Jayden Greig (born October 19, 2003) is a Canadian actor best known for his lead role in Sean McNamara's film adaptation of Bruce Coville's novel, Aliens Ate My Homework on Netflix, and its sequel, Aliens Stole My Body. Jayden has also appeared in The Shape of Water (2017), Murdoch Mysteries (2013), Super Why (2015) and Playdate (2015–2016). He was nominated at the Young Entertainer Awards for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film for his work in Aliens Ate My Homework and won Best Ensemble Performance in Film at the Young Artist Awards, amongst many other awards and nominations.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2011Tenyoung Tom Bennett2011HuntersaurusHunter2012My Toy HorseJack Fuller2012AeternusYoung Ray2012Life Doesn't Frighten MeLion / Pinata Boy2013SwimMax2013MamaOrphaned Boy2013Treading WaterBlonde Kid2014We Were WolvesMika Blake2015StungMackenzie2016Your Mother and I Johnna's brother2017The Shape of WaterTimmy Strickland2018Aliens Ate My HomeworkRod AllbrightMain Role2019It's NothingBoy in park2020Aliens Stole My BodyRod AllbrightMain Role
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2010The Santa SuitSanta's Village Kid2011Change of PlansSchool Boy2011NikitaBoy Pulling Wagon2011Warehouse 13Larson's Grandson2011Rookie BlueBirthday Party Child2011Mistletoe Over ManhattanBalloon Boy2011Befriend and BetrayBackground2012I, Martin Short, Goes HomePuppet Show Child2012The L.A. ComplexCommercial Kid2012Life with BoysYoung Sam2012FlashpointDaycare Child2013Paranormal InvestigatorsBilly2013CrackedBackground2013Alien MysteriesActor2014The StrainKeene Luss2015Odd SquadAgent O'Neil2015Super Why!Kids Voice14 episodes2015Murdoch MysteriesBobby Brackenreid6 episodes2015PlaydateMac52 episodes2016People of EarthYoung Biff Loman2017Top WingLittle Brother & Yuka2017Man Seeking WomanGizmo2017Space Ranger RogerBrother2017Space Riders: Division EarthJason2018CondorYoung Church Singer2018TitansFootball Kid #12020Grand ArmyWhite Boy
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResult2016Young Entertainer AwardsBest Young Actor 12 & Under – Voice Over RolePlaydateNominated2018Young Entertainer AwardsBest Supporting Young Actor – Feature FilmThe Shape of WaterNominated2018The Joey AwardsBest Ensemble in MOW or Video FeatureAliens Ate My HomeworkWon2019Young Artist AwardsBest Ensemble Performance in a Streaming Series or FilmAliens Ate My HomeworkWon2019Young Entertainer AwardsBest Leading Young Actor – Independent or Film Festival Feature FilmAliens Ate My HomeworkNominated2019Young Entertainer AwardBest Young Ensemble Cast – Feature FilmAliens Ate My HomeworkWon2020The Joey AwardsBest Ensemble In a Feature FilmAliens Stole My BodyWon
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