Dreamed of acting since age 4 and began acting at 9
First role was in House Blend, a WB comedy pilot that wasn't picked up
Provided the movement for the animated Hero Boy in The Polar Express (2004), wearing a black body suit covered with motion sensors to aid in the animation process
Won the 2006 Young Artists Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film, Leading Young Actor (Zathura)
Was in the running for the lead role in the 2012 Spider-Man film
Andrew Garfield scored the role
Made debut as an executive producer with the 2011 film Detention