Gregory Smith
Born	Gregory Edward Smith July 6, 1983 (1983-07-06) (age 24) Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Gregory Edward Smith (born July 6, 1983) is a Canadian/American actor. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works He began working as a child actor in the mid 1990s, initially appearing in a number of made-for-video and television films, and subsequently starred in the 1998 summer film Small Soldiers. The term child actor is generally applied to a Child Acting in motion pictures or Television, but also to an Adult Small Soldiers is a 1998 action / Science fiction Film featuring Gregory Smith and Kirsten Dunst with the voice Smith has since appeared in several Hollywood films, and has become known for his role as Ephram Brown on the television series Everwood. Everwood was a Prime time television Drama that aired in the United States on The WB.

Biography

Early life

Smith was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Terrea (née Oster), an American teacher, and Maurice Smith, a British-born, Vancouver-based producer of low-budget films. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal ^[1] Smith's mother appeared in several of the films that his father produced during the 1980s. Smith has two brothers, Andrew and Douglas, who is also an actor, and a younger sister, Samantha. Douglas Alexander Smith (born June 22, 1985) is a Canadian - American actor most notable for his work on the HBO series He grew up in Vancouver^[2] and is a U.S. citizen. Article I section 8 clause 4 of the United States Constitution expressly gives the United States Congress the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization

Career

Smith began acting when he was fourteen months old, and appeared in a Tide television commercial and in store catalogues. Tide is the name of a popular Laundry detergent on the market in Canada, the United States and other countries A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced ^[2] After a role in the 1994's children's film Andre, he starred in the 1995 direct-to-video release Leapin' Leprechauns and its 1996 sequel, Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns. Andre is a 1994 feature film starring Tina Majorino and is about a child's encounter with a seal Also in 1996, Smith appeared opposite Michelle Trachtenberg in Harriet the Spy. Michelle Christine Trachtenberg (born October 11, 1985) is an American Television and Film actress Harriet the Spy is a novel for children by Louise Fitzhugh, published in 1964. He subsequently starred in another direct-to-video film, Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework, and appeared in three 1998 films: Krippendorf's Tribe, playing one of the children of the title character, The Climb, a drama also starring John Hurt, and the big-budget summer film Small Soldiers, in which Smith had a lead role opposite Kirsten Dunst and won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film Leading Young Actor in 1999. Krippendorf's Tribe is a 1998 Film adaptation of Frank Parkin's novel directed by Todd Holland. The Climb is a film directed by Bob Swaim and starring John Hurt, Gregory Smith, David Strathairn, Marla Sokoloff, and Sarah John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940 is an English Actor. Small Soldiers is a 1998 action / Science fiction Film featuring Gregory Smith and Kirsten Dunst with the voice Kirsten Caroline Dunst (born April 30 1982 is an American actress and singer The Young Artist Awards are presented yearly by the Young Artist Foundation ^[3] During the 2000s, Smith appeared in the Mel Gibson-led The Patriot (2000), played outlaw Jim Younger in the western American Outlaws (2001), and was cast in a lead role on The WB Television Network show, Everwood, which became a success and ran from 2002 until June of 2006. Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3 1956 The Patriot is a 2000 War film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Robert Rodat, and starring Mel Gibson. James Hardin Younger ( January 15, 1848 - October 19, 1902) was a western Outlaw and member of the James-Younger gang. The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. American Outlaws is a 2001 Western film directed by Les Mayfield. Everwood was a Prime time television Drama that aired in the United States on The WB. His role on the show was described by The Independent Weekly as "one of the best portrayals of a thoughtful, alienated teenager on television". ^[4] For this role, Smith won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV series (Comedy or Drama) Leading Young Actor in 2003. ^[5] During Everwood's filming, Smith owned a home on location in Park City, Utah. Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the US state of Utah. ^[6] In 2005, Smith appeared in the comedy-drama film Kids in America, which had a regional release in the U. S. During the film, Smith shared the longest on-screen kiss with Stephanie Sherrin, timed at 5 minutes 57 seconds.

Smith's most recent role was in the independent film drama Nearing Grace, which received a limited theatrical release on October 13, 2006; in the film, which co-stars Ashley Johnson and Jordana Brewster, he plays Henry Nearing, a high school senior in the 1970s. An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several Nearing Grace is a 2005 Film directed by Rick Rosenthal. Storyline A coming-of-age independent feature film set in late 1970s Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ashley Johnson is an actress from California Biography Ashley Johnson was born on August 9, 1983 in Camarillo California, the youngest Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her roles in The Fast and the Furious, High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution The News & Observer's review of the film described Smith's character as "self-deluded" and "perpetually brow-furrowing",^[7] although The Seattle Times noted that Smith was "likable",^[8] and HeraldNet's review specified that a "better movie will make [Smith] a star". The Seattle Times, one of two daily Newspapers serving Seattle Washington, United States, is the largest daily newspaper in the state of ^[9]

Smith will next appear in the Richard Attenborough-directed period romance Closing the Ring, playing a younger version of Christopher Plummer's character, as well as in the thriller Boot Camp, which co-stars Mila Kunis. Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough Closing the Ring is a film directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Mischa Barton, Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, CC (born December 13 1929 is a Canadian Theater, Film and Television actor. Boot Camp is a psychological thriller written by Agatha Dominik and John Cox and directed by Christian Duguay. Mila Kunis She also has an older brother Her family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1991

Filmography

References

External links

• Gregory Smith at the Internet Movie Database
• Gregory Smith at TV.com