Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter (born February 5, 1989) is an American actor. His prominent roles include the title role in the 2003 fantasy adventure film Peter Pan, Jacob in the 2014 disaster film Into the Storm, and the recurring role of J. D. McCoy in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights (2008–2010).

Early life Sumpter was born in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, to parents Sandy (née Johnson) and Gary Sumpter.Child actor hooked on Peter Pan role He has a twin sister, Jessica, and two other siblings, Travis and Jennifer.FAQ Biography at his official website His family moved to his mother's hometown, Mount Sterling, Kentucky, when he was ten months old.

Career When Sumpter was 11, he entered International Modeling and Talent Association and started his modeling in Kentucky. He also won Pre-Teen Male Model of the Year, where he signed with Mark Robert as his personal manager. Sumpter then decided to move to Los Angeles, California with his family and start acting afterwards.

Sumpter's first movie role was in the 2001 film Frailty as the young Adam Mieks seen in flashbacks. Sumpter received a Saturn Award nomination for "Best Performance by a Younger Actor" for his performance. Following that, he appeared with Danny Glover in the Showtime film Just a Dream, for which he received a Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special - Leading Young Actor". His next film was Local Boys, a family surfing drama, with Mark Harmon and Eric Christian Olsen.

In July 2002, at age 13, Sumpter was selected for the role of Peter Pan in the then-upcoming film adaptation. Sumpter did nearly all of his stunts for the film himself. To prepare, he says he practiced sword fighting as much as five hours a day, as well as training in gymnastics and lifting weights. While filming in Australia, he supplemented his training with cricket and surfing. Sumpter grew several inches during the film's production, requiring staging tricks to retain Captain Hook's height advantage over Peter in face-to-face scenes late in the process. Producer Lucy Fisher also said that, "The window he flies out of had to be enlarged twice." Despite the film's box office failure, Sumpter has won both a Saturn and Young Artist Award for the film.25th Annual Young Artist Awards Young Artist Awards. Retrieved May 25, 2010.

In the fall of 2004, Sumpter starred in the TV series Clubhouse as a boy who gets his dream job of working as a batboy for a New York City major league baseball team. The series was canceled by CBS after five episodes; all 11 episodes made have since been broadcast on cable/satellite channels. He then starred in Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life, a Lifetime Channel movie about a popular teenager whose life is ruined by an addiction to internet pornography.

Sumpter spent the summer of 2005 in Oregon filming the teen comedy The Sasquatch Gang (a.k.a. The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang), released in November 2006. He had a small role in the film An American Crime, which played on Showtime in 2008 before going to DVD. He appeared in an episode of CSI: Miami as the boyfriend of a girl whose parents are murdered.

Sumpter completed filming roles in the coming-of-age comedy Calvin Marshall, Soul Surfer and Death and Cremation. He appeared in the meteorological disaster film Into the Storm as Jacob Hodges, a young cameraman for the stormchasers.

Personal life During filming for Peter Pan, Sumpter briefly shared a childhood crush with co-star Rachel Hurd-Wood. In December 2015, Sumpter announced that he and Lauren Pacheco were engaged to be married, but in October 2016 stated that they were no longer engaged. On October 1, 2022, Sumpter married Elizabeth Treadway in a ceremony in Columbia, Tennessee. Sumpter announced on December 25, 2022, via Instagram that he and Treadway are expecting a baby girl. On April 17, 2023, Sumpter announced that Treadway had given birth to their daughter.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 Frailty Young Adam Meiks 2002 Local Boys Skeet Dobson 2003 Peter Pan Peter Pan 2006 The Sasquatch Gang Gavin Gore 2007 An American Crime Coy Hubbard 2009 Calvin Marshall Caselli2010 Death and Cremation Jarod Leary You're So Cupid Connor Miller 2011 Soul Surfer Byron Blanchard2012 Excision Adam Hiding Brett Direct-to-video The UnBroken Colt2014 Animal Matt Into the Storm Jacob Hodges2015 The Culling Tyler The Squeeze Augie 2016 Billionaire Ransom Kyle Hartmann2019 The Legend of 5 Mile Cave Young Sam 'Shooter' Green Stakeout Ray Brey 2022 Holiday Harmony Jeremy2024 Chapel Cohen Black / Ethan The Fall Travis Humphrey

Television Year Title Role Notes2001 Raising Dad Henry Episode: "The New Room" Murphy's Dozen Sean TV film ER Nathan Episode: "I'll Be Home for Christmas"2002 Strong Medicine Randy Episode: "Discharged" Just a Dream Henry Sturbuck TV film 2004–2005 Clubhouse Pete Young Lead role 2005 Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life Justin Petersen TV film 2007 CSI: Miami Zach Griffith Episode: "Broken Home" 2008–2010 Friday Night Lights J.D. McCoy Recurring; seasons 3–4 2012 The Glades Dane Westing Episode: "Endless Summer" 2015 Stitchers Devon / Gavin Episode: "When Darkness Falls" 2016 Sisters of the Groom Jason Quinn TV film

Awards Awards Year Award Category Work Result 2000 IMTA Award Pre-Teen Male Model of the Year – 2003 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-series or Special - Leading Young Actor Just a Dream Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor Frailty 2004 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor Peter Pan Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor Peter Pan Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male Peter Pan 2006 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-series or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life 2009 Change The World Award Youth for Humanity Award, Male –

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