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Thomas Alexander Dekker (born December 28, 1987) is an American actor, musician, singer, director and producer. He is known for his roles as
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in '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', Adam Conant on ''
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'', and Zach on '' Heroes''. Dekker did the voice of Littlefoot in ''
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V-IX'' (singing voice in '' The Land Before Time V'') and as Fievel Mousekewitz in '' An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island'' and '' An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster''. He played Jesse Braun in the 2010 remake of ''
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'', and Smith in Gregg Araki's film '' Kaboom''. Dekker starred as Gregory Valentine in the TV show '' Backstrom''. He has also written and produced two albums.


Early life

Dekker was born in
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. His mother, Hilary (née Williams), is a concert pianist, acting coach, actor, and singer from
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, and his late father, David John Ellis Dekker, was an American artist, set designer, opera singer, and actor of
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ancestry. His maternal grandfather was Alun Williams, a radio broadcaster for the
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. As a child, he and his parents moved all over the world, including his mother's native
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.


Career


Early career

Starting his acting career at age six, Dekker was first seen in the soap ''
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''. He then appeared in '' Star Trek Generations,'' two episodes of '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and the film '' Village of the Damned'' (1995). Dekker also appeared as a child actor on ''
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'' (season 5, episode 16, 1994) and as Bobby (season 7, episode 4, 1995). In 1997, he became a regular on the
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show '' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show'' which is based on the movie of the same name where he played Nick Szalinski for three years. After the show ended in 2000, he went on to appear in '' Run of the House'', '' Fillmore!'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Reba'' and '' 7th Heaven''. He appeared in films such as ''
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'' and '' An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster''. Dekker has won three
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s for his work in ''
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'' films and one for his guest appearance on ''
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''. In 2001, he played the part of young Donny Osmond in the film ''
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''.


2006–present

In 2006, Dekker landed a recurring role on '' Heroes'' playing the character of Zach (
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's best friend). He played Zach for eleven episodes before leaving ''Heroes'' to take a starring role in Fox's new show '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' as
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, starring opposite
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. That show debuted January 13, 2008 and was canceled on May 18, 2009. Dekker also played the lead character Nate Palmer in the web-based science fiction series ''IQ-145''. In 2009, Dekker appeared in '' From Within'' (filmed in 2007), '' My Sister's Keeper'', a drama in which he starred with
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and ''
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'' alongside
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. In 2010, Dekker starred in the remake of ''
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'', released on April 30, 2010. His character's name was Jesse Braun, loosely based on the character Rod Lane in the original. That same year he also had a role in ''
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'', an indie horror film. Dekker starred in
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's '' Kaboom'' (2010). It is the first film ever awarded the
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"Queer Palm Award" for its contribution to
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presence in cinema. Dekker was a "top candidate" for the lead role in Paramount's remake of ''
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'' (2011), but the role went to
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. In April 2011, Dekker starred as
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in the
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original film '' Cinema Verite'', about the creation of America's first
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series, ''
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''. Dekker played the role of Adam, the male lead on the television series ''
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'' developed by
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. He appeared in Daughtry's music video for their single " Waiting for Superman", which was released September 17, 2013. Dekker was a regular on the 2015 Fox crime drama '' Backstrom'', playing Gregory Valentine, the gay underworld contact and roommate of
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's title character, revealed to be his half-brother.


Music

Dekker was brought up with a musical background, and started writing music at age ten while living in Canada. At the age of fifteen he landed a record deal; however after feeling that he wasn't as involved in the music as he would have liked, he left to concentrate on making his own music. At the age of sixteen, Dekker started writing and producing his own
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influenced by
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which he describes as "electrofolk". His debut album ''Psyanotic'' was released in 2008.


Personal life

Dekker has stated that for much of his childhood, he was a victim of sexual molestation. In his teenage years, he was part of a "metalhead" subculture, where he "caused trouble in
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," and was arrested "five or six times." Dekker was involved in an auto accident on October 15, 2009, when he hit a 17-year-old cyclist training for a race on a freeway onramp. Originally charged with two counts of felony DUI, the charge was reduced to one count of misdemeanor reckless driving when it was found that the cyclist was at fault. He pleaded no contest, and was sentenced to a fine of $300 and two years of informal probation, and ordered to attend a 12-hour alcohol-education class. Dekker is a
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. On April 20, 2011 in an interview with '' Out'' magazine Dekker spoke about his sexuality, which had been the subject of speculation: On July 13, 2017, Dekker came out as gay and revealed that he married Canadian actor Jesse Haddock in April that year.


Awards

*
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 — Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series — Leading Young Actor (''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show'') (1997) * Young Artist Award  — Best Performance in a Voice-Over: TV/Film/Video — Young Actor (''An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster'') (1999) * Young Artist Award  — Best Performance in a TV Series — Guest Starring Young Actor (''Boston Public'') (2000) * Young Artist Award  — Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role (''The Land Before Time IX: Journey to the Big Water'') (2002)


Filmography


Film


Television


Music videos


Discography


Albums

* '' Psyanotic'' (2008) * ''Into the Night'' (2018)


Soundtracks

* From '' The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island'': ** 1997: "Friends for Dinner", "Always There", "Big Water" * From '' An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island'': ** 1998: "Anywhere in Your Dreams" * From '' The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock'': ** 1998: "Bad Luck", "The Legend of the Lone Dinosaur", "On Your Own" * From '' An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster'': ** 1999: "Get the Facts", "Who Will" * From '' The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire'': ** 2000: "Beyond the Mysterious Beyond", "Good Inside" * From '' The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze'': ** 2001: "Family", "The Lesson" * From '' The Land Before Time IX: Journey to the Big Water'': ** 2002: "Imaginary Friends", "No One Has to Be Alone", "Chanson D'Ennui", "Big Water" * From '' 7th Heaven'': ** From the episode '' Red Socks'' ** 2005: "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" ** 2008: "From Within"


References


External links

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