Liam James

Not to be confused with Liam James Payne.

Liam James (born August 7, 1996) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Noah Curtis in the 2009 film 2012, young Shawn Spencer on the USA Network television series Psych, and the lead character, Duncan, in 2013's The Way, Way Back.^[1][2][3] He also starred as Jack Linden in AMC's The Killing and Adam Warren in ABC's The Family, playing the son of main characters.

Liam James
Born	(1996-08-07) August 7, 1996 (age 29) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present

James is from Vancouver, British Columbia. He has heterochromia iridum with one green and one blue eye.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Good Luck Chuck	Boy in Penguin Habitat
	Things We Lost in the Fire	Cousin Dave
	Fred Claus	Fred Claus (age 12)
	Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem	Sam Benson
2009	Horsemen	Sean Breslin
	2012	Noah Curtis
2011	Christmas Comes Home to Canaan	Bobber Burtion
2013	The Way, Way Back	Duncan
2017	Speech & Debate	Solomon

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006–2010	Psych	Young Shawn Spencer	Recurring role, 60 episodes
2008	Fear Itself	Young Harry	Episode: "Spooked"
2010	Fringe	Teddy Falls	Episode: "Johari Window"
2011–2013	The Haunting Hour: The Series	Scott and Jared	Episodes: "Pumpkinhead", and "Uncle Howee"
2011–2014	The Killing	Jack Linden	Recurring role (season 1) Main role (Season 2, 4) Guest (season 3) 22 episodes
2016	The Family	Adam Warren / Ben Murphy	Main role, 12 episodes
2018–2019	Deadly Class	Billy	Main role[4]
2023	White House Plumbers	Saint John Hunt	HBO limited series[5]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Youth Performance	The Way, Way Back	Nominated	[6]
2013	Young Hollywood Award	Breakthrough Performance - Male		Won	[7]
2014	Critics' Choice Movie Award	Best Young Actor/Actress		Nominated	[8]
2014	MTV Movie Award	Best Breakthrough Performance		Nominated	[9]
2014	Young Artist Award	Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film		Nominated	[10]