Dawson Dunbar (born July 14, 1999 in

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) is a Canadian actor. Dawson won Best Performance in a Short Film at the

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for ''Little Big Kid''. He was also nominated at the

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in the same category for his performance in ''Trolls''. In 2012, Dawson won Best Performance in a Short Film for ''Bred in Captivity'' at the

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He has an older brother called Talon Dunbar, who is also an actor. Dawson is best known for his performance in the movie

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where he played a younger version of Paul Walker. He has previously mentioned that the filming process had him miss weeks of high school. He has frequently collaborated with

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. He is also great friends with Matthew Zegar.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunbar, Dawson 1999 births Canadian male child actors Canadian male television actors Living people Male actors from Calgary 21st-century Canadian male actors