Christian Convery
Canadian child actor (born 2009)
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Christian Convery (born November 10, 2009)[1] is a Canadian and American teen actor. He is best known for his leading role as Gus in the Netflix series Sweet Tooth (2021–2024)[2][3] and his performance in the comedy horror films Cocaine Bear (2023) and The Monkey (2025).[4] He received an Emmy Award nomination for his performance in the final season of Sweet Tooth. He also appeared as young Victor Frankenstein in Guillermo del Toro's film Frankenstein.[5][6]
- United States
- Canada
Christian Convery | |
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| Born | November 10, 2009[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Early life
Convery was born in Los Angeles, California, on November 10, 2009.[1] Convery holds dual citizenship in Canada and the United States.[7]
Career
Convery made his acting debut in 2016, at age six, portraying Conner in Marita Grabiak's romantic comedy Hearts of Spring.[8][9] That same year, he appeared in episodes of the television series Supernatural and Van Helsing, followed by roles in Legion and Lucifer in 2017.[10] His first leading role came in the 2016 Hallmark Entertainment television film My Christmas Dream, where he portrayed Cooper Stone alongside Danica McKellar and David Haydn-Jones.[11]
In 2018, he portrayed Jasper Sheff in the drama Beautiful Boy, starring Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell.[8] In 2019, Convery appeared in the television film Descendants 3 and received a Young Artist Award in the Streaming Series or Film category .[12][13] He also co-starred with John Cena, John Leguizamo, Judy Greer, and Keegan-Michael Key in the feature film Playing with Fire portraying the character Will.[citation needed]
From 2019 to 2020, Convery took on the leading role of Morgan in the Disney Channel series Pup Academy.[11] His performance earned him the Best Lead Actor award in Television Series at the 2020 Young Artist Awards.[14]
In 2021, Convery was cast in his breakthrough role as Gus, a deer-human hybrid protagonist, in the Netflix post-apocalyptic fantasy series Sweet Tooth.[3][8][15] The series, based on Jeff Lemire's comic book series of the same name, showed Convery alongside Will Forte and Nonso Anozie, and ran for multiple seasons (2021–2024).[16][17]
He subsequently portrayed Rob Horton in The Tiger Rising, a drama film adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's novel, working with Dennis Quaid and Queen Latifah.[18] In 2023, Convery appeared in the Elizabeth Banks comedy horror film Cocaine Bear.[19] He also starred opposite Theo James in Neon's 2025 Stephen King adaption The Monkey directed by Oz Perkins.[20][21][22] Convery appears in Guillermo del Toro's Netflix adaptation of Frankenstein.[23]
Upcoming projects
Convery is cast alongside Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor in the feature film Flowervale Street, scheduled for release in August 2026.[24][25][26]
In January 2025, it was announced that Convery will star in the comedy film Rolling Loud, directed by Jeremy Garelick, alongside Owen Wilson and Matt Riffe, scheduled for release in September 2026.[27][28]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Aliens Ate My Homework | Eric | [29] |
| The Package | Jake Floyd | [30][31] | |
| Venom | Joey | Deleted scene[32] | |
| Beautiful Boy | Jasper Sheff | [33][34] | |
| 2019 | A Snake Marked | Young Snake | Short film |
| Playing with Fire | Will | [35][36] | |
| William | Young William | ||
| 2020 | Aliens Stole My Body | Eric | |
| 2021 | The Tiger Rising | Rob Horton | [18][37] |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Fregley (voice) | [38] | |
| 2023 | Cocaine Bear | Henry | [19][39] |
| Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie | Chase (voice) | [40][41] | |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever | Fregley (voice) | [42][43] | |
| 2024 | Barron's Cove | Ethan | Released[44] |
| 2025 | The Monkey | young Hal / Bill Shelburn[20] | |
| Frankenstein | young Victor Frankenstein | ||
| 2026 | Flowervale Street | TBA | Post-production |
| Rolling Loud | TBA | ||
| TBA | (Saint) Peter | Peter Blanes |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hearts of Spring | Conner | Television film |
| Supernatural | Lucas Kellinger[45] | Episode: "The Foundry" | |
| My Christmas Dream | Cooper | Television film | |
| Van Helsing | Vampire Child #4A[46] | Episode: "Last Time" | |
| Christmas List | David Anthony Owens | Television film | |
| 2017 | Legion | 4-year-old David Haller[47][48] | 3 episodes |
| Lucifer | Ethan[49][50] | Episode: "Deceptive Little Parasite" | |
| Coming Home for Christmas | Paul | Television film | |
| Christmas at Holly Lodge | Kyle Talbert | Television film | |
| 2018 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled | Danny[51] | Television film |
| It's Christmas, Eve | Wyatt | Television film | |
| A Twist of Christmas | Elliot Hewitt | Television film | |
| Santa's Boots | Todd | Television film | |
| 2019 | V.C. Andrews' Heaven | Keith[52] | Television film |
| Descendants 3 | Squeaky[53][54] | Television film | |
| 2020 | Pup Academy | Morgan[55][56] | Main role |
| 2021–2024 | Sweet Tooth | Gus[57] | Main role |
| 2023 | One Piece | Young Sanji[58][59] | Episode: "The Chef and the Chore Boy" |
| 2025–present | Invincible | Oliver Grayson / Kid Omni-Man (voice) | 7 episodes (Season 3 and 4)[60] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organisation | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Movie: Young Actor | Christmas List | Won | [61] |
| 2021 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Artist | Brahms: The Boy II | Nominated | [62] |
| 2022 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Streaming Series: Leading Youth Actor | Sweet Tooth | Won | [63] |
| 2024 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actor | Cocaine Bear | Won | [64] |
| 2024 | Leo Awards | Best Lead Performance Motion Picture | Cocaine Bear | Nominated | [65] |
| 2025 | Children's and Family Emmy Awards | Outstanding Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program | Sweet Tooth | Won | [66] |
