Garrett Wareing

Garrett Wareing (born August 31, 2001) is an American actor. He made his acting debut at age 13 starring opposite Dustin Hoffman in the drama film Boychoir before taking on roles in Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) and Perfect (2018).

On television, Wareing played recurring parts in Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (2019) and Manifest (20202023), before his breakthrough in the Netflix western Ransom Canyon (2025).

Early life Wareing was born and raised in College Station, a city in Brazos County, Texas, and has stated that his "Texas roots" helped him with his role in Ransom Canyon. He has two siblings.

Wareing moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career after joining the International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) in 2013.

Career Beginnings (2010s) After a number of roles in short films, Wareing made his feature film debut at age 13 with a role opposite Dustin Hoffman in the drama Boychoir (2014), which premiered to mixed reviews from critics. His next few films included a supporting role in the science fiction film Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) and his first lead role in the thriller Perfect (2018), both of which brought negative critics reception. The series was critically acclaimed despite only producing a single season, receiving a rare 100% score from Rotten Tomatoes.

Breakthrough (2020s) Wareing began the 2020s with the recurring role of TJ Morrison in the second and fourth seasons of the NBC/Netflix supernatural horror drama series Manifest, from 2020 to 2023. Wareing's next role was that of Lucas Russell in Netflix's modern western drama series Ransom Canyon.

In 2023 and 2024, respectively, Wareing starred in the action film God Is a Bullet opposite Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maika Monroe, and Jamie Foxx, and the crime horror Dead Sea alongside Dean Cameron and Isabel Gravitt. Both films received negative reviews from critics. In July 2024, Wareing was cast in The Long Walk, a movie based on Stephen King's 1979 novel of the same name. Wareing starred alongside Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick, Roman Griffin Davis, Mark Hamill and Judy Greer.

2025 saw the actor join the cast of the forthcoming horror film Hide and Don't Speak, opposite Tanner Buchanan and Quvenzhané Wallis. The movie will be directed by Alexander J. Farrell.

Wareing appeared in Iliza Shlesinger's romantic dramedy Chasing Summer alongside Megan Mullally, Lola Tung, Tom Welling and others.

In July 2026, it was announced that Wareing would be starring in The Conjuring: First Communion, a prequel to The Conjuring, alongside Amanda Fix. Wareing will play a young Ed Warren with Fix as a young Lorraine.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 A Better Place Young Jeremy 2014 Boychoir Stetson "Stet" Tate 2016 Independence Day: Resurgence Bobby 2018 Perfect Vessel 13 2020 Jill Colt 2023 God Is a Bullet Wood 2024 Dead Sea Julian 2025 The Long Walk Billy Stebbins 2026 Chasing Summer Colby TBD Hide and Don't Speak Post-production 2027 The Conjuring: First Communion Ed Warren Pre-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 2018 Chicago Med Josh Episode: "The Parent Trap" 2019 Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Zach Fortson Recurring role 20202023 Manifest TJ Morrison Recurring role (seasons 2 and 4) 2025- Ransom Canyon Lucas Russell Series regular