Gunnar Sizemore
American voice actor (born 2005)
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Gunnar Lombardi Sizemore (born January 9, 2005) is an American actor whose work spans live-action television, animated series and feature films.[1]
January 9, 2005
Gunnar Sizemore | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gunnar Lombardi Sizemore January 9, 2005 United States |
| Education | Harvard College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Known for | Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny Nashville Everybody Still Hates Chris |
Early life and education
Sizemore is the son of actor Kevin Sizemore and strength-coach Gina Lombardi. He is the nephew of Sukretas Bockil. [2]
After attending secondary school in Los Angeles, he matriculated at Harvard College in 2023. While there, he directed Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape at the Loeb Experimental Theater and contributed lighting design to the student-written First-Year Musical, The Kids Are All Right. He also became a writer for The Harvard Lampoon, where he was affectionately nicknamed "Funny Gunnar Sizemore".[3][4]
At the age of 8, Sizemore earned a Best Actor nomination at the 11th Annual 168 Film Festival for his performance in the short drama Heartfall (2013).[5]
Career
Acting
Sizemore's screen debut came with a recurring guest role on the Disney XD martial-arts comedy Kickin' It, followed in 2014 by his role as Micah Brenner on ABC's country-music drama Nashville.[1]
Voice acting
He voiced Bao, one of the four panda cubs, in DreamWorks' CG series Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny, released globally on Amazon Prime Video in 2018 and 2019.[6]
Other animated work includes lead character Happy McSweeney in Nickelodeon's holiday special Lucky (2019),[7] Billy Billions in the 2016 Ben 10 reboot, and a supporting role in Hotel Transylvania 2.[1]
In June 2024, Sizemore was announced as the voice of Greg Wuliger—Chris Rock's long-suffering best friend—in Everybody Still Hates Chris, the animated sequel to the cult sitcom Everybody Hates Chris commissioned by Comedy Central.[8] He promoted the series alongside the principal cast at San Diego Comic-Con 2024.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Book of Life | Ignacio | [10] |
| 2015 | The Prophet | School Boy | [10] |
| 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Additional voices | |
| 2019 | Serenity | Patrick (voice) | [10] |
| 2019 | Lucky | Happy McSweeney | Television film[10] |
| 2020 | Latte and the Magic Waterstone | Amaroo, Boar Kid (voice) | English dub[10] |
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Nashville | Micah Brenner | ||
| 2014–2015 | Clarence | Cooter | ||
| 2015 | Kickin' It | Walt | Episode: "Bringing Down the House" | [11] |
| 2016–2019 | Ben 10 | Billy Billions (voice) | [10] | |
| 2018–2025 | Craig of the Creek | Jason, Aaron (voice) | [10] | |
| 2018–2019 | Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny | Bao (voice) | [10] | |
| 2018 | The Loud House | Trent (voice) | 1 episode | [10] |
| 2018 | The Adventures of Kid Danger | Little Dingus (voice) | [10] | |
| 2019 | The Casagrandes | Kingston (voice) | Episode: "New Haunts" | [10] |
| 2020 | Cleopatra in Space | Philo (voice) | ||
| 2024 | Everybody Still Hates Chris | Greg Wuliger (voice) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures | Wes Vinik (voice) | [12][10] |