An engaging young actor who literally grew up on movie screens, Gregory Smith went from co-starring with a seal in his first feature to holding his own against award-winning veterans like Richard Dreyfuss and Mel Gibson and rising stars like Colin Farrell. A dual citizen of Canada and the USA, he began his professional career at age fourteen months when he booked a TV commercial for Tide laundry detergent. Smith moved into print modeling at age four and acting at age six, racking up guest shots on TV shows like "The Commish" and "Highlander: The Series". In 1994, he made his big screen debut in the family film "Andre", based on the true story of the friendship between a little girl and a seal. Although he acted in middling fare like "Leapin' Leprechauns!" (1995), Smith made an impression as Sport, a pal of the title character, in "Harriet the Spy" (1996) and on the small screen as a boy whose dislike for a teacher takes on mystical form in the 1997 Showtime film "Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework". He also co-starred as one of Richard Dreyfuss' three children who disguise themselves as members of "Krippendorf's Tribe" (1998).Although he had played a leading role in the little-seen 1998 film "Straight Through the Heart/The Climb", Smith went on to prove he could carry a feature as Alan Abernathy, a bright teen who teams up with his neighbor (Kirsten Dunst) to battle toy action figures that have run amuck in "Small Soldiers" (also 1998). The actor was next seen on the big screen as one of Mel Gibson's brood in the Revolutionary War drama "The Patriot" (2000) and then as the youngest member of the James-Younger gang in "American Outlaws" (2001). In between, Smith made his primetime series debut as a regular playing Mary Stuart Masterson's teenage son in the short-lived CBS series "Kate Brasher".
Profession(s):
Actor, model
Sometimes Credited As:
Gregory Edward Smith
2007 Cast in the horror film, "The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising"
2006 Cast in the drama "Nearing Grace"
2003 Co-starred in the ABC adaptation of "A Wrinkle in Time" (lensed 2001)
2002 Cast as the teenage son of a famous neurosurgeon in the TV drama, "Everwood" (WB)
2001 Cast as Mary Stuart Masterson's son on the short-lived CBS series "Kate Brasher"
2001 Played Jim Younger in "American Outlaws"
2001 Portrayed the son of a couple accused of molesting their children in the TV-movie "Just Ask My Children" (Lifetime)
2000 Portrayed one of Mel Gibson's sons in "The Patriot"
1998 Had leading role in "Small Soldiers"
1997 Had leading role in "Straight From the Heart/The Climb"
1997 Cast as Richard Dreyfuss' son in "Krippendorf's Tribe"
1997 Starred in the Showtime original "Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework"
1996 Appeared in "Harriet the Spy"
1994 Feature acting debut in "Andre"
At age 14 months, made professional debut in a TV commercial for Tide laundry detergent
Began modeling at age four
