Charlie McDermott

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Charlie McDermott
McDermott in 2011
Born	Charles Joseph McDermott Jr. (1990-04-06) April 6, 1990 (age 34) West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, writer
Years active	2004–2019
Spouse	Sara Rejaie ​ (m. 2017)​

Charles Joseph McDermott Jr. (born April 6, 1990) is a retired American actor, his role as Axl Heck on ABC's The Middle. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the acclaimed film Frozen River.

In 2020, McDermott began releasing experimental folk music, with his debut album Some Things Fall Out of Your Hands. In 2022, he released a second album, Blind Warm Weight.[1]

Biography

McDermott briefly attended high school at Salesianum in Wilmington, Delaware before enrolling in, and graduating from, PA Leadership Charter School (PALCS), an online school in Pennsylvania. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 16.

Since 2004, he has worked on a wide range of television series, including The Office and Private Practice. His biggest roles to date are as Axl Heck on the TV show The Middle, Wild Bill in Disappearances, and T.J. Eddy in Frozen River. In 2008, he received a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award as Best Supporting Actor for his Frozen River performance.[2]

In 2017, McDermott married Sara Rejaie.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	The Village	10-Year-Old-Boy
2005	Keeping Up with the Kids	"Sneaky"	Short film
2007	Disappearances	William "Wild Bill" Bonhomme Jr.
	All Along	Tom Harrison
2007	The Ten	Jake Johnson
2008	Holy Sapien	Phineas	Short film
	Frozen River	Troy "T.J." Eddy Jr.
	Sex Drive	Andy
	Oh My Captain!	Ethan	Short film
2009	Safe Harbor	David
2010	Hot Tub Time Machine	Chaz
	Morning	Jesse
	Good Grief	Jack Hinkler	Short film
2015	Slow Learners	Student In Guidance Office
	ImagiGary	Henry	Also writer and director; feature film directorial debut
2016	Three Days	Young Sean	Short film[4]
2018	Instant Family	Stewart
2019	Countdown	Scott

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Windy Acres	Young Garald	Main сast (7 episodes)
2005	Franklin Charter	Wes	TV movie
2008	The Office	Student	Episode: "Job Fair"
	Generation Gap	Corey Williams	TV movie
2009	Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas	Pale Boy	TV movie
	Safe Harbor	David Porter	TV movie
	Medium	Brandon Whitman	Episode: "A Necessary Evil"
	Little Hollywood	Richie Seaman	TV pilot
	Private Practice	Bobby Douglas	Episode: "What You Do for Love"
2009–2018	The Middle	Axl Heck	Main сast (215 episodes) Directed 1 episode
2010	Bond of Silence	Ryan Aldridge	TV movie
2015	Super Clyde	Clyde	Unsold Pilot
2017	Future Man	Young Barry Futturman	Episode: "Operation: Natal Attraction"
2019	Unbelievable	Ty	Recurring roles

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2008	Independent Spirit Award	Best Supporting Actor[2]	Frozen River	Nominated
2011	Young Artist Awards	Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series (shared with Eden Sher and Atticus Shaffer)	The Middle	Nominated
2015	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actor		Nominated
2016	Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema	Best Actor in a Short Film	Three Days	Nominated

References

1. "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
2. "Frozen River – Best Supporting Male – Charlie McDermott" (PDF). Independent Spirit Award. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
3. "What Has Charlie McDermott Been Up To Since 'The Middle'?". TheThings. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
4. Three Days - Short Film, 2 December 2016, retrieved 2022-02-23

External links

• Official website
• Charlie McDermott at IMDb