Erik Per Sullivan
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Erik Per Sullivan | |
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| Born | July 12, 1991 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–2010 |
Erik Per Sullivan (born July 12, 1991) is a former American actor. He is best known for his role as Dewey, the younger brother to middle child Malcolm, on the Fox series Malcolm in the Middle, which aired for seven years.
Personal life
Sullivan was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. His father, Fred Sullivan, owns a Mexican restaurant in Milford, Massachusetts, called The Alamo.[1] His mother, Ann, was born in Sweden and was naturalized as a US citizen in 2007.[2] He is an only child.[3] He speaks a little Swedish,[1] and his family visits Sweden almost every year.[4] At a young age he began studying piano and the saxophone.[5] He has a first degree black belt in taekwondo.[6]
Sullivan attended Mount Saint Charles Academy in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, before transferring to Phillips Exeter Academy his junior year. He attended the University of Southern California from 2009 to 2010.
Career
One of his early roles includes playing the main character, a child, in the 2001 horror film Wendigo. Sullivan also played the only child in the 2002 film Unfaithful, and he played the orphaned child Fuzzy Stone, who suffered from weak lungs, in The Cider House Rules. He was also in the 2004 comedy film Christmas with the Kranks, playing the character of Spike. He played young Joe Dirt in the film of the same name. In the 2003 animated film Finding Nemo, he voiced Sheldon the Seahorse. He starred as the title role in the independent film Mo. In 2010, he played the role of Timmy in the film Twelve.[7]
From January 9, 2000 to May 14, 2006, he played the role of Dewey in the American sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. In 2005, he joined Malcolm co-star Jane Kaczmarek in writing the afterword to a children's book called Together, which shows the importance of livestock in the world and was inspired by the mission of the nonprofit charitable organization Heifer International. Toward the end of June 2006, he was seen in a specially made advertisement for the airing of the last episode of Malcolm in the Middle on Sky One in the UK.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Armageddon | Kid with Rocket Ship | Uncredited |
| 1999 | The Cider House Rules | Fuzzy | |
| 2000 | Wonderland | Tucker Banger | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2000–2006 | Malcolm in the Middle | Dewey Wilkerson | 151 episodes |
| 2001 | Joe Dirt | Little Joe Dirt | |
| Wendigo | Miles | ||
| Meatball Finkelstein | Fork (voice) | 9 episodes | |
| Black of Life | Jimmy | Episode: "Better to Pretend" | |
| 2002 | Unfaithful | Charlie Sumner | |
| The King of Queens | Young Arthur | Episode: "Shrink Wrap" | |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Sheldon (voice) | |
| 2004 | Christmas with the Kranks | Spike Frohmeyer | |
| 2006 | Come On Over | Young Luis | 1 episode, uncredited |
| Arthur and the Invisibles | Mino (voice) | ||
| 2007 | Mo | Mo | |
| 2010 | Twelve | Timmy |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Nominated work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Won | YoungStar Awards | Best Young Ensemble Cast: Television | Malcolm in the Middle |
| 2001 | Nominated | Young Artist Awards | Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Drama or Comedy) | |
| Nominated | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Young Actor Age Ten or Under | ||
| Nominated | Teen Choice Awards | TV: Choice Sidekick | ||
| 2002 | Nominated | Young Artist Awards | Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) | |
| Nominated | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Young Actor Age Ten or Under | ||
| Nominated | Teen Choice Awards | TV: Choice Sidekick | ||
| 2003 | Won | Young Artist Awards | Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) | |
| Nominated | Teen Choice Awards | TV: Choice Sidekick |
References
- ^ a b The Daily Buzz, April 18, 2005
- ^ The Boston Herald, August 31, 2007
- ^ http://www.buddytv.com/info/erik-per-sullivan-info.aspx
- ^ Exclusive: Erik Per Sullivan Answers Your Questions! malcolminthemiddle.co.uk, January 14, 2008
- ^ [1]
- ^ WVAH Archived 2009-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Twelve at IMDb
External links
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1991 births
- Male actors from Worcester, Massachusetts
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
- American people of Swedish descent
- American male television actors
- Living people
- People from Milford, Massachusetts
- Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
- University of Southern California alumni
- American male taekwondo practitioners
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors