Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter (born February 5, 1989) is an American

United States

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 actor. His prominent roles include the title role in the 2003 live action film Peter Pan

Peter Pan (2003 film)

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and the recurring role of J. D. McCoy in the NBC

NBC

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 television series Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights (TV series)

Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team...

(2008–2010). He most recently co-starred alongside AnnaSophia Robb

AnnaSophia Robb

AnnaSophia Robb is an American film and television actress. She gained prominence in 2005 with starring roles in Because of Winn-Dixie and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and starred in Bridge to Terabithia , Race to Witch Mountain , and Soul Surfer .-Personal life:Robb was born in Denver,...

 and Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

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 in Soul Surfer

Soul Surfer (film)

Soul Surfer is a 2011 American drama film about the life of surfer Bethany Hamilton. At the age of thirteen, Hamilton lost her arm to a shark attack. The film details the events surrounding this attack and her struggle during the aftermath...

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Sumpter was born in Carmel-by-the-Sea

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

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, California

California

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 to Sandy (née Johnson) and Gary Sumpter. He has a twin sister, Jessica, and two other siblings, Travis and Jennifer.