Alexander Jerome Gould (born May 4, 1994) is an American actor. He is best known for voicing the title character of the

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animated film ''

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''. He is also known for playing Shane Botwin on the Showtime drama series '' Weeds''.

Personal life

Gould was born in

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. His younger sisters Emma and

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were actresses. Gould practices

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, and was active in the

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youth group

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. Following filming of the final season of '' Weeds'' in Spring 2012, Gould participated in Nativ, a

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program, and lived in Israel for almost a year, then went to college at

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in 2013. Gould later transferred to

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, and graduated from in 2017 with a dual major in philosophy and politics. Gould married Lieba Hall in June 2018. They live in Los Angeles.

Career

Gould's acting career began when he was two years old. He had small roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s on many television shows that were popular at the time. At age seven, he won the eponymous role in ''

.'' He then played

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in the remake of the soap opera ''

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'', but the pilot episode was rejected by

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. From ages ten to eighteen, Gould was part of the cast of '' Weeds'' on Showtime. He starred in all eight seasons as Shane Botwin. For his role, he was nominated twice for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the

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. During his tenure, he also had guest roles in other shows, was part of the ensemble cast of the 2006 film '' How to Eat Fried Worms'', and voiced Bambi in ''

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''. In 2012, Gould stepped away from his acting career to attend college, among other pursuits. He had two small voice acting roles during this period,

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in the 2013 animated film '' Superman: Unbound'' and a cameo in 2016's ''

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''. In 2018, he joined the Abrams Acting Agency.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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