Courtland Mead

Courtland Mead
Born Courtland Robert Mead
(1987-04-19) April 19, 1987
Mission Viejo, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1991–2010

Courtland Robert Mead (born April 19, 1987[1]) is a former American child actor noted for his performances on-screen during the 1990s.

Biography

Mead was born in Mission Viejo, California, the son of Denise and Robert Mead. He has two sisters, Lauren and Candice Mead.[1] Courtland began acting at the age of 2, playing minor characters. His first noted achievement was when he played the part of young Johnny McGowan in the 1994 film Dragonworld. In 1997, Mead took on the role of psychic child Danny Torrance in Stephen King's The Shining television mini-series. Later that same year, he appeared as Uh-huh in the 1994 feature-film adaptation of The Little Rascals. During 1997 he appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien[2] and appeared in a commercial for Pizza Hut.[3] The following year he co-starred with Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Brad Renfro in Disney's Tom and Huck. He also played Howard in Corrina, Corrina with Whoopi Goldberg, Jack Merchant in Hellraiser IV, and Kirk Cameron's youngest brother in the short-lived WB sitcom Kirk.[4] Mead had spoken parts in The Haunting, based on the Shirley Jackson novel The Haunting of Hill House, Disney's Ariel the Little Mermaid, and 1995's Babe. Mead also provided the voices of Gus Griswold in the Disney animated series Recess and Ned Needlemeyer in Nightmare Ned, as well as the title character in Disney's Lloyd in Space. He has also reprised his role in The Young and the Restless as Nina's son, starting as Young Phillip and Phillip Chancellor IV. His last feature performance was in 2010, where he appeared as Tommy Farrell in Mean Parents Suck.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Film Reference - Courtland Mead".
  2. ↑ conanfan33 (2010-01-23), Goofy Kid Actor - 1997, retrieved 2018-08-05
  3. ↑ Wilber510 (2009-08-13), Pizza Hut The Edge Pizza commercial with Courtland Mead, retrieved 2018-08-05
  4. ↑ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 641. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
  5. ↑ "Courtland Mead". Who's Dated Who?. Retrieved 2018-08-05.


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