Jacob Tremblay
Biography
Jacob Tremblay is a Canadian actor. He made his film debut as Blue in the live action animated film The Smurfs 2 (2013). His breakout performance was in the dark drama Room (2015), for which he received critical acclaim. In 2016, Tremblay played a supporting role in the comedy film Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie (2016), and in 2017, he co-starred with Jaeden Martell, playing brothers, in the drama The Book of Henry (2017), with Naomi Watts as their mother.
He has also starred as children in jeopardy in the horror films Before I Wake (2016), Shut In (2016), and the bigger-budget The Predator (2018), played in the drama Burn Your Maps (2016) with Vera Farmiga, and headlined the blockbuster novel adaptation Wonder (2017), as Auggie Pullman.
Family
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Trivia
Younger brother of Emma Tremblay. Older brother of Erica Tremblay. Both are also actors.
As stated in his 2016 interview on E!'s Red Carpet for the Golden Globes, his favorite Star Wars character is Poe Dameron, played by Oscar Isaac.
He is a fan of the Vancouver Canucks (NHL).
Is a fan of Star Wars, and named his dog 'Rey', after the protagonist of Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015).
His maternal grandfather is Chilean.
Good friends with Brie Larson.
His father Jason Tremblay, a police detective, is a former child actor.
Personal Quotes
Everyone can be rude, and everyone can be kind.
If you see a kid who's not having the best day, you can make the day better just by giving him a smile. Or her.
I kind of want to be in a comedy movie, or maybe something like 'Star Wars.'
With #ChooseKind, you can just do whatever you can to make someone else's day better by including people in something you're doing and by just smiling at people.
My sister pursued acting, and one day, I was like, 'Hey, I want to do acting, too' - this was just in commercials - and then one day, I got an audition for my first movie, 'Smurfs 2,' and I did it.
I'm proud to work with Crest and help spread the message to #ChooseSmiles because smiles are the easiest way to express kindness or happiness.
I would like to be, like, a young Jedi in training, like, do some cool stuff and have some awesome stunts, like Tom Cruise. I think that would be my dream role in 'Star Wars.'
I do have a delicious face.
I think being thankful is very important, and being thankful means you're choosing to be kind.
I do think that Thanksgiving is a very nice holiday because it's all about saying thank you; it's being thankful.
'Room' was a very dark movie, but 'Wonder' is a fun, light movie that sends out an important message. There is a big difference.
I like spending time with cousins.
Smiles are everywhere, and smiles can spread. You can smile to someone, and they'll smile to another person, and it goes on and on and on.
