Oakes Fegley

Oakes Tonne Fegley (/ˌoʊˈks ˈfɛˌɡliː/; [1][2] born November 11, 2004)[3] is an American actor. He has starred in Pete's Dragon (2016), Wonderstruck (2017), The Goldfinch (2019), The War with Grandpa (2020), and The Fabelmans (2022).

Oakes Fegley
Fegley (left) in September 2019
Born
Oakes Tonne Fegley

(2004-11-11) November 11, 2004
Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Notable workPete's Dragon
Person of Interest
The Goldfinch
The Fabelmans
RelativesWinslow Fegley (brother)

Early life and education

Fegley was born November 11, 2004 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the son of actors Michael Fegley and Mercedes "Merce" (née Tonne).[4] He is the older brother of Winslow Fegley, also an actor.[5]

Career

In 2014, Fegley made his acting debut with the drama film Fort Bliss, playing Paul Swann along with Michelle Monaghan and Ron Livingston.[6][7] The film, which premiered in 2014, was directed by Claudia Myers.[7] He played the young Judd Altman in the comedy-drama film This Is Where I Leave You, directed by Shawn Levy and released in September 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures.[6][8] He later appeared as Young Elias "Eli" Thompson in the fifth season of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.[6] He also has appeared in CBS' Person of Interest as Gabriel Hayward.[9]

Fegley played the lead role of Pete in Walt Disney Pictures' fantasy comedy-drama film Pete's Dragon, opposite Oona Laurence, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Robert Redford.[6] The film was directed by David Lowery and released in August 2016.[10]

Fegley appeared in The Weinstein Company's comedy film The War with Grandpa starring Robert De Niro, released in August 2020.[11] In 2022, he played Chad Thomas in Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical film The Fabelmans, the character being based on a student who levied anti-Semetic abuse towards Spielberg during his high school years in real life.[12]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Glass Boy Short film
2013 Children of the Moon Michael Short film, alongside his father
2014 Fort Bliss Paul Swann
This Is Where I Leave You Young Judd Altman
2015 Prism Young Bryan
2016 Pete's Dragon Pete[13]
2017 Wonderstruck Ben[14]
The Truth About Lies Boy
2019 The Goldfinch Young Theo Decker[15][16]
2020 The War with Grandpa Peter Decker[17]
2022 The Fabelmans Chad Thomas[18]
TBA When the Moon Was Twice as Big Jeffrey Post-production
TBA Adam the First Adam Post-production
TBA Who Framed Tommy Callahan Tommy Callahan Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Boardwalk Empire Young Elias "Eli" Thompson[19] 3 episodes
2014–16 Person of Interest Gabriel Hayward[20] 3 episodes
TBA Dark Matter Charlie Dessen[21] Main role, upcoming series
2023 Accused Devin Harmon[22] Episode: 'Scott's Story'

Nomination and awards
Year Nomination Work Category Result
2017 Pete's Dragon (2016 film) 38th Young Artist Awards

Best performance in a Feature Film - leading Young Actor

 Nominated
2018 Wonderstruck (film) 39th Young Artist Awards

Best performance in a Feature Film -leading Young Actor

 Nominated

References
  1. "Michael Fegley". Facebook. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. Sarah Paulson & Oakes Fegley Talk Character Transformation in The Goldfinch. IMDb (YouTube). September 6, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. "Oakes Fegley Young Allentown actor lands starring role in Disney's 'Pete's Dragon' feature film | Whitehall-Coplay Press". whitehallcoplay.thelehighvalleypress.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  4. "How Allentown's Oakes Fegley became a Disney star". The Morning Call. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. "Lehigh Valley Movie Connection: Fegley brothers have family competition with 'dueling' feature films". www.mcall.com.
  6. Kroll, Justin (September 19, 2014). "Disney Finds Its Pete For 'Pete's Dragon' Remake (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  7. Dargis, Manohla (September 18, 2014). "At Home in War. In War at Home". The New York Times. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  8. "This is Where I Leave You (2014)". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  9. "Allentown boy to appear in CBS "Person of Interest"". mcall.com. December 15, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  10. Lesnick, Silas (January 13, 2015). "Pete's Dragon for Set for 2016, Ghost in the Shell for 2017". comingsoon.net. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  11. Amanda, N'Duka. "Oakes Fegley To Co-Star In 'The War With Grandpa'". Deadline. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  12. "Chloe East, Oakes Fegley and Isabelle Kusman join Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans". Cinema Express.
  13. "On the set of 'Pete's Dragon' with Allentown's Oakes Fegley". mcall.com.
  14. "Gorgeous New Wonderstruck Clip With Millicent Simmonds & Oakes Fegley Exploring New York". awardsdaily.com.
  15. "Oakes Fegley Interview The Goldfinch TIFF 2019". youtube.com.
  16. "Sarah Paulson & Oakes Fegley Talk 'The Goldfinch,' Puppies, and Ice Cream at TIFF 2019". collider.com.
  17. "Don't enlist for "The War With Grandpa"". thespool.net.
  18. "Chloe East, Oakes Fegley and Isabelle Kusman join Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans". Cinema Express.
  19. "16-Year-Old Allentown Native Oakes Fegley is Making a Name for Himself". lehighvalleystyle.com.
  20. "Oakes Fegley Signs With Verve". deadline.com.
  21. "'Dark Matter': Oakes Fegley & Dayo Okeniyi Join Joel Edgerton & Jennifer Connelly In Apple TV+ Series". deadline.com.
  22. "'Accused': Oakes Fegley, Robert Wisdom Join Cast Of Fox Anthology Drama". deadline.com.
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