 2012 In 2016 he appeared in Paterson, once again alongside Kara Hayward.
Gilman has scripted, acted in, and edited his own short action videos.Jared Gilman. IMDb.com
Gilman has appeared in an outdoor-themed commercial for Verizon Wireless.
==Filmography==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes 	Awards
2012	Moonrise Kingdom	Sam Shakusky	Lead role 	Nominated - Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film
2014	Elsa & Fred 	Michael 	 	
2014	Two-Bit Waltz 	Bernie 	 	
2015	No Letting Go 	Wes 	 	
2016	Paterson 	Male Student	 	
2017	Juvie 	Booker 	 	
2018	The Reservoir 	Aaron 	Short film	
2018	Rhino 	Cy Berger 	 	
2021	Overlook 	Tyler 	Short film	
2022	Angry Neighbors 	Jack 	 	
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Category:1998 births
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:Living people
Category:Jewish American male actors
Category:Newark Academy alumni
Category:People from South Orange, New Jersey
Category:Male actors from New Jersey
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American Jews