Alexander Gould
Alexander Gould | |
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Gould in October 2009 | |
Born |
Alexander Jerome Gould May 4, 1994 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
Alexander Jerome Gould (born May 4, 1994) is an American actor. He played Shane Botwin in the Showtime series Weeds.
Personal life
Gould was born in Los Angeles, to Tom and Valerie Gould. He has two younger sisters, Emma and Kelly, who are actresses. Gould practices Judaism, and is active in the Conservative Jewish youth group United Synagogue Youth. He participated in Nativ, a gap year program, where he spent ten months living in Israel, including time in the Negev desert, teaching English to elementary school children.[1][2][3][4] Gould is a student at Brandeis University.[4][5] He formerly attended Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, until the end of his sophomore year when he transferred to Brandeis, in Waltham, Massachusetts, where he is studying Philosophy.
Career
Gould voiced the eponymous characters in Finding Nemo and Bambi II. He played Shane Botwin in Weeds and David Collins in the remake of the soap opera Dark Shadows, but the pilot episode was rejected by The WB.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | City of Angels | Little Boy | Uncredited |
2000 | Mexico City | Peter Cobb | |
2002 | They | Young Billy | |
2003 | Finding Nemo | Nemo (voice) | |
2003 | Exploring the Reef | Nemo (voice) | Short |
2006 | Curious George | Kid (voice) | |
2006 | How to Eat Fried Worms | Twitch | |
2006 | Bambi II | Bambi (voice) | |
2016 | Finding Dory | Passenger Carl (voice) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. | Young Bailey Kipper | Episode: "Teacher, Teacher" |
2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Ronnie | Episode: "Chokin' and Tokin" |
2000 | Malcolm in the Middle | Egg | Episode: "Funeral" |
2000 | The Geena Davis Show | Sam | Episode: "Cooties" |
2001 | Ally McBeal | Ben | 2 episodes |
2001 | 7th Heaven | Pee Wee #1 | Episode: "Apologize" |
2001 | The Day the World Ended | Young Ben | Television film |
2001 | Family Law | Josh Deverell | Episode: "Angel's Flight" |
2002 | Even Stevens | Grayson | Episode: "Little Mr. Sacktown" |
2002 | Boomtown | Tom at 8 | Episode: "Reelin' in the Years" |
2004 | Dark Shadows | David Collins | Unaired Television film |
2004 | Oliver Beene | Young Ted | Episode: "Soup to Nuts" |
2005–12 | Weeds | Shane Botwin | 102 episodes |
2005 | Duck Dodgers | Boy / Young Son (voices) | 2 episodes |
2007 | Criminal Minds | Jeremy Jacobs | Episode: "Seven Seconds" |
2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jack Trembley | Episode: "Unorthodox" |
2008 | Pushing Daisies | Elliott McQuoddy | Episode: "The Legend of Merle McQuoddy" |
2009 | Supernatural | Cole Griffiths | Episode: "Death Takes a Holiday" |
2010 | The Life & Times of Tim | Boy Scout (voice) | Episode: "The Girl Scout Incident/Rodney Has a Wife?" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Bambi II | Bambi (voice) | |
2013 | Superman: Unbound | Jimmy Olsen (voice) |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
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2004 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Voice-Over Performance | Finding Nemo | Won |
Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Voice Over Role – Young Actor | Won | ||
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Weeds | Nominated |
Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor | Won | ||
Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film | How to Eat Fried Worms | Won | ||
2008 | Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor | Weeds | Nominated | |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
References
- ↑ James, Jennifer (September 12, 2003). "The Kids' Reading Room; Kid-to-Kid; 'Meet Alexander Gould'". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Finding Nachas; Disney/Pixar's new film is indeed a fine kettle of fish" – via HighBeam Research.
- ↑ "Jewish Telegraph Online - Arts & Entertainment".
- 1 2 "'Weeds' star forgoes suburbia for an unrecognized stint in the desert - The Times of Israel". The Times of Israel.
- ↑ "Alexander Gould as Shane Botwin in Weeds". SHO.com.