Atticus Dean Mitchell (born 1993) is a Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Benny Weir in the television film ''

My Babysitter's a Vampire ''My Babysitter's a Vampire'' (released as ''My Babysitter's a Vampire: The Movie'' in some regions) is a 2010 Canadian comedy horror television film directed by Bruce McDonald. It stars Vanessa Morgan and Matthew Knight. The film's plot centers ...

'' and series of the same name, and Gabe in the film ''

Radio Rebel ''Radio Rebel'' is a 2012 teen drama television film based on a novel titled ''Shrinking Violet''. The movie premiered on Disney Channel in the United States on February 17, 2012 and YTV in Canada on March 9, 2012. The movie was produced by ...

''.

Early life

Mitchell was born in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, Ontario. He graduated from

Malvern Collegiate Institute Malvern Collegiate Institute (Malvern CI, MCI or Malvern), previously known as East Toronto High School and Malvern High School is a high school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada part of the Toronto District School Board. Prior to 1998, it was ...

in Toronto.

Career

Acting

Mitchell began his acting career in 2009 with a recurring role in the YTV series ''

How to be Indie ''How to Be Indie'' is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on YTV from 2009 to 2011 and Disney Channel until 2012. The main character is a 13-year-old Indian-Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program is a single-camera seri ...

'' in which he played the role of Carlos Martinelli in eight episodes during the first season and two more during the second season. 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 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 Wookie in a Disney XD Canada/Family Channel original movie, '' Bunks''.

Music

Mitchell is a drummer in a band called The Fishwives that plays local shows in Toronto.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Atticus Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Living people Male actors from Toronto 1993 births 21st-century Canadian male actors