Alexander Gould
| Alexander Gould | |
|---|---|
.jpeg) Gould in October 2009 | |
| Born |
Alexander Jerome Gould May 4, 1994 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Notable work |
Nemo in Finding Nemo Bambi in Bambi II Twitch in How to Eat Fried Worms Shane Botwin in Weeds |
Alexander Jerome Gould (born May 4, 1994) is an American actor. Gould played Twitch in How to Eat Fried Worms and Shane Botwin in Weeds. He also voiced Nemo in Finding Nemo and Bambi in Bambi II.
Personal life
Gould was born in Los Angeles, to Tom and Valerie Gould. He has two younger sisters, Emma and Kelly, who are actresses. Gould practices Judaism, and is active in the Conservative Jewish youth group USY (he was president of his local USY synagogue chapter during his senior year of high school). He participated in Nativ, a gap year program, where he spent ten months living in Israel, including time in the Negev desert, teaching English to elementary school children.[1][2][3][4] Gould is a student at Brandeis University.[4][5] He formerly attended Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, until the end of his sophomore year when he transferred to Brandeis, in Waltham, Massachusetts, where he is studying Philosophy.
Career
Gould made his television debut in Freaks and Geeks and feature film debut They. He voiced the title characters in Finding Nemo and Bambi II. Gould played Shane Botwin in Showtime's Weeds and David Collins in the WB remake of the soap opera Dark Shadows, but its pilot episode was rejected by The WB and never aired.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | City of Angels | Little Boy | Uncredited |
| 2000 | Mexico City | Peter Cobb | |
| 2002 | They | Young Billy | |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Nemo (voice) | |
| Exploring the Reef | Nemo (voice) | Short | |
| 2005 | Diary of a Worm | Narrator | Short |
| Wheelmen | Arthur | ||
| 2006 | Bambi II | Bambi (voice) | |
| Curious George | Kid (voice) | ||
| How to Eat Fried Worms | Twitch | ||
| 2011 | Ties | Evan | Short film |
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Passenger Carl / Additional Voices | Cameo |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. | Young Bailey Kipper | Episode: "Teacher, Teacher" |
| 2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Ronnie | Episode: "Chokin' and Tokin" |
| Malcolm in the Middle | Egg | Episode: "Funeral" | |
| The Geena Davis Show | Sam | Episode: "Cooties" | |
| 2001 | Ally McBeal | Ben | 2 episodes |
| 7th Heaven | Pee Wee #1 | Episode: "Apologize" | |
| The Day the World Ended | Young Ben | Television film | |
| Family Law | Josh Deverell | Episode: "Angel's Flight" | |
| 2002 | Even Stevens | Grayson | Episode: "Little Mr. Sacktown" |
| Boomtown | Tom at 8 | Episode: "Reelin' in the Years" | |
| 2004 | Dark Shadows | David Collins | Unaired Television film |
| Oliver Beene | Young Ted | Episode: "Soup to Nuts" | |
| 2005–12 | Weeds | Shane Botwin | 102 episodes |
| 2005 | Duck Dodgers | Boy / Young Son (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Criminal Minds | Jeremy Jacobs | Episode: "Seven Seconds" |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jack Trembley | Episode: "Unorthodox" |
| Pushing Daisies | Elliott McQuoddy | Episode: "The Legend of Merle McQuoddy" | |
| 2009 | Supernatural | Cole Griffiths | Episode: "Death Takes a Holiday" |
| 2010 | The Life & Times of Tim | Boy Scout (voice) | Episode: "The Girl Scout Incident/Rodney Has a Wife?" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Librarian from the Black Lagoon | Hubie | Narrator Short film |
| 2013 | Superman: Unbound | Jimmy Olsen (voice) |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Voice-Over Performance | Finding Nemo | Won |
| Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actor | Won | ||
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Weeds | Nominated |
| Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor | Won | ||
| Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film | How to Eat Fried Worms | Won | ||
| 2008 | Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor | Weeds | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
References
- ↑ James, Jennifer (September 12, 2003). "THE KIDS' READING ROOM; KID-TO-KID; 'Meet Alexander Gould'". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Finding Nachas; Disney/Pixar's new film is indeed a fine kettle of fish" – via HighBeam Research.
- ↑ "JEWISH TELEGRAPH ONLINE - Arts & Entertainment".
- 1 2 "'Weeds' star forgoes suburbia for an unrecognized stint in the desert - The Times of Israel". The Times of Israel.
- ↑ "Alexander Gould as Shane Botwin in Weeds". SHO.com.