August Maturo (born August 28, 2007) is an American actor. He is best-known for his performance as Auggie Matthews on the Disney Channel sitcom Girl Meets World and his recurring role as the voice of Puck McSnorter in Mickey and the Roadster Racers. His notable film credits include the horror-thriller films The Nun (2018) and Slapface (2021).
Early life Maturo was born and raised in Ventura, California, where he began acting professionally at the age of 4. He began attending college in 2022 at age 14. He is of Italian and Jordanian descent.
Career
From 2012 to 2014, August Maturo played little roles on TV shows like on season 8 of How I Met Your Mother, then on season 8 of "Weeds", also on "Raising Hope" season 4, and finally on "Dads" season 1.
From 2014 to 2017, Maturo starred in the Disney Channel sitcom Girl Meets World as August Matthews, the younger brother of the titular character.
In 2018, Maturo portrayed Daniel, in The Nun, a spin-off/prequel of 2016's The Conjuring 2.
In 2019, Maturo traveled to Budapest to film Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog. In the film, Maturo is separated from his family during World War II and reunited with his German Shepherd who has been adopted by a Nazi SS officer at a war camp where Joshua has been taken. The movie is based on the bestselling Israeli novel "The Jewish Dog" by Asher Kravitz and has had a limited festival release starting in 2021.
In 2020, Maturo completed feature film Slapface and Short Film Boys. In Slapface, the feature-length adaptation of Jeremiah Kipp's 2017 short film of the same name, Maturo portrays Lucas, the lead in the horror-thriller and won Best Actor at Grimmfest 2021 for his role in the film. The short film Boys starring Maturo premiered at LA Shorts and has screened at many other festivals in 2021. Directed by Luke Benward, Boys has qualified to be considered for a 2022 Academy Award in the live action short category.
In 2022, Maturo executive produces a VR docu-drama feature Just Like You – Food Allergies.
Personal life Maturo is an advocate for food allergy awareness, after experiencing potentially-fatal anaphylaxis while on the set of Girl Meets World when he was six years old.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Applebaum Isaac Television film 2018 The Nun Daniel Feature film acting debut 2019 Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog Joshua 2021 Slapface Lucas 2021 Boys Chris Short film 2025 LifelineJeff Thomas
Television Year Title Role Notes 2012 Weeds Kyle Episode: "Allosaurus Crush Castle" How I Met Your Mother 6 Year Old Marvin Episode: "Who Wants to Be a Godparent" 2013 Dads Alden Episode: "Pilot" Raising Hope Nerdy Kid Episode: "Extreme Howdy's Makeover" 2014–2017 Girl Meets World Auggie Matthews Main character 2014 See Dad Run Adam Episode: "See Dad Roast the Toast" Suburgatory Older Kid Episode: "Blame It on the Rainstick" Bones Scotty Episode: "The Money Maker on the Merry-Go-Round" 2016 The Odd Couple Simon Episode: "I Kid, You Not" Teachers Kyle Episode: "Thirty-One and Done" 2017-2021 Mickey and the Roadster Racers Puck McSnorter Voice role; recurring character 2021 The Conners Mark's classmate Episode: "Jeopardé, Sobrieté and Infidelité" 2023 9-1-1 Bowen Lark Episode: "Performance Anxiety"
Music video Year Title Artist Notes 2016 "Idaho" Bryan Lanning Credited as Lead Boy
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2015Young Artist Awards Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV SeriesGirl Meets World 2021The Reaper Awards Best Actor in Feature FilmSlapface
References
External links August's Official Site