{{short description|Canadian actor}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Dawson Dunbar | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2004-present }}
'''Dawson Dunbar''' is a Canadian actor.
Dawson won Best Performance in a Short Film at the 32nd Young Artist Awards for ''Little Big Kid''.<ref name=YAA2>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html|title=32nd Annual Young Artist Awards|accessdate=April 24, 2012|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221234842/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html |archivedate=Feb 21, 2016 }}</ref> He was also nominated at the 31st Young Artist Awards in the same category for his performance in ''Trolls''.<ref name=YAA1>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms31.html|title=31st Annual Young Artist Awards|accessdate=April 24, 2012|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405031904/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms31.html |archivedate=April 5, 2016 }}</ref> In 2012, Dawson won Best Performance in a Short Film for ''Bred in Captivity'' at the 33rd Young Artist Awards<ref name=YAA3>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html |title=33rd Annual Young Artist Awards |accessdate=May 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404162133/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html |archivedate=April 4, 2012 }}</ref>
He has an older brother called Talon Dunbar, who is also an actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://site.teenstarfanclub.com/dawsondunbar.php |title=Teen Star Fan Club |accessdate=April 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821180751/http://site.teenstarfanclub.com/dawsondunbar.php |archivedate=August 21, 2012 }}</ref>
Dawson is best known for his performance in the movie Furious 7 where he played a younger version of Paul Walker.<ref name=YAA4>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furious_7|title=Furious 7 Awards|accessdate=April 1, 2021}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2021}} He has previously mentioned that the filming process had him miss weeks of high school.
He has frequently collaborated with virtual YouTuber Gawr Gura.
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |- ! width="10%" | Year ! width="30%" | Title ! width="20%" | Role ! width="40%" class="unsortable" | Notes Notes |- |rowspan=3|2004 |''Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss'' |Young Jason | |- |''Dogboy'' |Orphan |Short Film |- |''Aliens in America'' |Little Justin |Season 1, Episode 4 |- |rowspan=3|2008 |data-sort-value="Escape of Conrad Lard-Bottom, The" | ''The Escape of Conrad Lard-Bottom'' |Youngest Lard-Bottom | |- |''Supernatural'' |Simon |Season 3, Episode 14 |- |''Men in Trees'' |Young Boy |Season 2, Episode 18 |- |2009 |''Trolls'' |Billy |''Nominated for Best Performance in Short Film at Young Artist Awards'' |- |rowspan=4|2010 |''Gaia'' |Kitcha |Short Film |- |''Little Big Kid'' |Johnny |''Won Best Performance in Short Film at Young Artist Awards'' |- |''Haunt'' |Young Will |Short Film |- |''Timothy and the World of Tomorrow'' |Timothy |Short Film |- |rowspan=14|2011 |''Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story'' |Soccer Kid | |- |''Lullaby for a Lunatic'' |Young Liam | |- |data-sort-value="Eidolon House, The" | ''The Eidolon House'' |Benjamin |Short Film |- |''Translucent Nature'' |Young Robert Hill |Short Film |- |''Bred in Captivity'' |Joey |Short Film |- |''Sunday's Child'' |Kid #1 |Short Film |- |''Dead Friends'' |Dead Boy |Short Film |- |''Out of Order'' |Jake |Short Film |- |''Truth'' |Adam | |- |''Joanna Makes a Friend'' |Everett |Short Film |- |''Psych'' |Boy with Nintendo |Season 6, Episode 9 |- |data-sort-value="Long Road, The" | ''The Long Road'' |Will |Short Film |- |data-sort-value="Strange Day in July, A" | ''A Strange Day in July'' |Ryan |Short Film |- |''Shooting Flies'' |Jackit |Short Film |- |- |2015 |''Furious 7'' |Young Paul Walker |''People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie'' |- |}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |- ! width="10%" | Year ! width="30%" | Award ! width="40%" | Category ! width="30%" | Film ! width="20%" | Result ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- |2010 |rowspan=3|Young Artist Awards |Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor |''Trolls'' |{{nom}} |style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=YAA1/> |- |2011 |Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor Ten and Under |''Little Big Kid'' |{{won}} |style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=YAA2/> |- |2012 |Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor Ten and Under |''Bred in Captivity'' |{{won}} |style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=YAA3/> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|1923754}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunbar, Dawson}} Category:Canadian male child actors Category:Canadian male television actors Category:Living people Category:21st-century Canadian male actors Category:Year of birth missing (living people)