Hal Scardino (born Albert Henry Hugh Scardino; December 25, 1984) is an American-British former child actor and producer best known for having played the leading role in the movie ''
The Indian in the Cupboard
''The Indian in the Cupboard'' is a low fantasy children's novel by the British writer Lynne Reid Banks. It was published in 1980 with illustrations by Robin Jacques (UK) and Brock Cole (US). It was later adapted as a 1995 children's film ...
''. He also starred in ''
Searching for Bobby Fischer
''Searching for Bobby Fischer'', released in the United Kingdom as ''Innocent Moves'', is a 1993 American drama film written and directed by Steven Zaillian in his directorial debut. Starring Max Pomeranc in his film debut, Joe Mantegna, Joan A ...
'', ''
Marvin's Room'', and ''The Show'' (2015).
Scardino appeared in the play ''Saltonstall's Trial'' by Michael Cormier in October 2019 in Beverly, MA.
Biography
Born in the United States of America in
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later t ...
, Scardino grew up in the London neighborhood of
Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.
Toponymy
Knightsbridge is an ancien ...
. He is the youngest of three children born to
Marjorie Morris Scardino, chief executive officer of media group Pearson, and
Albert Scardino
Albert Scardino is an American journalist and former publisher of ''The Georgia Gazette'' who is known for winning the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing in 1984.
Early life and education
Scardino was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up ...
, a
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. His current living relatives include Juliet Eliana Scardino and Brian Paul Scardino
He was educated at
Winchester College
Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of ...
, an independent school for boys in England. He graduated in 2008 from
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
, where he competed on the
Columbia Lions fencing team.
Filmography
*''
Searching for Bobby Fischer
''Searching for Bobby Fischer'', released in the United Kingdom as ''Innocent Moves'', is a 1993 American drama film written and directed by Steven Zaillian in his directorial debut. Starring Max Pomeranc in his film debut, Joe Mantegna, Joan A ...
'' (
1993
File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...
) as Morgan
*''
The Indian in the Cupboard
''The Indian in the Cupboard'' is a low fantasy children's novel by the British writer Lynne Reid Banks. It was published in 1980 with illustrations by Robin Jacques (UK) and Brock Cole (US). It was later adapted as a 1995 children's film ...
'' (
1995
File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...
) as Omri
*''
Marvin's Room'' (
1996) as Charlie
*''The Show'' (2015) as Ethan (also producer)
References
External links
*
Hal Scardino TVGuide listing
Living people
1984 births
American male child actors
American male film actors
Columbia Lions fencers
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