Editing Jeremy Sumpter

{{Short description|American actor (born 1989)}}
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{{Infobox person
| image        = Jeremy Sumpter 2014 (cropped).jpg
| name         = Jeremy Sumpter
| image_size   = 
| caption      = Sumpter in 2014
| birth_name   = Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter
| spouse       = {{marriage|Elizabeth Treadway|2022}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/actor-jeremy-sumpter-marries-elizabeth-treadway-wedding-photos-exclusive/|title='Peter Pan' Actor Jeremy Sumpter Marries Elizabeth Treadway in Tennessee: 'Best Day of My Life'|work=People|last=Juneau|first=Jen|date=October 13, 2022}}</ref>
| children     = 1
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1989|2|05}}
| birth_place  = [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California]], U.S.
| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 2001–present
| website      = {{URL|jeremysumpter.com}}
}}

'''Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter''' (born February 5, 1989) is an American actor. His prominent roles include the [[Peter Pan|title role]] in the 2003 fantasy adventure film ''[[Peter Pan (2003 film)|Peter Pan]]'', Jacob in the 2014 disaster film ''[[Into the Storm (2014 film)|Into the Storm]]'', and the recurring role of J. D. McCoy in the [[NBC]] television series ''[[Friday Night Lights (TV series)|Friday Night Lights]]'' (2008–2010).

==Early life==
Sumpter was born in [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California|Carmel-by-the-Sea]], [[California]], to parents Sandy (née Johnson) and Gary Sumpter.<ref name=ras>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121106175042/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/509401061.html?dids=509401061:509401061&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+23,+2003&author=Richard+Ouzounian&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Child+actor+hooked+on+Peter+Pan+role&pqatl=google Child actor hooked on Peter Pan role]</ref> He has a twin sister, Jessica, and two other siblings, Travis and Jennifer.<ref name=ras/><ref name="FAQ Biography">[http://www.jeremysumpter.com/bio_faq.html FAQ Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921192049/http://jeremysumpter.com/bio_faq.html |date=2010-09-21}} at his official website</ref> His family moved to his mother's hometown, [[Mount Sterling, Kentucky|Mount Sterling]], [[Kentucky]], when he was ten months old.<ref name=ras/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courier_journal/access/1816726231.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+28%2C+2003&author=EGERTON+JUDITH&pub=Courier+-+Journal&desc=Headline%3A+KENTUCKY%27S+PETER+PAN&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107202311/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courier_journal/access/1816726231.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+28%2C+2003&author=EGERTON+JUDITH&pub=Courier+-+Journal&desc=Headline%3A+KENTUCKY%27S+PETER+PAN&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |work=Courier |first=Egerton |last=Judith |title=Headline: Kentucky's Peter Pan |date=November 28, 2003}}</ref>

==Career==
When Sumpter was 11, he entered [[International Modeling and Talent Association]]<ref name="bio1">{{cite web|title=Jeremy Sumpter Biography|url=http://www.kidzworld.com/article/4845-jeremy-sumpter-biography|website=kidzworld.com|access-date=15 September 2014}}</ref> and started his modeling in Kentucky. He also won Pre-Teen Male Model of the Year,<ref name="bio1" /><ref name="imdb">{{cite web|title=Jeremy Sumpter|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0838911/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|website=imdb.com|access-date=15 September 2014}}</ref> where he signed with Mark Robert as his personal manager.<ref name="imdb" /> Sumpter then decided to move to [[Los Angeles]], California with his family and start acting afterwards.<ref name="FAQ Biography"/><ref name="imdb" />

Sumpter's first movie role was in the 2001 film ''[[Frailty (2001 film)|Frailty]]'' as the young Adam Mieks seen in flashbacks. Sumpter received a [[Saturn Award]] nomination for "Best Performance by a Younger Actor" for his performance. Following that, he appeared with [[Danny Glover]] in the Showtime film ''Just a Dream'', for which he received a [[Young Artist Award]] for "Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special - Leading Young Actor".  His next film was ''[[Local Boys]]'', a family surfing drama, with [[Mark Harmon]] and [[Eric Christian Olsen]].{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

In July 2002, at age 13, Sumpter was selected for the role of [[Peter Pan]] in the then-upcoming [[Peter Pan (2003 film)|film adaptation]]. Sumpter did nearly all of his stunts for the film himself. To prepare, he says he practiced sword fighting as much as five hours a day, as well as training in gymnastics and lifting weights. While filming in Australia, he supplemented his training with cricket and surfing. Sumpter grew several inches during the film's production, requiring staging tricks to retain [[Captain Hook]]'s height advantage over Peter in face-to-face scenes late in the process. Producer Lucy Fisher also said that, "The window he flies out of had to be enlarged twice."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-08-06-peter-pan_x.htm |title=A Mature Peter Pan |access-date=2008-09-10 |last=Wloszczyna |first=Susan |date=2003-08-07 |work=USA Today}}</ref> Despite the film's box office failure, Sumpter has won both a Saturn and Young Artist Award for the film.<ref>[http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms25.htm 25th Annual Young Artist Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802044855/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms25.htm |date=2011-08-02}} ''[[Young Artist Awards]]''. Retrieved May 25, 2010.</ref>

In the fall of 2004, Sumpter starred in the TV series ''[[Clubhouse (TV series)|Clubhouse]]'' as a boy who gets his dream job of working as a batboy for a New York City [[major league baseball]] team. The series was canceled by CBS after five episodes; all 11 episodes made have since been broadcast on cable/satellite channels. He then starred in ''[[Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life]]'', a [[Lifetime Channel]] movie about a popular teenager whose life is ruined by an addiction to internet pornography.

Sumpter spent the summer of 2005 in Oregon filming the teen comedy ''[[The Sasquatch Gang]]'' (a.k.a. ''The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang''), released in November 2006. He had a small role in the film ''[[An American Crime]]'', which played on Showtime in 2008 before going to DVD. He appeared in an episode of ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' as the boyfriend of a girl whose parents are murdered.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
[[File:Sumpter2.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Sumpter in 2011]]
[[File:Jeremy Sumpter.PNG|right|thumb|150px|Sumpter in 2013]]
Sumpter completed filming roles in the coming-of-age comedy ''[[Calvin Marshall]]'', ''[[Soul Surfer (film)|Soul Surfer]]'' and ''[[Death and Cremation]]''. He appeared in the meteorological disaster film ''[[Into the Storm (2014 film)|Into the Storm]]'' as Jacob Hodges, a young cameraman for the stormchasers.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

==Personal life==
During filming for ''Peter Pan'', Sumpter briefly shared a childhood crush with co-star [[Rachel Hurd-Wood]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mega.onemega.com/peter-pan-and-wendy-actors-interview/ |title=Peter Pan and Wendy Fell in Love IRL and We're Only Just Finding Out |date=6 December 2019}}</ref> In December 2015, Sumpter announced that he and Lauren Pacheco were engaged to be married,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theknotnews.com/peter-pan-getting-married-jeremy-sumpter-engaged-2255|title=Peter Pan is Getting Married: Actor Jeremy Sumpter Announces Engagement|publisher=The Knot News|last=Jones|first=Kaitlin|date=December 15, 2015}}</ref> but in October 2016 stated that they were no longer engaged.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/jeremysumpter/status/792193278783303680 |title=Twitter status |quote=Many of you have asked about my relationship with Lauren Pacheco. We are no longer engaged to be married. I wish her the best in life |website=[[Twitter]] |date=October 28, 2016 |access-date=December 3, 2016}}</ref> On October 1, 2022, Sumpter married Elizabeth Treadway in a ceremony in Columbia, Tennessee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/actor-jeremy-sumpter-marries-elizabeth-treadway-wedding-photos-exclusive/|title='Peter Pan' Actor Jeremy Sumpter Marries Elizabeth Treadway in Tennessee: 'Best Day of My Life'|work=People|last=Juneau|first=Jen|date=October 13, 2022}}</ref> Sumpter announced on December 25, 2022, via Instagram that he and Treadway are expecting a baby girl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CmmLNhErvGs/|title=Havin a baby yall! Lucy Snow Sumpter coming April 2023! Can't wait to meet you Lucy! Merry Christmas everyone!! @elizabeth615 love ya baby|publisher=Instagram|last=Sumpter|first=Jeremy|date=December 25, 2022}}</ref> On April 17, 2023, Sumpter announced that Treadway had given birth to their daughter.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrJymH_rHcO/?hl=en |title=Jeremy Sumpter on Instagram: "#LucySnow is here!!! And she's beautiful!! Like her momma! Realized that before today I have never truly loved anything in my life… nothing compares :) 8lbs, 8oz"}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Frailty (2001 film)|Frailty]]''
| Young Adam Meiks
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Local Boys]]''
| Skeet Dobson
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Peter Pan (2003 film)|Peter Pan]]''
| [[Peter Pan (character)|Peter Pan]]
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Sasquatch Gang]]''
| Gavin Gore
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[An American Crime]]''
| Coy Hubbard
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Calvin Marshall]]''
| Caselli
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2010
| ''[[Death and Cremation]]''
| Jarod Leary
|
|-
| ''You're So Cupid''
| Connor Miller
| 
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Soul Surfer (film)|Soul Surfer]]''
| Byron Blanchard
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2012
| ''[[Excision (film)|Excision]]''
| Adam
|
|-
| ''Hiding''
| Brett
| [[Direct-to-video]]
|-
| ''The UnBroken''
| Colt
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2014
| ''[[Animal (2014 film)|Animal]]''
| Matt
|
|-
| ''[[Into the Storm (2014 film)|Into the Storm]]''
| Jacob Hodges
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
| ''[[The Culling (film)|The Culling]]''
| Tyler
|
|-
| ''[[The Squeeze (2015 film)|The Squeeze]]''
| Augie
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Billionaire Ransom]]'' 
| Kyle Hartmann
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019
| ''[[The Legend of 5 Mile Cave]]'' 
| Young Sam 'Shooter' Green
|
|-
| ''Stakeout'' 
| Ray Brey
|
|-
| 2022
| ''Holiday Harmony''
| Jeremy
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2024
| ''Chapel''
| Cohen Black / Ethan
|
|-
| ''The Fall''
| Travis Humphrey
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="3"|2001
| ''[[Raising Dad]]''
| Henry
| Episode: "The New Room"
|-
| ''Murphy's Dozen''
| Sean
| TV film
|-
| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
| Nathan
| Episode: "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2002
| ''[[Strong Medicine]]''
| Randy
| Episode: "Discharged"
|-
| ''Just a Dream''
| Henry Sturbuck
| TV film
|-
| 2004–2005
| ''[[Clubhouse (TV series)|Clubhouse]]''
| Pete Young
| Lead role
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life]]''
| Justin Petersen
| TV film
|-
| 2007
| ''[[CSI: Miami]]''
| Zach Griffith
| Episode: "[[Broken Home (CSI: Miami episode)|Broken Home]]"
|-
| 2008–2010
| ''[[Friday Night Lights (TV series)|Friday Night Lights]]''
| J.D. McCoy
| Recurring; seasons 3–4
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Glades (TV series)|The Glades]]''
| Dane Westing
| Episode: "Endless Summer"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Stitchers (TV series)|Stitchers]]''
| Devon / Gavin
| Episode: "When Darkness Falls" 
|-
| 2016
| ''Sisters of the Groom'' 
| Jason Quinn
| TV film
|-
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" "font-size: 100%;"
! colspan=7 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Awards
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Work !! Result
|-
| 2000 || [[International Modeling and Talent Association|IMTA Award]] || Pre-Teen Male Model of the Year || – || {{Won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2003 || [[Young Artist Award]] || Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-series or Special - Leading Young Actor || ''[[Just a Dream (film)|Just a Dream]]'' || {{Won}}
|-2004/ Pete Young- Clubhouse TV series
|| [[Saturn Award]] || Best Performance by a Younger Actor || ''[[Frailty (2001 film)|Frailty]]'' || {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|2004 || Young Artist Award || Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor || ''[[Peter Pan (2003 film)|Peter Pan]]'' || {{Won}}
|-
|| Saturn Award || Best Performance by a Younger Actor || ''Peter Pan'' || {{Won}}
|-
|| Phoenix Film Critics Society Award || Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male || ''Peter Pan'' || {{nom}}
|-
| 2006 || Young Artist Award || Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-series or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor || ''[[Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life]]'' || {{nom}}
|-
| 2009 ||[https://web.archive.org/web/20090324054046/http://www.changetheworldawards.org/ Change The World Award]|| Youth for Humanity Award, Male || – || {{Won|Honored}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.jeremysumpter.com/ Official website]
* {{IMDb name|838911|Jeremy Sumpter}}

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