Colin Ford

Ford at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con

**Colin Ford** (born September 12, 1996) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles such as Josh Wheeler in the Netflix series *Daybreak*, Joe McAlister in *Under the Dome*, the voice of Jake on *Jake and the Never Land Pirates*, Mikey on *Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?*, which earned him a Young Artist Award, young Sam Winchester in *Supernatural* and Dylan Mee in the family film *We Bought a Zoo*. He is also known for providing the voice of Dash in the 2009 animated adventure comedy film *Dash and Dot's Wild Ride*, which led him to be nominated for numerous award categories at several ceremonies as part of the film's success. Ford later reprised the role in *Dash and Dot's Next Adventure*, released direct-to-video in 2013.

## Early life and education

Ford was born in Nashville, Tennessee on September 12, 1996. He attended Campbell Hall School. He later attended Oaks Christian School, a college preparatory school in Westlake Village, California.

## Career

Ford enjoyed being in front of the camera, which led to his start in the entertainment business. At age four, he modeled for print ads for regional and national retailers. At age five, he made his film debut as Clinton Jr. in the feature film *Sweet Home Alabama*. He obtained more roles in independent films such as *Moved*, *The Book of Jaene* and *Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd*.

In 2004, Ford portrayed Matthew Steed in the film *The Work and the Glory*. In 2005, he had a guest role in *Smallville*. Following *Smallville*, he reprised his role as Matthew Steed in *The Work and the Glory: American Zion*, then played a lead role as Jackson Patch in *Dog Days of Summer.* Ford played Zeph in the epic adventure *In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale*, which was released in April 2007. Ford voiced the role of Dart, the reindeer, in the feature film *Christmas Is Here Again*, also in 2007.

Ford later voiced Dash, one of the two titular mascots for the children's programming block PBS Kids, for a film titled *Dash and Dot's Wild Ride,* alongside Grace Rolek, who voiced Dot. Originally, Ford thought the role was for a supposed Disney animated film, but later found out that the role was for the latter project, produced by Universal Animation Studios and Imagine Entertainment. Released on September 18, 2009, the film was a critical success, with many critics praising Ford's performance of Dash in the film. The praise for his performance led to him being nominated for numerous awards at several ceremonies. He reprised the role in the short film *Shot-to-Dot*, included on the film's DVD release in December 2009.

Ford starred in the film *We Bought a Zoo*, which was released in December 2011, in which he played Dylan. After filming *We Bought a Zoo*, Ford was cast in the TV series *Under the Dome*, playing Joe McAlister. Ford returned to voice Dash in *Dash and Dot's Next Adventure*, which was released direct-to-video on August 23, 2013 by Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Like its predecessor, his performance as Dash was received favorably by critics.

In 2018, it was announced that Ford had been cast in the main role of Josh Wheeler in the Netflix comedy drama series *Daybreak*. The series premiered on October 24, 2019, and was canceled after one season.