Kodi Smit-McPhee
Kodi Smit-McPhee was born June 13, 1996 in Australia he leaped into prominence in
2007 after starring opposite Eric Bana in the critically acclaimed Romulus, My Father.
For his work in the film, Kodi received the Australian Film Institute's Young Actor
Award and was also nominated for the Institute's Best Lead Actor prize. He also
received the Best Newcomer award from the 2007 Film Critics Circle of Australia.
His work in the movie brought him to the attention of the filmmakers of the major
motion picture The Road, starring Viggo Mortensen. Though a few hundred boys from
around the United States and in Canada were considered, an audition tape that
Kodi's father sent from Australia was the one that won out.
Smit-McPhee comes from an acting family. His older sister Sianoa starred on the
popular Australian television show Neighbours. His father Andy has appeared in
dozens of films and television shows in his native Australia and serves as his
children's acting coach.
Besides Romulus, My Father and The Road, Kodi has also appeared in the Australian
feature film Stranded. On TV he played a recurring role in the Australian series
Monarch Cove and in Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King.
Onstage, he appeared in Richard Frankland's theater production Walkabout.
He also appeared in the short Tinytown (2009), and the features Matching Jack (2010) and Let Me In (2010).
He will also be the voice of Norman in Paranorman (2012). Kodi will play Aaron Wright
in The Congress (2013).
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