Jack Dylan Grazer (born September 3, 2003) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the horror film It (2017) and its 2019 sequel, the DC Extended Universe superhero film Shazam! (2019) and its 2023 sequel, and for his voice role in the Pixar animated film Luca (2021).
Life and career Grazer was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Angela Lafever and Gavin Grazer, an actor. His paternal uncle is producer Brian Grazer. Grazer sponsors a scholarship at the Adderley School for Performing Arts in Pacific Palisades, where he is an alumnus, for two students annually.
The Hollywood Reporter named him one of the top 30 stars under age 18 in 2018.
He began his acting career by playing guest roles in film and on television. Grazer had his breakthrough role in an adaptation of Stephen King's novel It, playing the role of Eddie Kaspbrak in the supernatural horror films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019). He also starred on the CBS series Me, Myself, & I. Grazer portrayed Freddy Freeman in the 2019 DC Extended Universe film Shazam! and later reprised his role in the 2023 sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Grazer had lead roles in Luca Guadagnino's coming-of-age drama television series We Are Who We Are (2020) and in the thriller film Don't Tell a Soul (2020). He voiced Alberto Scorfano in the Pixar film Luca (2021), and voiced Barney in the animated film Ron's Gone Wrong (2021). He also appeared in the 2022 DC Comics animated film Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons as the son of Superman, Jonathan Kent.
In July 2021, Grazer came out as bisexual during an Instagram livestream and declared "he/they" as his pronouns.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes 2015 Tales of Halloween Young Joey Stranger Segment: The Weak and the Wicked; anthology film2017 It Eddie Kaspbrak Scales: Mermaids Are Real Adam Wilts 2018 Beautiful Boy 12-year-old Nic Sheff2019 It Chapter Two Young Eddie Kaspbrak Shazam! Freddy Freeman 2020 Don't Tell a Soul Joey Chambliss2021 Luca Alberto Scorfano Voice role Ciao Alberto Alberto Scorfano Voice role; animated short film Ron's Gone Wrong Barney Voice role2022 Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons Jonathan Kent / Superboy Direct-to-video film; voice role Dreamin' Wild Young Joe Emerson2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods Freddy Freeman Downtown Owl Eli 2024 Friendship Steven Waterman 2026 Zeke Post-production 2027 data-sort-value="Four Kids Walk Into a Bank" Berger Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2014 The Greatest Event in Television History Son Episode: "Bosom Buddies" 2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Kayden Aukerman Episode: "Jesse Tyler Ferguson Wears a Brown Checked Shirt and Stripey Socks" 2017–2018 Me, Myself & I Young Alex Riley Main role 2018 Speechless Rev Episode: "E-I-- EIGHTEEN" 2019 Robot Chicken Freddy Freeman Voice role; Shazam! promotion 2020 We Are Who We Are Fraser Wilson Main role 2024 The Spiderwick Chronicles Thimbletack Main role; voice
Accolades Year Association Category Nominated work Result 2017 Fright Meter Awards Best Supporting ActorIt 2018 MTV Movie & TV AwardsBest On-Screen TeamIt 2019Hollywood Critics AssociationNext Generation of Hollywood – 2022 Annie Awards Best Voice Acting – Feature Luca
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