Jeremy Robert Myron Sumpter (born February 5, 1989) is an American actor. His prominent roles include the title role in the 2003 fantasy adventure film Peter Pan, Jacob in the 2014 disaster film Into the Storm, and the recurring role of J. D. McCoy in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights (2008–2010).

Early life

Sumpter was born in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, to parents Sandy (née Johnson) and Gary Sumpter. He has a twin sister, Jessica, and two other siblings, Travis and Jennifer. His family moved to his mother's hometown, Mount Sterling, Kentucky, when he was ten months old.

Career

When Sumpter was 11, he entered International Modeling and Talent Association and started his modeling in Kentucky. He also won Pre-Teen Male Model of the Year, where he signed with Mark Robert as his personal manager. Despite the film's box office failure, Sumpter has won both a Saturn and Young Artist Award for the film.

In the fall of 2004, Sumpter starred in the TV series Clubhouse as a boy who gets his dream job of working as a batboy for a New York City major league baseball team. The series was canceled by CBS after five episodes; all 11 episodes made have since been broadcast on cable/satellite channels. He then starred in Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life, a Lifetime Channel movie about a popular teenager whose life is ruined by an addiction to internet pornography.

Sumpter spent the summer of 2005 in Oregon filming the teen comedy The Sasquatch Gang (a.k.a. The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang), released in November 2006. He had a small role in the film An American Crime, which played on Showtime in 2008 before going to DVD. He appeared in an episode of CSI: Miami as the boyfriend of a girl whose parents are murdered.

right|thumb|150px|Sumpter in 2011

right|thumb|150px|Sumpter in 2013

Sumpter completed filming roles in the coming-of-age comedy Calvin Marshall, Soul Surfer and Death and Cremation. He appeared in the meteorological disaster film Into the Storm as Jacob Hodges, a young cameraman for the stormchasers.

Personal life

During filming for Peter Pan, Sumpter briefly shared a childhood crush with co-star Rachel Hurd-Wood. In December 2015, Sumpter announced that he and Lauren Pacheco were engaged to be married, but in October 2016 stated that they were no longer engaged. On October 1, 2022, Sumpter married Elizabeth Treadway in a ceremony in Columbia, Tennessee. Sumpter announced on December 25, 2022, via Instagram that he and Treadway are expecting a baby girl. On April 17, 2023, Sumpter announced that Treadway had given birth to their daughter.

Filmography

Film

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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"|Notes

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| 2001

| Frailty

| Young Adam Meiks

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| 2002

| Local Boys

| Skeet Dobson

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| 2003

| Peter Pan

| Peter Pan

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| 2006

| The Sasquatch Gang

| Gavin Gore

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| 2007

| An American Crime

| Coy Hubbard

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| 2009

| Calvin Marshall

| Caselli

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| rowspan="2"|2010

| Death and Cremation

| Jarod Leary

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| You're So Cupid

| Connor Miller

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| 2011

| Soul Surfer

| Byron Blanchard

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| rowspan="3"|2012

| Excision

| Adam

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| Hiding

| Brett

| Direct-to-video

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| The UnBroken

| Colt

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| rowspan="2"|2014

| Animal

| Matt

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| Into the Storm

| Jacob Hodges

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| rowspan="2"|2015

| The Culling

| Tyler

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| The Squeeze

| Augie

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| 2016

| Billionaire Ransom

| Kyle Hartmann

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| rowspan="2"|2019

| The Legend of 5 Mile Cave

| Young Sam 'Shooter' Green

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| Stakeout

| Ray Brey

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| 2022

| Holiday Harmony

| Jeremy

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| rowspan="2"|2024

| Chapel

| Cohen Black / Ethan

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| The Fall

| Travis Humphrey

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Television

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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes

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| rowspan="3"|2001

| Raising Dad

| Henry

| Episode: "The New Room"

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| Murphy's Dozen

| Sean

| TV film

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| ER

| Nathan

| Episode: "I'll Be Home for Christmas"

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| rowspan="2"|2002

| Strong Medicine

| Randy

| Episode: "Discharged"

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| Just a Dream

| Henry Sturbuck

| TV film

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| 2004–2005

| Clubhouse

| Pete Young

| Lead role

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| 2005

| Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life

| Justin Petersen

| TV film

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| 2007

| CSI: Miami

| Zach Griffith

| Episode: "Broken Home"

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| 2008–2010

| Friday Night Lights

| J.D. McCoy

| Recurring; seasons 3–4

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| 2012

| The Glades

| Dane Westing

| Episode: "Endless Summer"

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| 2015

| Stitchers

| Devon / Gavin

| Episode: "When Darkness Falls"

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| 2016

| Sisters of the Groom

| Jason Quinn

| TV film

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Awards

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! Year !! Award !! Category !! Work !! Result

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| 2000 || IMTA Award || Pre-Teen Male Model of the Year || – ||

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|rowspan="2"|2003 || Young Artist Award || Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-series or Special - Leading Young Actor || Just a Dream ||

|-2004/ Pete Young- Clubhouse TV series

|| Saturn Award || Best Performance by a Younger Actor || Frailty ||

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|rowspan="3"|2004 || Young Artist Award || Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor || Peter Pan ||

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|| Saturn Award || Best Performance by a Younger Actor || Peter Pan ||

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|| Phoenix Film Critics Society Award || Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male || Peter Pan ||

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| 2006 || Young Artist Award || Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-series or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor || Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life ||

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| 2009 ||Change The World Award|| Youth for Humanity Award, Male || – ||

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References

  • Official website