Charlie Shotwell

Charlie Shotwell (born July 17, 2007) is an American actor. He started acting professionally at the age of six. His first notable role being the young Nai Cash in the 2016 comedy-drama film Captain Fantastic for which he received nominations for SAG Awards and Young Artist Awards.[1][2] He was lead of the Netflix horror film Eli and the coming-of-age psychological thriller John and the Hole, and appeared in the comedy film Troop Zero.

Charlie Shotwell
Born (2007-07-17) July 17, 2007
Madison, Wisconsin U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Life and career

Shotwell was born in Madison, Wisconsin. In 2015, Shotwell made his acting debut with the war-drama Man Down, playing the son of Shia LaBeouf and Kate Mara's character; Dito Montiel directed the film.[3] He then starred as the youngest member of a survivalist left-wing philosophers' family in the Matt Ross directed comedy-drama Captain Fantastic.[4] In 2017, Shotwell played the young Brian Walls in the Destin Daniel Cretton drama The Glass Castle.[5] Later, he appeared in the Tali Shalom Ezer romance-drama My Days of Mercy.[6] Soon after, Shotwell guest-starred in the episode "Lily's Law" of the tv-series Chicago Justice. Shotwell soon gained further recognition as a young John Paul Getty III in the 2017 Ridley Scott thriller All the Money in the World.[7] Then in 2018, he performed as an English convict in the drama-thriller The Nightingale.[8]

In 2019, Shotwell starred in the title role of the Netflix horror film Eli,[9] directed by Ciarán Foy. Also that year, he played Joseph in the Amazon Studios comedy film Troop Zero, about 1970s girl scouts.[10] In 2020 appears in family-thriller The Nest, playing Benjamin O'Hara, directed by Sean Durkin.[11] Also in 2020, Shotwell appears on the horror podcast Borrasca by QCODE,[12][13] and in the pilot episode Staged Dad on YouTube.[14]

In 2021 he played John, in the coming-of-age psychological thriller[15] John and the Hole, directed by Pascual Sisto and written by Nicolás Giacobone.[16] Commenting on Charlie Shotwell's performance in Variety, Peter Debruge said that "child actor (...) goes deep in creepy family portrait [a] remarkable new talent Pascual Sisto's feature debut offers an unsettling look at a kid with something missing where his conscience should be."[17] Also in 2021, he plays Hurley, in the horror film The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre, by Max Martini.[18]

In February 2022, a short film "Whiskey Pete" was released on YouTube, directed by Stefan Colson, in which Shotwell plays the kid.[19] Also in 2022, Shotwell played the young Michael Morbius in the superhero film Morbius, and Jules Brennen in Chorus, short by Daniel J. Egbert.[20]

Personal life

Charlie Shotwell has three siblings, who are also actors: Jimmy and Henry Shotwell, and a step sister, Shree Crooks, who is Greg Crooks' daughter. They worked acting together in the pilot episode of Staged Dad[14][21] and the short film Whiskey Pete.[19]

Filmography

Film
Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Man Down Johnathan Drummer
2016 Captain Fantastic Nai Cash
2017 The Glass Castle Young Brian Walls
My Days of Mercy Benjamin
All the Money in the World Young John Paul Getty III
2018 The Nightingale Eddie
2019 Troop Zero Joseph
Eli Eli
2020 The Nest Benjamin O’Hara
2021 John and the Hole John Shay
2021 The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre Hurley [18]
2022 Morbius Young Michael Morbius
2022 Chorus † Short, Post-production[20]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 The United Colors of Amani Daniel 1 episode
2015 The Comedians Son 1 episode
2016 Still Single Viking Boy Telefilm
2016 Dr. Del Stinger Roper Telefilm
2017 Chicago Justice Sam Clark 1 episode
2020 Staged Dad Charlie pilot episode(also credited as musician)[14][21]

Web
Year Title Role Notes
2020 The IMDb Studio at Sundance Self 1 episode[22]
2020 Borrasca Young Sam Walker 2 episodes,[13] podcast
2022 Whiskey Pete The Kid Short (also credited as musician)[19]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Captain Fantastic Nominated[2]
2017 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film -Supporting Young Actor Captain Fantastic Nominated[1]

References
  1. "2017 Nominees". Young Artist Awards. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  2. "SAG Awards 2017: The Complete List of Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. October 23, 2020.
  3. Ford, Rebecca (June 10, 2014). "'Captain Fantastic' Actor Joins Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara in 'Man Down'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. "Viggo Mortensen's Sundance Survivalist Drama Just Got a Release Date". IndieWire. February 4, 2016.
  5. "'The Glass Castle' Review: Brie Larson Can't Rescue a Family Drama That Turns Anarchy Into Soap Opera". IndieWire. August 6, 2017.
  6. Garfield, Mia (May 13, 2019). "'My Days of Mercy' is Another Tired, Yet Complex Addition to the Tragic LGBT Romance Back Catalogue". Screen Queens.
  7. "'Captain Fantastic' Actor Charlie Shotwell to Lead Paramount's 'Eli' (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. October 24, 2017.
  8. Searles, Jourdain (August 20, 2019). ""The Nightingale" Understands Rape is a Tool of Colonialism". Bitchmedia.
  9. McNary, David (October 24, 2017). "Paramount Players Taps Charlie Shotwell in Horror Movie 'Eli'". Variety.
  10. N'Duka, Amanda (May 24, 2018). "'All the Money in the World' Actor Charlie Shotwell, Edi Patterson Added To Amazon's 'Troop Zero'". Deadline.
  11. Chitwood, Adam (December 12, 2019). "First The Nest Image Reveals Jude Law, Carrie Coon in 'Martha Marcy' Director's New Film". Collider.
  12. "Borrasca". QCode Media. December 13, 2020.
  13. "Cole Sprouse is trying to creep us the fuck out". The Face. October 30, 2020.
  14. "Charlie Shotwell". Instagram. October 24, 2020. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021.
  15. "Home". John and the Hole. Archived from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  16. "First-look: Cannes official selection 'John And The Hole' (exclusive)". ScreenDaily. October 23, 2020.
  17. Debruge, Peter. "'John and the Hole' Review: Child Actor Charlie Shotwell Goes Deep in Creepy Family Portrait". Variety. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  18. "The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre (2021) – Movie Review". Joblo. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  19. Whiskey Pete. Greg Crooks (YouTube). Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  20. "Daniel J. Egbert". Daniel J. Egbert. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  21. "STAGED DAD Episode One- "Drunkoholic"". Greg Crooks, YouTube. October 23, 2020.
  22. Kevin Smith, Jude Law, Sean Durkin, Oona Roche, Charlie Shotwell. The Nest' Shows the Secrets of an American Family in the '80s - FULL INTERVIEW (video). IMDb (YouTube). Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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