Christian Convery

Christian Convery (born November 10, 2009)^[3] is a Canadian child actor known for his roles in the Netflix fantasy series Sweet Tooth (2021–2024)^[4][5] and the comedy horror film Cocaine Bear (2023).^[6]

Christian Convery
Born	(2009-11-10) November 10, 2009 (age 15)[1][2] Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Citizenship	United States Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2016–present
Relatives	Christopher Convery (cousin)

Early life

Convery was born in Los Angeles on November 10, 2009 and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[7] He has lived in BC since he was around 2 years old because he had family that lived there. He stated that he has dual citizenship, American and Canadian.^[8]

Career

He made his film debut in the romantic comedy Hearts of Spring by Marita Grabiak as Conner, released in April 2016,^[9][10] followed by roles that year in Supernatural and Van Helsing, and then Legion and Lucifer in 2017.^[11] In November 2016 he was seen in the TV film My Christmas Dream by Hallmark Entertainment in his first leading role alongside Danica McKellar and David Haydn-Jones as the latter's son Cooper Stone.^[12]

In 2019, he was honored again with a Young Artist Award in the Streaming Series or Film category.^[13] In the 2018 drama film, Beautiful Boy with Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell, he played the role of Jasper Sheff.^[9] He had a leading role as Morgan in the Disney Channel series Pup Academy.^[12][9] He was also seen in the 2019 television film Descendants 3.^[14] Convery appeared as Will in Playing with Fire alongside John Cena, John Leguizamo, Judy Greer, and Keegan-Michael Key. In 2020, he won the Best Lead Actor award in the Television Series for Pup Academy.^[15]

In the Netflix fantasy series Sweet Tooth with Will Forte and Nonso Anozie, he had a leading role as deer-boy Gus in 2021.^{[5][16][17][18]} For the drama The Tiger Rising, based on the book by Kate DiCamillo, he stood with Dennis Quaid and Queen Latifah as Rob Horton on camera.^[19]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Aliens Ate My Homework	Eric[20]
	The Package	Jake Floyd[21][22]
	Venom	Joey[23]	Deleted scene
	Beautiful Boy	Jasper Sheff[24][25]
2019	A Snake Marked	Young Snake	Short film
	Playing with Fire	Will[26][27]
	William	Young William
2020	Aliens Stole My Body	Eric
2021	The Tiger Rising	Rob Horton[28][29]
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Fregley (voice)[30]
2023	Cocaine Bear	Henry[31][32]
	Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie	Chase (voice)[33][34]
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever	Fregley (voice)[35][36]	Uncredited
2024	Barron's Cove	Ethan[37][38]
2025	The Monkey	Young Hal / Bill[39][40]	Post-production
	Frankenstein	TBA	Post-production
2026	Flowervale Street	TBA	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Hearts of Spring	Conner	Television film
	Supernatural	Lucas Kellinger[41]	Episode: "The Foundry"
	My Christmas Dream	Cooper	Television film
	Van Helsing	Vampire Child #4A[42]	Episode: "Last Time"
	Christmas List	David Anthony Owens	Television film
2017	Legion	4-year-old David Haller[43][44]	3 episodes
	Lucifer	Ethan[45][46]	Episode: "Deceptive Little Parasite"
	Coming Home for Christmas	Paul	Television film
	Christmas at Holly Lodge	Kyle Talbert	Television film
2018	Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled	Danny[47][48]	Television film
	It's Christmas, Eve	Wyatt	Television film
	A Twist of Christmas	Elliot Hewitt	Television film
	Santa's Boots	Todd	Television film
2019	V.C. Andrews' Heaven	Keith[49]	Television film
	Descendants 3	Squeaky[50][51]	Television film
2020	Pup Academy	Morgan[52][53]	Main role
2021–2024	Sweet Tooth	Gus[54]	Main role
2023	One Piece	Young Sanji[55][56][57]	Episode: "The Chef and the Chore Boy"
2025	Invincible	Kid Omni-Man / Oliver Grayson (voice)	[58]

References

1. "November 10, 2009, a star is born, yes a star, the brightest of all and that with his sweet way has been enchanting everyone since he stepped on this earth, literally an angel in person who was given and granted to the name of Christian. The best name he can have and that means the one who has the love of God, the one who is adventurous, determined and a warrior, exactly what you are and so much more. I love you, Christian Convery". instagram.com.
2. "What a day! #Surprised #grateful #happiness #friendships #amazing13birthday". instagram.com.
3. "Today is 13!". instagram.com.
4. "No taste for a pandemic-set fantasy? Netflix's new show may change that". Los Angeles Times. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
5. Sepinwall, Alan (2021-06-02). "'Sweet Tooth': A Gentle Take on a Dystopian Tale". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
6. McArthur, Jeff (host); Mackenzie, Carolyn (host); Convery, Christian (guest) (2023-02-24). Vancouver's Christian Convery chats new film 'Cocaine Bear'. The Morning Show (morning news show). Global Television Network. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
7. ""It was f***ed!": Vancouver child actor shines and swears in "Cocaine Bear" | News". dailyhive.com.
8. "Cocaine Bear And Sweet Tooth's Christian Convery Opens Up About Child Acting; News". nycastings.com. 25 May 2023.
9. Thompson, Avery (2021-06-03). "Christian Convery: 5 Things To Know About The 'Sweet Tooth' Breakout Star Who Is Just 11". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
10. "Sweet Tooth: Christian Convery on leading Netflix fantasy drama - Exclusive Interview". Courageous Nerd. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
11. "Christian Convery". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
12. "Deutsche Synchronkartei - Darsteller - Christian Convery". www.synchronkartei.de. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
13. "2019 Winners". www.youngartistawards.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
14. Pedersen, Erik (2018-05-21). "'Descendants 3': Disney Channel Pic Adds Cheyenne Jackson As Hades From 'Hercules'". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
15. "CHRISTIAN CONVERY'S PETS". celebritypets.net.
16. "Actor Christian Convery talks Netflix's 'Sweet Tooth'". PIX11. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
17. Diekhaus, Christopher (8 June 2021). ""Sweet Tooth": Postapokalyptische Comicadaption mit hochaktuellen Bezügen – Review". fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-19.
18. White, Peter (2021-07-29). "'Sweet Tooth' Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
19. Clement, Nick (2020-09-10). "Queen Latifah Talks About Her Family-Friendly Drama 'The Tiger Rising'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
20. "ALIENS ATE MY HOMEWORK! March 6th @aliensateMyHW @universalENT With the Amazing Director @seanmcnamara6 #AAMH". twitter.com.
21. "Christian ConveryMovies". www.moviefone.com.
22. "Christian Convery Biography". www.tribute.ca.
23. "My scene in VENOM! @venommovie @venomiscoming @venom_media @marvel @marvelstudios". instagram.com.
24. "Steve Carell's Drama 'Beautiful Boy' Casts Christian Convery". variety.com. 3 April 2017.
25. "So sooooo excited and feel so grateful to everyone at Amazon Studios to the amazing Cast and Crew of Beautiful Boy!!! Just won Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film! Thank you @yeaawards ! Thank you @amazonstudios @beautifulboymovie @tchalamet @planbentertainment.ca #Stevecarrell @mauratierneynews @amberunraveled #felixvongroeningen #jeremykleiner #dedegardner #bradpitt #francinemaisler @francinemaisler for your belief in me and in making this award come true for me!🙏🙏🎉 Wearing this Navy Blue Suit and shoes by the one and only @rococlothing !!! Best Suits! @innovativeartists @premieretalentmanagement @abbybluestone @_davidsheff @nic_sheff @theacademy @goldenglobes". instagram.com.
26. "john cena and christian convery on the set of playing with fire. #JohnCena #WWEJohnCena #HustleLoyaltyRespect #Recognized #RespectEarnIt #AttitudeAdjustment #TeamCena #TheFaceThatRunsThePlace #LetsGoCena #RiseAboveHate #SuperCena #TheChampIsHere #UCantSeeMe #MyTimeIsNow #NeverGiveUp #CenationLeader #BigMatchJawn #TheFranchise #AllTimer #Follow4Follow #GainPost #Like4Like #FollowTrain #GainTrick #RAW #SmackdownLive #PlayingWithFireMovie". instagram.com.
27. Ide, Wendy (29 December 2019). "Playing With Fire review – so unfunny it will extinguish your will to live". The Observer.
28. "The Tiger Rising". theavenue.film.
29. "Christian Convery Reveals What It Was Really Like Making The Tiger Rising - Exclusive". www.thelist.com. February 2022.
30. "Fregley". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
31. ""It was f***ed!": Child actor from Vancouver shines and swears in "Cocaine Bear"". dailyhive.com.
32. "Interview: Christian Convery Talks 'Cocaine Bear'". popternative.com. March 2023.
33. Vlessing, Etan (25 January 2023). "Kristen Bell, Mckenna Grace, Lil Rel Howery Board 'Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie' Sequel". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
34. "Excited to share that I will be coming to theaters around the world for the Feature Film "Paw Patrol, The Might Movie" on October 13th! @deadline @pawpatrol @pawpatrolmovie @calbrunker @paramountpics @paramountuk 🎉". instagram.com.
35. "Catch me as retuning Fregley in Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas Cabin Fever! Now streaming on Disney Plus". instagram.com.
36. "Loved voicing Fregley in Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas Cabin Fever now streaming on Disney Plus 😄". instagram.com.
37. "Poster Drop! Barron's Cove World Premiere this Sunday at The Hampton's Film Festival. See you all there! @evkelm @garretthedlund @raulcastillo @therealhamishlinklater @brittanysnow @slang_711 @mandalaypictures". instagram.com.
38. "BARRON'S COVE to Premier at the Hamptons International Film Festival". www.stocktitan.net. 30 September 2024.
39. "'The Monkey': Stephen King Adaptation With Theo James Also Stars Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Christian Convery, Colin O'Brien, Rohan Campbell & Sarah Levy; Filming Wraps". Deadline Hollywood. 28 March 2024.
40. "Glad I got to be apart of this absolutely incredible and wild movie. 🎥 🔥 Osgood Perkins. Stephen King. James Wan. THE MONKEY. Teaser trailer next week. In theaters everywhere February 21. @themonkey_movie @neonrated". instagram.com.
41. "#throwbackthursday to when I played Ghost Lucas -Lucas Kellinger on Supernatural Season 12 Episode 3! @cw_spn #supernatural #supernaturalseason12 #cw #supernaturalfandom". twitter.com.
42. "Scary Vampire - @VanHelsingFans @SYFY @SYFYVanHelsing #Vampirechild #Vanhelsing @SimonDavisBarry". twitter.com.
43. "Catch me in #Legion! Official Trailer #1 Premiering on FX Channel 10pm Feb 8 @LegionFX #YoungDavid #youngdanstevens". twitter.com.
44. "Thank you @YoungArtistAwds for my 2 nominations with Legion playing Young David Haller @thatdanstevens @LegionFX and for Coming Home for Christmas @hallmarkchannel with @danicamckellar @MarvelStudios #youngartistawards2018 So EXCITED to see all talented nominees & friends! 🌟". twitter.com.
45. "This picture says it all! Awesome day on set! #lucifer lucifer #LuciferSeason2 @LUCIFERwriters @LuciferonFOX @tomellis17 Tom is amazing!". twitter.com.
46. "With my bud @tomellis17 on set of Lucifer! @LUCIFERwriters @LuciferonFOX @LuciferFanfics @LuciferDaily @Lucifercostumes @LuciferFansFR". twitter.com.
47. "Yes it's a Hallmark Movies&Mystery with Signed Sealed Delivered that is a Movie Series! There are 4 main leads to each movie @Eric_Mabius @kristintbooth @RealCrystalLowe and @geoffgustafson who are postal workers who act as detectives to solve crimes,save lives,reunite ❤️ones!". twitter.com.
48. "'Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Road Less Traveled' Hallmark Movies Premiere: Cast, Trailer, Synopsis". www.ibtimes.com. 11 February 2018.
49. "I play @AnnaliseBasso 's brother in VC Andrews "Heaven" that just came out on Lifetime Channel Filmed two years ago. Heaven is the first book in the Casteel Series by author VC Andrews. @lifetimetv @LifetimeMovies #lifetimechannel #lifetimechannelmovie #vcandrews". twitter.com.
50. "Excited for Descendants 3 @disneydescendants to Premiere August 2 and to share my character Squeaky with all of you! @disneychannelpr It's so exciting that it's almost here and to be amongst such talented actors and dancers!! The most amazing cast and outstanding Director Kenny! @kennyortegablog @dovecameron @sofiacarson @booboostewart.art @thecameronboyce @brennadamico @chinamcclain @thomasadoherty @dylanplayfair1 @mitchellhopeofficial @sarahmjeffery @zacharygibsonofficial @thejadahmarie @annacathcart @jamizzi @thatlukeroessler D3 coming soon! #descendants3 #d3 #disneychannel". instagram.com.
51. "Descendants 3 #Descendants3 @descendants @annacathcart @KennyOrtegaBlog @DisneyChannel". twitter.com.
52. "Pup Academy- Film Still2-Christian Convery and 'Spark' (The Stray)". chipandco.com.
53. "On the cover". www.arkansasonline.com. 25 August 2019.
54. "Sweet Tooth" star Christian Convery dishes on season 2". pix11.com. June 2023.
55. "Check Out the Young Straw Hats in One Piece Live Action Series!". beebom.com. 16 August 2023.
56. "One Piece Live Action Reveals First Look At Young StrawHats". www.animesenpai.net. 15 August 2023.
57. "Some behind the scenes of Young Sanji and Chef Zeff on Netflix One Piece! @onepiecenetflix @craigjfairbrass @netflix #oncepiece #youngsanji #chefzeff @onepiecenxbr @onepiecebrasil @onepiecenewsalerts". instagram.com.
58. Petski, Denise (2025-01-22). "'Invincible' Adds Aaron Paul, Simu Liu, Kate Mara, 6 More To Season 3 Voice Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-01-23.

External links

• Christian Convery on Twitter
• Christian Convery at IMDb