Adam Butcher
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Adam Butcher is a Canadian film actor who starred as a teenage long-distance runner in Saint Ralph
(2004).
Born in Cambridge, Ontario
, Butcher has an older sister, actress Mandy Butcher
. Butcher started acting at the age of nine when his aunt (a talent agent) and uncle (a stuntman/coordinator) suggested that Butcher and his sister Mandy get their head-shots taken. Butcher is currently being represented in Canada by Artist Management Inc. [AMI] in Toronto, Canada and by International Creative Management [ICM] in Los Angeles. He was nominated for a Genie Award
in 2006.
His most current roles were guest appearances on the Disney Original show Life with Derek
in the episode "Show-Off-Tune", originally aired August 11, 2007, the episode "Allergy Season", originally aired June 16, 2008, and the episode "Just Friends". He portrayed the main character in the 2010 film Dog Pound
. Butcher has also appeared in an episode of Falling Skies
, a 2011 alien invasion TV series produced by Steven Spielberg
.
Saint Ralph
Saint Ralph is a 2004 Canadian drama film written and directed by Michael McGowan. Its central character is a teenaged boy who trains for the 1954 Boston Marathon in the hope a victory will be the miracle his mother needs to awaken from a coma....
(2004).
Born in Cambridge, Ontario
Cambridge, Ontario
Cambridge is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgamation of the City of Galt, the towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the hamlet of Blair.Galt covers the largest portion of...
, Butcher has an older sister, actress Mandy Butcher
Mandy Butcher
Mandy Butcher is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in the television series Naturally, Sadie as Chelsea Breuer and in Monster Warriors as Tabby.Butcher has a younger brother named Adam Butcher who is an actor....
. Butcher started acting at the age of nine when his aunt (a talent agent) and uncle (a stuntman/coordinator) suggested that Butcher and his sister Mandy get their head-shots taken. Butcher is currently being represented in Canada by Artist Management Inc. [AMI] in Toronto, Canada and by International Creative Management [ICM] in Los Angeles. He was nominated for a Genie Award
Genie Award
Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...
in 2006.
His most current roles were guest appearances on the Disney Original show Life with Derek
Life with Derek
Life with Derek is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on Family and VRAK.TV in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005 and ran for four seasons ending on March 25, 2009. The series starred Michael Seater and Ashley Leggat as the...
in the episode "Show-Off-Tune", originally aired August 11, 2007, the episode "Allergy Season", originally aired June 16, 2008, and the episode "Just Friends". He portrayed the main character in the 2010 film Dog Pound
Dog Pound (film)
Dog Pound is a 2010 film directed by Kim Chapiron and co-written with Jeremie Delon. It is a French film which is highly influenced by the British borstal film Scum.-Plot:...
. Butcher has also appeared in an episode of Falling Skies
Falling Skies
Falling Skies is an American science fiction dramatic television series created by Robert Rodat and produced by Steven Spielberg. The series picks up six months into a world devastated by an alien invasion...
, a 2011 alien invasion TV series produced by Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
.