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'' (1993). Subsequently, he played the title character in '' Joe the King'' (1999) and appeared in '' Brick'' (2005). Outside of his film roles, Fleiss portrayed one of the eight playable characters in the video game ''

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'' (2015). Born in

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, and he is a distant relative of Dr. Paul Fleiss,

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Career

Fleiss made his screen debut as a young runaway (Sam Whitney) who drives cross-country with his brother in ''

'' (1993), perhaps his best-known film. He also has appeared in films such as '' Joe the King'' (1999), ''

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'' (2002), and '' Brick'' (2005), in which he portrayed the intimidating Tug. Television appearances include ''

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'', '' Law & Order'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and ''

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''. In 1996, Fleiss was awarded ''

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''s YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for his performance in ''

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. He was named '' Jane'' magazine's "Star of Tomorrow" in 2002 and ''

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'' magazine's "Next Ed Norton".

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

References

External links

* 1984 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male child actors American male video game actors Male actors from New York (state) People from White Plains, New York 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1980s-stub