Zach Mills

For other people with the same name, see Zachary Mills.

Zachary Mills (born December 26, 1995) is an American former child actor. He is known for his roles in the films, Hollywoodland (2006), Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007), Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008), and Super 8 (2011).

Zach Mills
Born	(1995-12-26) December 26, 1995 (age 29) Lakewood, Ohio, US
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–2011

Personal life

Zach was born in Lakewood, Ohio to Kerry and Patrick Mills.^[1] His father is from Cleveland, and his mother is from New York, which is where Zach performed his first professional acting job at the age of 8. Zach has two older half-brothers who do not act.

Career

Mills began his acting career in a Cingular commercial.^[1] Mills has appeared in multiple film and television productions from 2004 to 2011. These include a brief appearance in the television series Scrubs^[2] and guest starring roles in such shows as Malcolm in the Middle,^[2] Eleventh Hour,^[2] Numb3rs,^[2] Ghost Whisperer^[2] and October Road.^[2] His first significant supporting role in a film was as Adrien Brody's son in the 2006 film, Hollywoodland. In 2007 he appeared in the Hallmark movie The Valley of Light, and that year would also mark his leading role in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, in which he acted alongside Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman. In 2008 he appeared in a leading role in the film Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, and a supporting role as a news vendor in the Clint Eastwood-directed Changeling. In 2011, Zach played "Preston" in J. J. Abrams's Super 8, as well as "Lucas Morganstern" in the Hub miniseries Clue.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Dreams of an Angel	Tyke
2006	Hollywoodland	Evan Simo[2]
	The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause	Carpenter Elf[2]
2007	The Valley of Light	Matthew	Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actor[3]
	Steam	TJ[4]
	Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium	Eric Applebaum[2]	Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor[3]
2008	Kit Kittredge: An American Girl	Stirling Howard[2]	Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor[5] Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast[5]
	Changeling	News Vendor[2]
2009	Single White Millionaire	Sam
	Raspberry Magic	Zachary Dunlap
2011	Super 8	Preston Scott [2]	Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor[6] Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast[6]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Ghost Whisperer	Ernest Stutter
2005	Cold Case	Taylor	Episode: "Start Up"
2006	Numb3rs	Pete Kinkirk[7]	Season 3, Episode 5: "Traffic"
2006	Malcolm in the Middle	Park Bench Kid	Episode: "Stevie in the Hospital"
2007	Rules of Engagement	Judd[2]	Episode: "Old School Jeff"
2008	October Road	Young Nick Garrett[2]	Episode: "Stand Alone by Me"
2011	Clue	Lucas Morganstern[8]

Awards

2008 Young Artist Award

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor for Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium — Nominated^[9]

Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actor for The Valley of Light — Nominated^[9]

2009 Young Artist Award

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor for Kit Kittredge: An American Girl — Nominated^[10]

Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast for Kit Kittredge: An American Girl — Won^[10]

2012 Young Artist Award

Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor for Super 8 - Nominated^[11]