Sean Lance Berdy (born June 3, 1993) is an American actor, filmmaker and entrepreneur. He began his career as a child in the film sequel ''

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'' and starred in '' Switched at Birth'' for five seasons. Berdy starred in

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's '' The Society''. He is the founder of The Sign Language Agency, interpreting service company.

Life

Berdy, a native of

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, was born

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. He is bilingual; his first language is

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(ASL) and he speaks English. As a child, Berdy was interested in magic. He won the young magicians top award at the World Magicians Festival in

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. Berdy was diagnosed with

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when he was 11 years old. His formal acting career began in 2005 with his appearance in ''

''. He subsequently had roles in ''

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'', ''The Deaf Family'', and ''The Legend of the Mountain Man''. Berdy was featured in several public service commercials. Berdy relocated to

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in 2011 for his role in ''Switched at Birth'' in which, he starred as

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, son of Melody Bledsoe, played by

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. He was nominated for the 2011 Teen Choice Awards under the TV category for breakout star. He completed high school remotely while filming. Berdy provided the on-camera ASL

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of '' Ice Age: Continental Drift''. In 2019, he starred as Sam Eliot, in the Netflix show '' The Society''. In May 2019, Berdy reported that he was writing a movie about a love story featuring ASL.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berdy, Sean 1993 births Male actors from Florida American male child actors American male film actors American male deaf actors American male television actors Living people 21st-century American male actors People with bipolar disorder 21st-century American male writers Writers from Florida People from Boca Raton, Florida