Terrell Ransom Jr.

Terrell Louis Ransom Jr.[1] (born July 5, 2003), also known as Kid Prodigy, is an American actor. He is mostly known for his roles on The Amazing World of Gumball as Darwin Watterson and A Girl Named Jo as Dwight Hughes.[2]

Terrell Ransom Jr.
Born
Terrell Louis Ransom Jr.

(2003-07-05) July 5, 2003
Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Other namesKid Prodigy
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Early life

Ransom was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, as the son of Terrell and Katrina Ransom.[3] Ransom showed an interest in acting and modeling very early on from watching the Disney series Hannah Montana as a child. He then enrolled in acting classes where teachers were reluctant to work with him because of his young age. Katrina later relocated to California to facilitate her son's career.[3]

Career

Since moving to California in late 2007, Ransom has been working consistently. He has appeared in numerous commercials including ads for Kmart, Quilted Northern, Old Navy, Elmers Glue, McDonald's and SpongeBob SpongeSoap. For seven years he had a recurring role on Days of Our Lives and made guest appearances on several shows including ABC's The Middle and Detroit 1-8-7, CBS's CSI:NY and NBC's The Jay Leno Show. He has also appeared in a few movies including the 2011 flick The Chicago 8 and 2012 Lifetime movie Murder on the 13th Floor. From season three to the eleventh episode of season five in Cartoon Network's The Amazing World of Gumball, Ransom provided the voice of Darwin Watterson after Kwesi Boakye (who voiced Darwin for the first three seasons) hit puberty. He was succeeded by Donielle T. Hansley Jr. for the same reason.

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008–15Days of Our LivesTheo Carver[4]Soap opera, 100+ episodes
2009Joe Buck LiveLittle LeaguerTV series; Episode #1.1
The Jay Leno ShowJay Leno SonTV series; Jay & Kevin Plus 11 skit
The MiddleSpencer HendersonEpisode #1.5; The Block Party
The Scarecrow & the PrincessTrick or TreaterShort film
2010Funny or Die PresentsAfrica/Biker's kid2 episodes; skits Playground Politics and Designated Driver
Childrens HospitalPatientEpisode #2.7
Detroit 1-8-7Kevin JacksonEpisode #1.4; Royal Bubbles/Needle Drop
Ni Hao, Kai-LanXin XinEpisode: Princess Kai-Lan
The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About ItBlaqguy (age 6)Feature film
CourageJustin PorterLead role; Short film
2011The MiddleKidEpisode #2.18; Spring Cleaning
General HospitalBoy (voiceover)Soap opera, 2 episodes
Girl in TankJimmyShort film
2011–12Pretty the SeriesNay-J MinkWeb series, 4 episodes
2012Murder on the 13th FloorCody Braxton[5]Lead role; Lifetime Movie
The Chicago 8Malik SealeSupporting role
CSI:NYLonnie JamesEpisode #9.04; Unspoken
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationEli BrewsterEpisode #13.07; Fallen Angels
201312 Years a SlaveKid (voiceover)Feature film, uncredited
The Best Man HolidayKid (voiceover)Feature film
2014–17The Amazing World of GumballDarwin Watterson (voice)[6]Main role; season 3–mid season 5; 91 episodes
2015The WhispersEthanGuest star; two episodes
2016Finding DoryAdditional voicesFeature film
2017 A Chance in the WorldSteve[7]Movie; based on true story
2019A Girl Named JoDwight HughesMain role (seasons 2–3)
2019Same Time, Next ChristmasJeff[8]TV movie
2023Days of Our LivesJerry Prentiss[9]soap opera
Body and SoulJerry Prentiss as Randy Jonesa soap within a soap on Days of Our Lives

References
  2. "📺✨💛 A Girl Named Jo - Terrell Ransom Jr. Is Dwight! Premieres June 18th!". twitter.com.
  3. Wilson, Lori (November 10, 2008). "Soaps.com Talks to Terrell Ransom Jr. and His Mom!". Soaps.com. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  4. "TERRELL RANSOM ROLE THEO, DAYS SHOW DAYS OF OUR LIVES". soapoperadigest.com.
  5. "Murder on the 13th Floor (TV) Directed by Hanelle M. CULPEPPER in 2012". notrecinema.com.
  6. "AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL Panel – Wizard World Virtual Experiences 2020". fandomspotlite.com. May 22, 2020.
  7. "'A Chance in the World' Film based on alumnus Steve Pemberton's best-selling memoir in cinemas nationwide May 30 to benefit foster care". bc.edu.
  8. "SAME TIME, NEXT CHRISTMAS – TERRELL RANSOM JR. AS JEFF, ARA ROWE AS OLIVIA". telltaletv.com. December 6, 2019.
  9. "Terrell Ransom, Jr. Returns to DAYS OF OUR LIVES as "Theo!"". www.soapsindepth.com. June 23, 2023.
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