Chandler Canterbury is an American child actor

Child actor

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Life and career

Canterbury was born in Houston, Texas, to Kristine and Russell Canterbury, and resides in Houston. He starred in Summit Entertainment's thriller Knowing

Knowing (film)

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 (2009) for director Alex Proyas (I, Robot (2004)), alongside Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

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 and Rose Byrne. Chandler plays Caleb, an elementary school student who finds a mysterious cryptic message from his school's time capsule that he suspects might mean something.

Chandler won a 2008 Young Artist Award for his chilling special guest star performance on the CBS hit series "Criminal Minds" (2005).

Chandler can be seen in the Paramount/Warner Bros film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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 (2008) for director David Fincher (Fight Club (1999) and Se7en (1995)), starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. Adapted from the 1920s short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man (Pitt) who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. Chandler played "Benjamin Button" at the age of eight, who has the dementia of an old man.

Chandler booked a role in the feature film Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach (2009) (V) starring Seann William Scott and Randy Quaid, directed by Danny Leiner (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)).

He recently appeared in a lead role in the psychological thriller After Life opposite Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

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 and Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci

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. He has also appeared in Universal's Repo Men (2010), opposite Jude Law

Jude Law

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 and Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

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, and also in Timothy Linh Bui's Powder Blue

Powder Blue

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 (2009) opposite Jessica Biel

Jessica Biel

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, Forest Whitaker, and Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta

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. Chandler appeared as a young Peter Bishop

Peter Bishop

Peter Bishop is a fictional character on the Fox television series Fringe. He is portrayed by Joshua Jackson.-Fictional character biography:...

 in the 2011 Fringe

Fringe (TV series)

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episode "Subject 13

Subject 13

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In addition to acting, Canterbury enjoys fencing

Fencing

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, basketball

Basketball

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, and baseball

Baseball

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Awards

In 2008, Canterbury also won a Young Artist Award

Young Artist Award

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 in the category "Best Performance in a TV series - Guest Starring Young Actor" for his appearance in the episode "In Name and Blood" of the CBS network television series Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

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Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007 2007 in film This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...	Criminal Minds Criminal Minds Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...	David Smith	Television series (Episode "In Name and Blood")
2008 2008 in film This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American fantasy-drama film directed by David Fincher. The screenplay by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald...	Benjamin Button - Age 8
2009 2009 in film The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...	Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach	Young Gary
	Powder Blue Powder Blue (film) Powder Blue is a 2009 drama film with an ensemble cast featuring several interconnected story arcs. It was written and directed by Timothy Linh Bui based on the 1997 novel Ponto de Partida by brazilian medium Chico Xavier, and features Patrick Swayze's last film appearance before his September 2009...	Billy
	Knowing Knowing (film) Knowing is a 2009 American-British science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage. The project was originally attached to a number of directors under Columbia Pictures, but it was placed in turnaround and eventually picked up by Escape Artists. Production was financially...	Caleb Koestler
2010 2010 in film The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and...	After.Life After.Life After.Life is a 2009 American science fiction horror film starring Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci and Justin Long, directed by Agnieszka Wójtowicz-Vosloo from her original screenplay.-Plot:...	Jack
	Repo Men	Peter
	A Bag of Hammers	Kelsey
2011 2011 in film The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...	Fringe Fringe (TV series) Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation "Fringe Division" team based in Boston, Massachusetts under the supervision of Homeland Security...	Young Peter Bishop Peter Bishop Peter Bishop is a fictional character on the Fox television series Fringe. He is portrayed by Joshua Jackson.-Fictional character biography:...	Television series (Episode "Subject 13 Subject 13 "Subject 13" is the 15th episode of the third season of the American science fiction drama television series Fringe, and the 58th episode overall. Inspired by fan reaction to the show's previous flashback episode, "Peter", "Subject 13" occurs 25 years before the show's current timeline, in 1985 a... ")
	When Angels Sing	David Walker	Post-production
2012 2012 in film The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2012...	Little Red Wagon	Zach Bonner	Lead Role, Post-production
	Plastic Jesus	unknown	Filming
	The Goats	The Boy	Filming

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