Jack Dylan Grazer

Jack Dylan Grazer (born September 3, 2003)^[1][2][3] is an American actor. His^[a] accolades include an MTV Movie & TV Award, in addition to a nomination for an Annie Award.

Jack Dylan Grazer
Grazer at the 2024 WonderCon
Born	(2003-09-03) September 3, 2003 (age 21) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2014–present
Relatives	Brian Grazer (uncle)

Grazer started his career in 2015 and gained recognition for his role as Eddie Kaspbrak in the supernatural horror films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019), and for playing Freddy Freeman in the DC Extended Universe superhero films Shazam (2019) and Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023). After starring in the HBO miniseries We Are Who We Are (2020), he voiced Alberto Scorfano in the Pixar animated fantasy Luca (2021). Grazer's other roles include those of a troubled teenager in the horror film Don't Tell a Soul (2020) and young Joe Emerson in the musical film Dreamin' Wild (2022).

Life and career

Grazer was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Angela Lafever and Gavin Grazer, an actor.^[5][6] His paternal uncle is producer Brian Grazer.^[7][8] Grazer sponsors a scholarship at the Adderley School for Performing Arts in Pacific Palisades, where he is an alumnus, for two students annually.^[9]

The Hollywood Reporter named him one of the top 30 stars under age 18 in 2018.^[10]

He began his acting career by playing guest roles in film and on television. Grazer had his breakthrough role in an adaptation of Stephen King's novel It, playing the role of Eddie Kaspbrak in the supernatural horror films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019). He also starred on the CBS series Me, Myself, & I. Grazer portrayed Freddy Freeman in the 2019 DC Extended Universe film Shazam! and later reprised his role in the 2023 sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Grazer had lead roles in Luca Guadagnino's coming-of-age drama television series We Are Who We Are (2020) and in the thriller film Don't Tell a Soul (2020). He voiced Alberto Scorfano in the Pixar film Luca (2021), and voiced Barney in the animated film Ron's Gone Wrong (2021). He also appeared in the 2022 DC Comics animated film Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons as the son of Superman, Jonathan Kent.

In July 2021, Grazer came out as bisexual during an Instagram livestream and declared "he/they" as his pronouns.^[4][11]

Filmography

Grazer at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con

Film

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Tales of Halloween	Young Joey Stranger	Segment: The Weak and the Wicked; anthology film	[7]
2017	It	Eddie Kaspbrak		[7]
	Scales: Mermaids Are Real	Adam Wilts		[7]
2018	Beautiful Boy	12-year-old Nic Sheff		[12]
2019	It Chapter Two	Young Eddie Kaspbrak		[12]
	Shazam!	Freddy Freeman		[13]
2020	Don't Tell a Soul	Joey Chambliss		[14]
2021	Luca	Alberto Scorfano	Voice role	[15]
	Ciao Alberto	Alberto Scorfano	Voice role; animated short film	[16]
	Ron's Gone Wrong	Barney	Voice role	[17]
2022	Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons	Jonathan Kent / Superboy	Direct-to-video film; voice role	[18]
	Dreamin' Wild	Young Joe Emerson		[19]
2023	Shazam! Fury of the Gods	Freddy Freeman		[20]
	Downtown Owl	Eli		[21]
2024	Friendship	Steven Waterman		[22]
2026	4 Kids Walk Into a Bank †	Berger	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	The Greatest Event in Television History	Son	Episode: "Bosom Buddies"	[7]
2015	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Kayden Aukerman	Episode: "Jesse Tyler Ferguson Wears a Brown Checked Shirt and Stripey Socks"	[7]
2017–2018	Me, Myself & I	Young Alex Riley	Main role	[7]
2018	Speechless	Rev	Episode: "E-I-- EIGHTEEN"	[23]
2019	Robot Chicken	Freddy Freeman	Voice role; Shazam! promotion	[24]
2020	We Are Who We Are	Fraser Wilson	Main role	[25]
2024	The Spiderwick Chronicles	Thimbletack	Main role; voice	[26][27][28][29]

Accolades

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	Fright Meter Awards	Best Supporting Actor	It	Nominated	[30]
2018	MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best On-Screen Team	It	Won	[31]
2019	Hollywood Critics Association	Next Generation of Hollywood	–	Won	[32]
2022	Annie Awards	Best Voice Acting – Feature	Luca	Nominated	[33]

Notes

1. Grazer uses he/they pronouns. This article uses masculine pronouns for consistency.^[4]