Oakes Fegley

Oakes Tonne Fegley (; born November 11, 2004) is an American actor. He has starred in Pete's Dragon, Wonderstruck (2017), The Goldfinch (2019), The War with Grandpa (2020), The Fabelmans (2022), Adam the First (2024), and Dark Matter (2024).

Early life and education Fegley was born November 11, 2004, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the son of actors Michael Fegley and Mercedes "Merce" (née Tonne). He is the older brother of actor Winslow Fegley.

Career In 2014, Fegley made his acting debut in the drama film Fort Bliss, along with Michelle Monaghan and Ron Livingston, in which he played Paul Swann. The film, which premiered in 2014, was directed by Claudia Myers. He later appeared as Young Elias "Eli" Thompson in the fifth season of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.

Fegley played the lead role of Pete in Walt Disney Pictures' fantasy comedy-drama film Pete's Dragon (a reimagining of Disney's 1977 film), opposite Oona Laurence, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Robert Redford. The film was directed by David Lowery and released in August 2016.

In 2019, he played the starring role of Theodore Decker in The Goldfinch, directed by John Crowley.

Fegley appeared in The Weinstein Company's comedy film The War with Grandpa, starring Robert De Niro, released in August 2020.

In January 2021, Fegley entered early negotiations to play the role of Lampwick in Disney's live-action adaptation of Pinocchio. Lewin Lloyd was eventually cast in the role. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and released in September 2022.

In 2022, he played Chad Thomas in Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical film The Fabelmans, the character being based on a student who levied anti-Semitic abuse towards Spielberg during his high school years in real life.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Glass Boy Short film 2013 Children of the Moon Michael Short film, alongside his father2014 Fort Bliss Paul Swann This Is Where I Leave You Young Judd Altman 2015 Prism Young Bryan 2016 Pete's Dragon Pete 2017 Wonderstruck Ben The Truth About Lies Boy 2019 The Goldfinch Young Theo Decker 2020 The War with Grandpa Peter Decker 2022 The Fabelmans Chad Thomas TBA When the Moon Was Twice as Big Jeffrey Post-production TBA Who Framed Tommy Callahan Tommy Callahan Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 2014 Boardwalk Empire Young Elias "Eli" Thompson 3 episodes 2014–16 Person of Interest Gabriel Hayward 3 episodes 2023 Accused Devin Harmon Episode: 'Scott's Story' 2024-present Dark Matter Charlie Dessen Main role

Nomination and awards Year Nomination Work Category Result 2017 Pete's Dragon 38th Young Artist Awards Best performance in a Feature Film - leading Young Actor 2018 Wonderstruck 39th Young Artist Awards Best performance in a Feature Film -leading Young Actor