| Birthname: | Robert Moorhouse Coleman III |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 2002–2013, 2021–present |
| Relatives: | Holliston Coleman (sister) |
Robert Moorhouse Coleman III (born May 5, 1997)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as a child actor in the films Martian Child (2007), as the title character, and The Last Song (2010).[2] [3]
Robert Coleman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Doris Berg and Robert Moorhouse Coleman Jr. He is the younger brother of actress Holliston Coleman,[4] and lives with his family in the Los Angeles area.
Coleman began acting at the age of five in commercials, and has since appeared in several film and television productions. He had brief appearances in a number of series such as Medium and JAG, before moving into film roles. He appeared in the feature films Must Love Dogs and Friends with Money, and also had a recurring role in the television series Surface, before taking leading roles in the films and Take. He played the title lead role in the film Martian Child,[5] his second role alongside John Cusack and is set to appear with his sister in Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks, in which he will play the younger brother of his real-life sister. They are both set to star together again in the science-fiction adventure film, . He appeared in the 2010 film The Last Song as Jonah Miller, the younger brother of Miley Cyrus's character.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dragnet | O'Malley's Son | "Daddy's Girl" | |
| 2005 | Medium | 7 Year-Old Boy | "A Priest, a Doctor and a Medium Walk Into an Execution Chamber" | |
| JAG | Donovan Pardee | "Two Towns" | ||
| Must Love Dogs | Austin Conner | |||
| Surface | Jesse Daughtery | Seven episodes | ||
| 2006 | Friends with Money | Marcus | ||
| Ethan Snow | ||||
| 2007 | Take | Jesse Nichols | ||
| Martian Child | Dennis / The Martian Child | Lead role | ||
| 2008 | Family Man | Mack Becker | TV series (pilot) | |
| In Plain Sight | Lonny McRoy / Leo Billups | "Hoosier Daddy" | ||
| Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks | Noah Stephenson | Pre-production | ||
| 2009 | Knight Rider | Danny Clark | "Fly by Knight" | |
| Post Grad | Hunter Malby | |||
| 2010 | The Last Song | Jonah Miller | ||
| Snowmen | Billy Kirkfield | |||
| Private Practice | Oliver | "Second Choices" (season 3) | ||
| 2011 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Jeffrey / Norman | "The Walls" as Jeffery "Swarmin' Norman'" as Norman | |
| 2013 | Henry Keller |