Robert Naylor (born July 6, 1996) is a

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and

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known for his

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on the Canadian/American television series ''

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'' as Dora Winifred "D.W." Read from 2007 to 2012, as well as lead roles in '' 10 1/2'' (2010), '' 1.54'' (2016) and '' Ghost Town Anthology'' (2019).

Early life

Naylor was born in

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and is fluent in English and French.

Acting career

Naylor started acting in 2003 when he joined the local children's theatre school Theatre West (formerly Pegasus Performing Arts). He first appeared on TV in an English commercial, a part he got from his first audition. He has had various television movie roles including Adam in '' Race to Mars'', Jamie in ''Voices'', and Young Tanner in ''Fakers''. His first lead role came at the age of 12 in the Quebec feature '' 10½'' starring

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and directed by

Daniel Grou Daniel Grou (born August 19, 1967), frequently credited as Podz, is a Canadian film and television director. His credits include the films '' 10½'', ''L'Affaire Dumont'', ''7 Days (Les 7 jours du Talion)'', '' Miraculum'', '' King Dave'' and '' ...

. His role of Tommy in ''10½'' earned him the Best Actor award at the

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in 2010, a nomination in the 31st

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for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, and a

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for Best Performance in an International Feature Film. In 2010, he worked on U.S.-produced movie ''

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'', directed by

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, playing Young Theseus. His first recurring role in a TV series is that of Theo in the Radio-Canada Quebec TV series '' 19-2'', which started in early 2011 on Radio-Canada. Directed by

("Podz"), the series tells the story of two Montreal cops. Robert plays the role of Théo Berof, the son of the character played by Réal Bossé. In May 2011, he portrayed Eric Hillridge in the

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-produced TV movie ''

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'', which was shot in Montreal and premiered on

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on July 17, 2011. Later that summer, he received the role of Stevie Atkins, a ghost, in the second season of '' Being Human''. He then worked on one episode of an IFC scripted TV series, ''Bullet in the Face'', which was produced by

and Just For Laughs and aired in summer 2012.

Music career

Naylor is also a musician and producer who performs under the name Rob Naylor. His first Track "Yes" was released on

Gareth Emery Gareth Thomas Rhys Emery (born 18 July 1980) is a British trance producer and DJ. He is best known for his three studio albums: '' Northern Lights'', ''Drive'' and '' 100 Reasons to Live'', and winning the prestigious A State of Trance Tune o ...

's label Garuda in July 2013, followed by another EP later in the year. In 2019 he released another track with Trance DJ & Producer Ben Gold under the name Rb Naylr. He composed his first film score in 2018.

Filmography

Feature films

Television

Short films

Documentary

Discography

Singles

''As Rob Naylor'' *2013 Yes (Garuda) *2013 Head North / Forever City (Garuda) ''As Rb Naylr'' *2019 Why You EL? (With Ben Gold) (

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)

Remixes

*2014 Solis & Sean Truby - Raccoon (Rob Naylor Remix) (Infrasonic Recordings) *2015 Greg Wonders, Arnaud S & Sarah Shields - Out Of This World (Rob Naylor Remix) (Nueva Recordings)

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Naylor, Robert 1996 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors People from Pointe-Claire 21st-century Canadian male actors Male actors from Quebec