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Dawson Dunbar

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Dawson Dunbar
OccupationActor
Years active2004-present

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

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Year Title Role Notes Notes
2004 Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss Young Jason
Dogboy Orphan Short Film
Aliens in America Little Justin Season 1, Episode 4
2008 The Escape of Conrad Lard-Bottom Youngest Lard-Bottom
Supernatural Simon Season 3, Episode 14
Men in Trees Young Boy Season 2, Episode 18
2009 Trolls Billy Nominated for Best Performance in Short Film at Young Artist Awards
2010 Gaia Kitcha Short Film
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
2011 Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story Soccer Kid
Lullaby for a Lunatic Young Liam
The Eidolon House Benjamin Short Film
Translucent Nature Young Robert Hill Short Film
Bred in Captivity Joey Short Film
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 People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie

Awards

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Year Award Category Film Result
2010 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor[2] Trolls Nominated
2011 Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor Ten and Under[1] Little Big Kid Won
2012 Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor Ten and Under[3] Bred in Captivity Won

References

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  1. ^ a b "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards". Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "31st Annual Young Artist Awards". Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards". Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "Teen Star Fan Club". Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  5. ^ "Furious 7 Awards". Retrieved April 1, 2021.
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