Chandler Canterbury (born December 15, 1998) is an American former child

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Life and career

Canterbury was born in

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, the son of Kristine and Russell Canterbury. He has an older brother, Colby, who is also an actor, and a younger sister named Shelby, an actress. Canterbury starred in the thriller '' Knowing'', and won a 2008

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for his performance as a sociopathic child following his father's murderous example on the television series ''

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'' (2005). He was seen in '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), playing the title character at the age of eight, who has the dementia of an old man. In 2010, he appeared in the psychological thriller ''After Life''. Additional roles include appearances in Universal's ''

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'' (2010) and in Timothy Linh Bui's ''

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'' (2009). He appeared as a young

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in the ''

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'' episode " Subject 13" (2011). In 2013, he co-starred in '' The Host'' and played the lead character opposite

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in '' Standing Up''.

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