| Dawson Dunbar | |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 2004-present |
Dawson Dunbar is a Canadian actor.
Dawson won Best Performance in a Short Film at the 32nd Young Artist Awards for Little Big Kid.[1] He was also nominated at the 31st Young Artist Awards in the same category for his performance in Trolls.[2] In 2012, Dawson won Best Performance in a Short Film for Bred in Captivity at the 33rd Young Artist Awards[3]
He has an older brother called Talon Dunbar, who is also an actor.[4]
Dawson is best known for his performance in the movie Furious 7 where he played a younger version of Paul Walker.[5] He has previously mentioned that the filming process had him miss weeks of high school.
He has frequently collaborated with virtual YouTuber Gawr Gura.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Young Jason | |||
| Dogboy | Orphan | Short Film | ||
| Aliens in America | Little Justin | Season 1, Episode 4 | ||
| 2008 | data-sort-value="Escape of Conrad Lard-Bottom, The" | The Escape of Conrad Lard-Bottom | Youngest Lard-Bottom | |
| Supernatural | Simon | Season 3, Episode 14 | ||
| Men in Trees | Young Boy | Season 2, Episode 18 | ||
| 2009 | Trolls | Billy | Nominated for Best Performance in Short Film at Young Artist Awards | |
| 2010 | Gaia | Kitcha | Short Film | |
| Little Big Kid | Johnny | Won Best Performance in Short Film at Young Artist Awards | ||
| Haunt | Young Will | Short Film | ||
| Timothy and the World of Tomorrow | Timothy | Short Film | ||
| 2011 | Soccer Kid | |||
| Lullaby for a Lunatic | Young Liam | |||
| data-sort-value="Eidolon House, The" | The Eidolon House | Benjamin | Short Film | |
| Translucent Nature | Young Robert Hill | Short Film | ||
| Bred in Captivity | Joey | Short Film | ||
| Sunday's Child | Kid #1 | Short Film | ||
| Dead Friends | Dead Boy | Short Film | ||
| Out of Order | Jake | Short Film | ||
| Truth | Adam | |||
| Joanna Makes a Friend | Everett | Short Film | ||
| Psych | Boy with Nintendo | Season 6, Episode 9 | ||
| data-sort-value="Long Road, The" | The Long Road | Will | Short Film | |
| data-sort-value="Strange Day in July, A" | A Strange Day in July | Ryan | Short Film | |
| Shooting Flies | Jackit | Short Film | ||
| 2015 | Furious 7 | Young Paul Walker | People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie | |
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor | Trolls | |
| 2011 | Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor Ten and Under | Little Big Kid | ||
| 2012 | Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor Ten and Under | Bred in Captivity |