Jasen Lee Fisher (born May 8, 1980) is an American former
child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in movies or television. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associated t ...
.
Career
He made his first film appearance in ''
Parenthood'' (1989) as Kevin Buckman alongside
Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He has won five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 2013. Additionally, he was nominate ...
and
Rick Moranis
Frederick Allan Moranis (; born April 18, 1953) is a Canadian actor, comedian, musician, songwriter, writer and producer. He appeared in the sketch comedy series ''Second City Television'' (''SCTV'') in the 1980s and several Hollywood films, inc ...
, receiving a nomination for a
Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...
as a supporting actor. He portrayed the main character of Luke in ''
The Witches'' (1990) alongside
Rowan Atkinson and
Anjelica Huston, for which he was nominated for the
Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.
He also portrayed Ace (one of the
Lost Boys) in the film ''
Hook
A hook is a tool consisting of a length of material, typically metal, that contains a portion that is curved or indented, such that it can be used to grab onto, connect, or otherwise attach itself onto another object. In a number of uses, one e ...
'' (1991) alongside
Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and come ...
and
Julia Roberts
Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress. Known for her leading roles in films encompassing a variety of genres, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and th ...
, receiving the ''Young Artist Award'' as part of its ensemble cast.
Personal life
He has no further screen credits beyond the age of 11 when he appeared in ''Hook''. He attended
William Fremd High School
William Fremd High School, or Fremd (initially Palatine High School South), is a public four-year high school located in Palatine, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School Distric ...
in
Palatine, Illinois, graduating in the Class of 1998.
Filmography
References
External links
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American male child actors
American male film actors
Living people
1980 births