Colin Ford

Colin Lee Ford (born September 12, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Josh Wheeler in Daybreak; Joe McAlister in Under the Dome; the voice of Jake on Jake and the Never Land Pirates; Mikey on Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?, which earned him a Young Artist Award; young Sam Winchester in Supernatural; and Dylan Mee in the family film We Bought a Zoo.

Early life and education Ford was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He attended Campbell Hall School. He later attended Oaks Christian School, a college preparatory school in Westlake Village, California.

Career Ford enjoyed being in front of the camera, which led to his start in the entertainment business. At age four, he modeled for print ads for regional and national retailers. At age five, he made his film debut as Clinton Jr. in the feature film Sweet Home Alabama. He obtained more roles in independent films such as Moved, The Book of Jaene and Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd. After filming We Bought a Zoo, Ford was cast in the TV series Under the Dome as Joe McAlister.

In 2018, it was announced that Ford had been cast in the main role of Josh Wheeler in the Netflix comedy drama series Daybreak. The series premiered on October 24, 2019, and was canceled after one season.

In 2020, Ford took on a supporting role in the family comedy film The War with Grandpa directed by Tim Hill, where he played the role of Russell. From 2022 to 2023, he appeared on the third season of the CW's action crime drama series Walker, portraying Corporal Cordell Walker.

In 2023, Ford starred in the romantic drama miniseries A Thousand Tomorrows, in which he played the lead role of Cody Gunnar. On the same year, he co-starred as Rickey Hill in the biographical sports drama film The Hill, which was released on August 25, 2023, by Briarcliff Entertainment.

In 2024, Ford appeared in the romantic comedy film Wallbanger, directed by Tosca Musk.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Sweet Home Alabama Clinton Jr. Uncredited 2007 Christmas Is Here Again Dart (voice) Direct-to-video 2018 Family Blood Kyle 2019 Extracurricular Activities Reagan Collins 2019 Captain Marvel Steve Danvers 2020 The War with Grandpa Russell 2022MurmurMaze 2023 The Hill Rickey Hill 2024 Wallbanger Ryan

Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Smallville Young Evan Gallagher Episode: "Ageless" 2006 Dick Cheney action figure Episode: "14.47" 2006 Blind Date Episode: "1.3" 2006 Close To Home Hal Brooks Episode: "Legacy" 2007 Side Order of Life Baby Puree (voice) Episode: "Whose Sperm Is It Anyway?" 2007 Journeyman Young Aeden Bennett Episode: "Blowback" 2007; 2009–2011; 2016 Supernatural Young Sam Winchester Recurring role 2008–2009 Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? Mikey (voice) Main role 2009 Special Agent Oso Joe, David (voice) 2 episodes 2010 Private Practice Seth Episode: "Love Bites" 2010–2013; 2017 Family Guy Various voices 11 episodes 2010 CSI: Miami Cody Williams Episode: "Mommie Deadest" 2010 Hawaii Five-0 Evan Lowry Episode: "Ohana" 2011–2013 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Jake (voice) Main role (season 1 to mid–season 2) 2019 All Rise Billy Webb Episode: "Fool For Liv"2022 Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Chazz Episode: "Doin' a Dahmer" 2022 The Rookie Austin Geoffrey Episode: "Coding" 2022–2023 Walker Young Cordell Walker Recurring role 2023 A Thousand Tomorrows Cody Gunnar Main role 2024 9-1-1 Caleb Sandstrom / Flash Rob Episode: "Hotshots"

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