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Charlie McDermott

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Charlie McDermott
McDermott in 2011
Born
Charles Joseph McDermott Jr.

(1990-04-06) April 6, 1990 (age 34)
Occupation(s)Actor, director, writer
Years active2004–2019
Spouse
Sara Rejaie
(m. 2017)

Charles Joseph McDermott Jr. (born April 6, 1990) is an American actor, best known for his role as Axl Heck on ABC's The Middle. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the acclaimed film Frozen River.

In 2020, McDermott began releasing experimental folk music, with his debut album Some Things Fall Out of Your Hands. In 2022, he released a second album Blind Warm Weight. [1]

Biography

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McDermott briefly attended high school at Salesianum in Wilmington, Delaware before enrolling in, and graduating from, PA Leadership Charter School (PALCS), an online school in Pennsylvania. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 16.

Since 2004, he has worked on a wide range of television series, including The Office and Private Practice. His biggest roles to date are as Axl Heck on the TV show The Middle, Wild Bill in Disappearances, and T.J. Eddy in Frozen River. In 2008, he received a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award as Best Supporting Actor for his Frozen River performance.[2]

In 2017, McDermott married Sara Rejaie.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Village 10-Year-Old-Boy
2005 Keeping Up with the Kids Sneaky Short film
2007 Disappearances Wild Bill Bonhomme
All Along Tom Harrison
2007 The Ten Jake Johnson
2008 Holy Sapien Phineas Short film
Frozen River Troy "T.J." Eddy, Jr.
Sex Drive Andy
Oh My Captain! Ethan Short film
2009 Safe Harbor David
2010 Hot Tub Time Machine Chaz
Morning Jesse
Good Grief Jack Hinkler Short film
2015 Slow Learners Student in Guidance Office
ImagiGary Henry Also writer and director; feature film directorial debut
2016 Three Days Young Sean Short film[4]
2018 Instant Family Stewart
2019 Countdown Scott

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Windy Acres Young Garald Main сast (7 episodes)
2005 Franklin Charter Wes TV movie
2008 The Office Student Episode: "Job Fair"
Generation Gap Corey Williams TV movie
2009 Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas Pale Boy TV movie
Safe Harbor David Porter TV movie
Medium Brandon Whitman Episode: "A Necessary Evil"
Little Hollywood Richie Seaman TV pilot
Private Practice Bobby Douglas Episode: "What You Do for Love"
2009–2018 The Middle Axl Heck Main сast (215 episodes)
Directed 1 episode
2010 Bond of Silence Ryan Aldridge TV movie
2015 Super Clyde Clyde Unsold Pilot
2017 Future Man Young Barry Futturman Episode: "Operation: Natal Attraction"
2019 Unbelievable Ty Recurring roles

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2008 Independent Spirit Award Best Supporting Actor[2] Frozen River Nominated
2011 Young Artist Awards Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series (shared with Eden Sher and Atticus Shaffer) The Middle Nominated
2015 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor Nominated
2016 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema Best Actor in a Short Film Three Days Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  2. ^ a b "Frozen River – Best Supporting Male – Charlie McDermott" (PDF). Independent Spirit Award. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  3. ^ "What Has Charlie McDermott Been Up To Since 'The Middle'?". TheThings. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  4. ^ Three Days - Short Film, 2 December 2016, retrieved 2022-02-23
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