Lucky for those people who from childhood know what they want to do. They do not have to think about choosing a profession. Of course, this does not mean that their path is easy and life is comfortable. Anything can happen, like, for example, Charlie McDermott, who from early childhood showed a strong interest in everything related to the film industry.
He became an Academy Award nominee when he was only eighteen years old. Rather, the film was nominated, but Charlie made a significant contribution to this event.
He became very famous for his role in the sitcom "It Happens and Worse", where he played Axel Hack. Filming in the series lasted almost ten years, and the audience after each season was looking forward to the next one - it became so popular.
Actor Biography
Charlie McDermott was born in 1990 in the city of West Chester. As soon as he first saw moving figures on the screen, he immediately realized that he wanted to know everything about the movie. Everything from directing to the very latest intricacies of film and television production. And not just to know - he dreamed of becoming an outstanding person in this sphere of culture and making his own significant contribution to it.
Since childhood, he began to shoot amateur videos and he learned the science of directing. Charlie is distinguished by scrupulousness in everything, and while he was still a child, he carefully selected the places where he would shoot the next story. He forced his parents to travel around the city while he was looking for the most successful shooting site.
But this young director was not enough: he was so keen on filming that he was able to convince teachers to take his completed tasks on video - he shot videos on various subjects and showed how he mastered a particular topic.
Indeed, such enthusiasm can only be envied. However, McDermott not only indulged in amateur work. He also went to various auditions, attended auditions, which he was most often refused. But the stubborn little boy did not give up - he knew that sooner or later his talent would be noticed, and he would play a movie.
Career
Luck smiled at him in 2004: at the casting of the film "Mysterious Forest" he was selected for the role of a boy. He did not often appear in the frame, but the fact that he starred on the same set with the famous actors Joaquin Phoenix, Adrian Brody, William Hurt and Sigourney Weaver was a significant event in his life. This gave him the opportunity to show himself as a sought-after actor, because he was chosen by a famous director.
After that, several commercials appeared in Charlie's portfolio, and then he was lucky again - he starred in a small role in the comedy series "Windy Acres". This series was filmed by director Jay Craven, and during the filming he talked about a new project: the film "Disappearances." The young actor, hearing this news, got the idea to play some role in this film.
He liked the plot of the film and the time that the story was about: the times when smugglers smuggled alcohol into the United States. These were dashing years of Prohibition, when each trip could cost the smuggler life. Charlie's main interest was that the director planned to make him the same age as the assistant to illegal alcohol suppliers. He firmly decided to get into this film, for this role, and began an obstacle race in order to get it.
Here again, his passion for cinema manifested itself: for eight months the young man was engaged in physical labor to become like the hero of the film. He doused himself with cold water, trained physically, began to live the way the boys lived in the thirties: without modern communications, without a TV and other entertainment. In general, it was a complete immersion in that legendary time.
After that, other tests began: a series of selections for the main role. Castings took place in different cities, and McDermott selflessly wandered around the country until he reached the final casting in Hollywood. It was a decisive and therefore exciting moment, because many applicants for the main role came to the casting, and only one was needed.
As a result, the role of Wild Bill went to Charlie, and it was a huge joy and the biggest victory at that moment. Moreover, he was only sixteen years old.
Soon, McDermott moved to Los Angeles - after all, it is there that the main film crew hang out. Since then, he began a very eventful life: he was invited to the cinema and television. Despite his young age, he was a sought-after actor and sometimes worked simultaneously in several projects.
Thanks to the series “Office” and “Medium, ” he became recognizable and popular, and starting in 2007 one or two films or series began to appear in his portfolio. He took on any roles: in dramas, comedies and historical tapes. This gave him popularity among a youth audience.
Critics were recognized by his work in the film Frozen River (2008): the film was nominated for an Oscar. And Charlie himself for his role in this film received the Independent Spirit Award as a supporting actor.
After that, a long period of filming began in the sitcom "It Happens and Is Worse", which lasted until 2018. The plus of this work was that it was stable, and the minus was that Charlie began to be perceived only as a performer of the role of Axel Hack. This went on for quite some time, but then McDermott nevertheless began to act in feature films. To date, his film plan includes one series and one film.
