Canadian actor
Dawson Dunbar |
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| Occupation | Actor |
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| Years active | 2004-present |
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Dawson Dunbar is a Canadian actor.
Dawson won Best Performance in a Short Film at the 32nd Young Artist Awards for Little Big Kid.[1] He was also nominated at the 31st Young Artist Awards in the same category for his performance in Trolls.[2] In 2012, Dawson won Best Performance in a Short Film for Bred in Captivity at the 33rd Young Artist Awards[3]
He has an older brother called Talon Dunbar, who is also an actor.[4]
Dawson is best known for his performance in the movie Furious 7 where he played a younger version of Paul Walker.[5][circular reference] He has previously mentioned that the filming process had him miss weeks of high school.
He has frequently collaborated with virtual YouTuber Gawr Gura.
Filmography
| Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes Notes
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| 2004
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Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
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Young Jason
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| Dogboy
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Orphan
|
Short Film
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| Aliens in America
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Little Justin
|
Season 1, Episode 4
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| 2008
|
The Escape of Conrad Lard-Bottom
|
Youngest Lard-Bottom
|
|
| Supernatural
|
Simon
|
Season 3, Episode 14
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| Men in Trees
|
Young Boy
|
Season 2, Episode 18
|
| 2009
|
Trolls
|
Billy
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Nominated for Best Performance in Short Film at Young Artist Awards
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| 2010
|
Gaia
|
Kitcha
|
Short Film
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| Little Big Kid
|
Johnny
|
Won Best Performance in Short Film at Young Artist Awards
|
| Haunt
|
Young Will
|
Short Film
|
| Timothy and the World of Tomorrow
|
Timothy
|
Short Film
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| 2011
|
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
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Soccer Kid
|
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| Lullaby for a Lunatic
|
Young Liam
|
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| The Eidolon House
|
Benjamin
|
Short Film
|
| Translucent Nature
|
Young Robert Hill
|
Short Film
|
| Bred in Captivity
|
Joey
|
Short Film
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| Sunday's Child
|
Kid #1
|
Short Film
|
| Dead Friends
|
Dead Boy
|
Short Film
|
| Out of Order
|
Jake
|
Short Film
|
| Truth
|
Adam
|
|
| Joanna Makes a Friend
|
Everett
|
Short Film
|
| Psych
|
Boy with Nintendo
|
Season 6, Episode 9
|
| The Long Road
|
Will
|
Short Film
|
| A Strange Day in July
|
Ryan
|
Short Film
|
| Shooting Flies
|
Jackit
|
Short Film
|
| 2015
|
Furious 7
|
Young Paul Walker
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People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie
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Awards
| Year
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Award
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Category
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Film
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Result
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| 2010
|
Young Artist Awards
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Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor[2]
|
Trolls
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Nominated
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| 2011
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Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor Ten and Under[1]
|
Little Big Kid
|
Won
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| 2012
|
Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor Ten and Under[3]
|
Bred in Captivity
|
Won
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References
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