Jason Spevack
Encyclopedia
Jason Spevack is a Canadian
child actor
. He has dual citizenship
with Canada and the United States. Spevack has appeared in over 40 commercials for radio and television. He is most famous for his roles in Fever Pitch
, Sunshine Cleaning
and Ramona and Beezus
. He also has a major role in the TV series Dino Dan
.
in 1997. He began his career in 2001 appearing in commercials. He made his debut to the film and television industry in 2003 appearing in 3 short films entitled The School, Terminal Venus, and Stalker. He then appeared in two television films and the television show Kevin Hill
in 2004. In 2005 he appeared in 72 Hours: True Crime
, The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
, 1-800-Missing
, and Fever Pitch
. In 2007, he appeared in Instant Star
, ReGenesis
, State of Mind
, and Rent-a-Goalie
. He can also be seen in Sunshine Cleaning
as Oscar Lorkowski, a little boy that gets expelled from school, Dino Dan
as Dan Henderson, the main character that likes dinosaurs, and Ramona and Beezus
as Howie Kemp
, Ramona's best friend.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
child actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He has dual citizenship
Multiple citizenship
Multiple citizenship is a status in which a person is concurrently regarded as a citizen under the laws of more than one state. Multiple citizenships exist because different countries use different, and not necessarily mutually exclusive, citizenship requirements...
with Canada and the United States. Spevack has appeared in over 40 commercials for radio and television. He is most famous for his roles in Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch (2005 film)
Fever Pitch, which was released as The Perfect Catch outside of the United States and Canada, is a 2005 Farrelly brothers romantic comedy film. It is a remake of a 1997 British film of the same name. Both films are loosely based on the Nick Hornby book of the same name, a best-selling memoir in...
, Sunshine Cleaning
Sunshine Cleaning
Sunshine Cleaning is a 2008 comedy-drama film starring Amy Adams and Emily Blunt. Directed by Christine Jeffs and written by Megan Holley, the film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2008. It was purchased by Overture Films for distribution and opened in limited release in...
and Ramona and Beezus
Ramona and Beezus
Ramona and Beezus is a 2010 Fox-Walden film adaptation of the Ramona series of novels by Beverly Cleary. The film's title derives from Beezus and Ramona, the first of Cleary's Ramona books, though the plot is mostly based on the sequels, particularly Ramona Forever and Ramona's World.-Plot:The film...
. He also has a major role in the TV series Dino Dan
Dino Dan
Dino Dan is a Canadian/American television series for children ages 2-17, which is currently airing on TVO Kids in Ontario, and Nick Jr. in Australia and the USA. The series was created and directed by J.J. Johnson and produced in Toronto, Canada, by Sinking Ship Entertainment. It was co-written...
.
Life and career
Spevack was born in Toronto, OntarioOntario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
in 1997. He began his career in 2001 appearing in commercials. He made his debut to the film and television industry in 2003 appearing in 3 short films entitled The School, Terminal Venus, and Stalker. He then appeared in two television films and the television show Kevin Hill
Kevin Hill
Kevin Hill is an American legal drama that aired on UPN during the 2004-2005 TV season.-Synopsis:The series stars Taye Diggs as the title character, a lawyer who has to balance his professional career and his love life with having custody of Sarah, his 10 month old cousin...
in 2004. In 2005 he appeared in 72 Hours: True Crime
72 Hours: True Crime
72 Hours: True Crime was a television program that was broadcast by CBC Television and produced by Kensington Communications. It focused on crime, specifically on the first 72 hours after a crime is committed, a critical time period for solving it...
, The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico is a Canadian mockumentary film, released in 2005. Written and directed by Michael Mabbott, the film stars Matt Murphy, a musician previously associated with the bands The Super Friendz and The Flashing Lights, as Guy Terrifico, a country singer releasing...
, 1-800-Missing
1-800-Missing
Missing is a Canadian-American crime drama television series based on the 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU book series by Meg Cabot...
, and Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch (2005 film)
Fever Pitch, which was released as The Perfect Catch outside of the United States and Canada, is a 2005 Farrelly brothers romantic comedy film. It is a remake of a 1997 British film of the same name. Both films are loosely based on the Nick Hornby book of the same name, a best-selling memoir in...
. In 2007, he appeared in Instant Star
Instant Star
Instant Star was a Canadian television program which aired from September 2004 to June 2008. The series starred Alexz Johnson as adolescent music competition winner Jude Harrison. The show chronicles Harrison's experience in the recording industry whilst focusing upon character development.Linda...
, ReGenesis
ReGenesis
ReGenesis is a Canadian television program produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons, revolves around the scientists of NorBAC , a fictional organization with a lab based in Toronto...
, State of Mind
State of Mind (TV series)
State of Mind is a one-hour drama series created by novelist Amy Bloom. The series starred Lili Taylor as psychiatrist Anne Bellowes, who unexpectedly finds her husband cheating on her with their marriage counselor. The series deals with Bellowes and her relationship with her patients as well as...
, and Rent-a-Goalie
Rent-a-Goalie
Rent-a-Goalie is a half-hour comedy television series from Canada that aired on Showcase from 2006 - 2008. Its third season premiered 20 October 2008. The first season was nominated for three Gemini Awards, including Best Comedy Series...
. He can also be seen in Sunshine Cleaning
Sunshine Cleaning
Sunshine Cleaning is a 2008 comedy-drama film starring Amy Adams and Emily Blunt. Directed by Christine Jeffs and written by Megan Holley, the film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2008. It was purchased by Overture Films for distribution and opened in limited release in...
as Oscar Lorkowski, a little boy that gets expelled from school, Dino Dan
Dino Dan
Dino Dan is a Canadian/American television series for children ages 2-17, which is currently airing on TVO Kids in Ontario, and Nick Jr. in Australia and the USA. The series was created and directed by J.J. Johnson and produced in Toronto, Canada, by Sinking Ship Entertainment. It was co-written...
as Dan Henderson, the main character that likes dinosaurs, and Ramona and Beezus
Ramona and Beezus
Ramona and Beezus is a 2010 Fox-Walden film adaptation of the Ramona series of novels by Beverly Cleary. The film's title derives from Beezus and Ramona, the first of Cleary's Ramona books, though the plot is mostly based on the sequels, particularly Ramona Forever and Ramona's World.-Plot:The film...
as Howie Kemp
Howie Kemp
Howie Kemp is a fictional character in the Ramona series of novels by Beverly Cleary.-Fictional character personality:Howard "Howie" Kemp is the curly-haired boy who lives next door to Ramona. They are friends but sometimes they don't like each other. Howie is the polar opposite of Ramona. ...
, Ramona's best friend.
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | The School | Billy Brandt | Short film |
Terminal Venus | Sebastian | Short film | |
Stalker | Josh McCann | Short film | |
2004 | Love Rules | Teddy | Television movie |
Heaven Is a Place That Starts with 'H | Andrew | Short film | |
A Very Married Christmas | Kevin | Television movie | |
2005 | The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico is a Canadian mockumentary film, released in 2005. Written and directed by Michael Mabbott, the film stars Matt Murphy, a musician previously associated with the bands The Super Friendz and The Flashing Lights, as Guy Terrifico, a country singer releasing... |
Farley Horton | |
I Do, They Don't | Nathan Lewellyn | Television movie | |
Fever Pitch Fever Pitch (2005 film) Fever Pitch, which was released as The Perfect Catch outside of the United States and Canada, is a 2005 Farrelly brothers romantic comedy film. It is a remake of a 1997 British film of the same name. Both films are loosely based on the Nick Hornby book of the same name, a best-selling memoir in... |
Young Ben Wrightman | ||
Crazy for Christmas | Trevor McManus-Johnson | Television movie | |
2006 | Hollywoodland Hollywoodland Hollywoodland is a 2006 American biographical docudrama film directed by Allen Coulter in his feature directorial debut. The film documents a fictional account of the investigation surrounding the death of actor George Reeves , the star of the 1950s television series Adventures of Superman. Adrien... |
Kenneth Giles | |
An American Girl on the Home Front | Jimmy - Boy Speller | Television movie | |
2007 | The Stone Angel The Stone Angel (film) The Stone Angel is a 2007 Canadian drama film written and directed by Kari Skogland. The screenplay is based on the 1964 novel of the same title by Margaret Laurence.-Plot:... |
Young Marvin | |
2008 | Sunshine Cleaning Sunshine Cleaning Sunshine Cleaning is a 2008 comedy-drama film starring Amy Adams and Emily Blunt. Directed by Christine Jeffs and written by Megan Holley, the film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2008. It was purchased by Overture Films for distribution and opened in limited release in... |
Oscar Lorkowski | Supporting Role |
2010 | Ramona and Beezus Ramona and Beezus Ramona and Beezus is a 2010 Fox-Walden film adaptation of the Ramona series of novels by Beverly Cleary. The film's title derives from Beezus and Ramona, the first of Cleary's Ramona books, though the plot is mostly based on the sequels, particularly Ramona Forever and Ramona's World.-Plot:The film... |
Howie Kemp Howie Kemp Howie Kemp is a fictional character in the Ramona series of novels by Beverly Cleary.-Fictional character personality:Howard "Howie" Kemp is the curly-haired boy who lives next door to Ramona. They are friends but sometimes they don't like each other. Howie is the polar opposite of Ramona. ... |
Supporting Role |
2011 | Jesus Henry Christ Jesus Henry Christ (film) Jesus Henry Christ is a comedy based on Dennis Lee's Student Academy Award-winning short film of the same name.-Plot:At the age of ten, young genius Henry James Hermin , a boy who was conceived in a petri dish and raised by his feminist mother, decides his mother's love is not enough... |
Henry James Hermin | Post-production, Lead Role |
Television
Year | Television | Role | Episode/Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Kevin Hill Kevin Hill Kevin Hill is an American legal drama that aired on UPN during the 2004-2005 TV season.-Synopsis:The series stars Taye Diggs as the title character, a lawyer who has to balance his professional career and his love life with having custody of Sarah, his 10 month old cousin... |
Child | "Making the Grade" |
2005 | 72 Hours: True Crime 72 Hours: True Crime 72 Hours: True Crime was a television program that was broadcast by CBC Television and produced by Kensington Communications. It focused on crime, specifically on the first 72 hours after a crime is committed, a critical time period for solving it... |
Jean Marc Rocancour | "The French Con" |
"Hustler" | |||
1-800-Missing 1-800-Missing Missing is a Canadian-American crime drama television series based on the 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU book series by Meg Cabot... |
Danny | "Off the Grid" | |
This Is Wonderland This Is Wonderland This Is Wonderland was a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television. The series is a legal drama with comedic elements, or a comedy-drama. It was created by playwright George F... |
Noah Willis | Season 2, Episode 12 | |
Season 3, Episode 4 | |||
2006 | Talk to Me Talk to Me (TV series) Talk to Me is a British television serial, written by writer Danny Brocklehurst, produced by Company Pictures for ITV. The four-part serial began on 10 June 2007 and stars Max Beesley as Mitch Moore, a womanising radio host whose producer is also his best mate and about to get married to Claire... |
Andy Oliver | Never aired television series |
True Crime Scene | Damon Routier | "Family Secrets" | |
2007 | Instant Star Instant Star Instant Star was a Canadian television program which aired from September 2004 to June 2008. The series starred Alexz Johnson as adolescent music competition winner Jude Harrison. The show chronicles Harrison's experience in the recording industry whilst focusing upon character development.Linda... |
Ned | "18: Part 2" |
ReGenesis ReGenesis ReGenesis is a Canadian television program produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons, revolves around the scientists of NorBAC , a fictional organization with a lab based in Toronto... |
Kyle | "The God of Commerce" | |
State of Mind State of Mind (TV series) State of Mind is a one-hour drama series created by novelist Amy Bloom. The series starred Lili Taylor as psychiatrist Anne Bellowes, who unexpectedly finds her husband cheating on her with their marriage counselor. The series deals with Bellowes and her relationship with her patients as well as... |
Aaron Pfeiffer | "O Rose, Thou Art Sick" | |
Rent-a-Goalie Rent-a-Goalie Rent-a-Goalie is a half-hour comedy television series from Canada that aired on Showcase from 2006 - 2008. Its third season premiered 20 October 2008. The first season was nominated for three Gemini Awards, including Best Comedy Series... |
Charity Kid | "Domi Daze" | |
The Rick Mercer Report | Boy in Toy Recall Spoof | Season 5, Episode 2 | |
2008 | Super Why! Super Why! Super Why! or The Reading Adventures of Super Why! is a CGI animated show developed by Angela C. Santomero and Samantha Freeman Alpert. The TV series is produced by New York City-based Out of the Blue Enterprises and Toronto-based DHX Media through its Decode Entertainment division. The show... |
Newsboy | "Comic Book: Attack of the Eraser", Voice Role |
The Rick Mercer Report | Son in 'Coffee Ad' | Season 5, Episode 9 | |
2009 | Overruled! Overruled! Overruled! is a Canadian children's television sitcom about high school kids with problems, which are taken to Teen Court, hosted by Judge Tara; the series airs on Family Channel in Canada and Disney Channel in the United Kingdom. It premiered on July 10, 2009 in the United Kingdom and September... |
Noah | "The Truth Shall Set You Free" |
2010 | The Rick Mercer Report | Son in Political Olympic Ad Spoof | Season 7, Episode 13 |
Tax Revenue Kid | Season 7, Episode 19 | ||
Rick's son | Season 8, Episode 2 | ||
R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour is a Canadian/American original anthology horror-fantasy series, with episodes each half an hour long. The new show was produced by Front Street Pictures, The Hatchery, Incendo Films and Endemol, and premiered on The Hub, which overtook Discovery Kids on October 10,... |
Mark | "Ghostly Stare" | |
2010–Present | Dino Dan Dino Dan Dino Dan is a Canadian/American television series for children ages 2-17, which is currently airing on TVO Kids in Ontario, and Nick Jr. in Australia and the USA. The series was created and directed by J.J. Johnson and produced in Toronto, Canada, by Sinking Ship Entertainment. It was co-written... |
Dan Henderson | Lead Role Nominated—Young Artist Award Young Artist Awards 2011 The 32nd Annual Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Foundation, honored excellence of young performers under the age of 18 in the fields of film and television for the year 2010, and took place on March 13, 2011 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, Los Angeles,... for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor |
2011 | Being Human Being Human (TV series) Being Human is a British supernatural drama television series. It was created and written by Toby Whithouse and is currently broadcast on BBC Three. The show blends elements of flatshare comedy and horror drama... |
Bernie Lanham | "I Want You Back (From the Dead)" |
"Children Shouldn't Play with Undead Things" |