Robert Naylor (actor)
Introduction '''Robert Naylor''' (born July 6, 1996) is a Canadian actor and musician known for his voice-over on the Canadian/American television series ''Arthur'' as Dora Winifred "D.W." Read from 2007 to 2012, as well as lead roles in ''10 1/2'' (2010), ''1.54'' (2016) and ''Ghost Town Anthology'' (2019).
Early life Naylor was born in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada and is fluent in English and French.
Acting career Naylor started acting in 2003 when he joined the local children's theatre school Theatre West (formerly Pegasus Performing Arts). He first appeared on TV in an English commercial, a part he got from his first audition. He has had various television movie roles including Adam in ''Race to Mars'', Jamie in ''Voices'', and Young Tanner in ''Fakers''. His first lead role came at the age of 12 in the Quebec feature ''10½'' starring Claude Legault and directed by Daniel Grou. His role of Tommy in ''10½'' earned him the Best Actor award at the International Film Festival Bratislava in 2010, a nomination in the 31st Genie Awards for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, and a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in an International Feature Film.In 2010, he worked on U.S.-produced movie ''Immortals'', directed by Tarsem Singh, playing Young Theseus. His first recurring role in a TV series is that of Theo in the Radio-Canada Quebec TV series ''19-2'', which started in early 2011 on Radio-Canada. Directed by Daniel Grou ("Podz"), the series tells the story of two Montreal cops. Robert plays the role of Théo Berof, the son of the character played by Réal Bossé.In May 2011, he portrayed Eric Hillridge in the Muse Entertainment-produced TV movie ''Cyberbully'', which was shot in Montreal and premiered on ABC Family on July 17, 2011.Later that summer, he received the role of Stevie Atkins, a ghost, in the second season of ''Being Human''. He then worked on one episode of an IFC scripted TV series, ''Bullet in the Face'', which was produced by Muse Entertainment and Just For Laughs and aired in summer 2012.
Music career Naylor is also a musician and producer who performs under the name Rob Naylor. His first Track "Yes" was released on Gareth Emery's label Garuda in July 2013, followed by another EP later in the year. In 2019 he released another track with Trance DJ & Producer Ben Gold under the name Rb Naylr.He composed his first film score in 2018.
Filmography ===Feature films===YearTitleRoleNotes2010''10 1/2''Tommy2011''Immortals''Young Theseus2012''Pinocchio''PinocchioVoice; Canadian release2014''Every Thing Will Be Fine''Christopher2016''1:54''Francis2017''Sahara''AjarVoice2018''When Love Digs a Hole''(''Quand l'amour se creuse un trou'')MironActor + Composer2019''Ghost Town Anthology''(''Répertoire des villes disparues'')Jimmy2019''Entangled''Danny2020 ''The Forgotten Battle''BillPost-Production2021''Maria Chapdelaine'' Lorenzo Surprenant2021''The Noise of Engines''''(Le Bruit des moteurs)''Alexandre2023''Katak: The Brave Beluga''KatakEnglish version===Television=== Year Title Role Notes2006''Circle of Friends''Joan's Son2006''Lance et Compte: La revanche''Son of Mark Stevens2007''Race to Mars''Adam Erwin2007–2008''Postcards from Buster''Dora Winifred "D.W." ReadVoice2007–2012''Arthur''Dora Winifred "D.W." ReadVoice2010''Fakers''Young Tanner2011–2015''19-2''Theo2011''Cyberbully''Eric Hillridge 2012''Bullet in the Face''Klaus Mollert2012–2013''Being Human''Stevie Atkins2013''Pipi, Pupu & Rosmary''PipiVoice2014''Helix''The Scythe2014''Toute la vérité''Jessy Gravel2014''30 vies''Francis Bertrand2014''Ascension''Matthew2017''Cardinal''Keith2017''Bellevue''Jacob Cowan2018 ''District 31''Felix Cloutier2020–2021 ''Clash'' Vincent Dumoulin2023 ''Indéfendable''Alex Levac===Short films===YearTitleRoleNotes2007''The Schoolyard (Les Grands)''Tommy2008''My Name Is Victor Gazon (Mon nom est Victor Gazon)''Narrator2009''Alex and the Ghosts''Alex (Voice)2011''Alone With Mr Carter''John2012''The Horse Latitudes''Philly===Documentary===YearTitleRoleNotes2011''Dictature affective''
Discography ===Singles===''As Rob Naylor''*2013 Yes (Garuda)*2013 Head North / Forever City (Garuda)''As Rb Naylr''*2019 Why You EL? (With Ben Gold) (Armada Music)===Remixes===*2014 Solis & Sean Truby - Raccoon (Rob Naylor Remix) (Infrasonic Recordings)*2015 Greg Wonders, Arnaud S & Sarah Shields - Out Of This World (Rob Naylor Remix) (Nueva Recordings)
Awards YearFilmAwardCategoryNotesResult2010''10 1/2''International Film Festival BratislavaBest Actor2011''10 1/2''31st Genie AwardsActor in a Leading Role2011''10 1/2''32nd Young Artist AwardsBest Performance by an Actor in an International Feature Film2012''Cyberbully''33rd Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actor2013''Being Human''34th Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series - Young Recurring Actor
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