Sunny Suljic (; born August 10, 2005) is an American actor, professional skateboarder and musician. He is known for his roles as Bob in Yorgos Lanthimos's 2017 drama The Killing of a Sacred Deer and as the voice and motion capture actor for Atreus, the son of Kratos, in the 2018 video game God of War, for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Performance in a Video Game and the D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Character. He reprised the role in the game's 2022 sequel, God of War Ragnarök, for which he was nominated for Best Performance at The Game Awards 2022, the BAFTA Award for Performer in a Leading Role, and the D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Character. In 2018, Suljic had his first lead role in Jonah Hill's film Mid90s, for which he received a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer nomination.
Life and career Sunny Suljic was born in Roswell, Georgia. to a Bosnian father and a Polish-born mother of Russian-Jewish descent.
He played Gabriel in the 2015 film 1915, and Bob Murphy in the 2017 film The Killing of a Sacred Deer. In 2018, he played "Stevie" in the drama film Mid90s, directed by Jonah Hill, and had a supporting role as Tarby Corrigan in the fantasy-horror family film The House with a Clock in Its Walls.
He also voiced and did the cinematic motion capture for the character Atreus, the son of Kratos, in the 2018 video game God of War, and reprised the role in its 2022 sequel, God of War Ragnarök.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Ruined Jody Dunlap Short2015 1915 Gabriel The Unspoken Adrian 2017 The Killing of a Sacred Deer Bob Murphy2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Skateboarder #2 Mid90s Stevie "Sunburn" Nominated - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer The House with a Clock in Its Walls Tarby Corrigan 2020 The Christmas Chronicles 2 Doug Pierce 2021 North Hollywood Clark 2025 Lurker Jamie
Television Year Title Role Notes 2014 Criminal Minds Young Joe Bachner 1 episode 2016 Shady Neighbors Oliver TV movie
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2018 God of WarAtreus Voice and motion capture Nominated - BAFTA Award for Performer Nominated - D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Character 2022 God of War Ragnarök Voice and motion capture Nominated - The Game Awards for Best Performance Nominated - British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Leading Role Nominated - D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Character
Music video appearances Year Title Artist Notes 2020 "Out West" JackBoys, Travis Scott, Young Thug Cameo 2023 "Boys of Faith" Aaron Bay-Schuck, Zach Bryan, Bon Iver Cameo
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