# Dawson Dunbar

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{{short description|Canadian actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox person
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| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 2004-present 
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'''Dawson Dunbar''' is a Canadian actor.

Dawson won Best Performance in a Short Film at the [32nd Young Artist Awards](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/virtual_YouTuber) [Gawr Gura](/source/Gawr_Gura).

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
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! 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](/source/Call_Me%3A_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Heidi_Fleiss)''
|Young Jason
|
|-
|''Dogboy''
|Orphan
|Short Film
|-
|''[Aliens in America](/source/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](/source/Supernatural_(American_TV_series))''
|Simon
|Season 3, Episode 14
|-
|''[Men in Trees](/source/Men_in_Trees)''
|Young Boy
|Season 2, Episode 18
|-
|2009
|''Trolls''
|Billy
|''Nominated for Best Performance in Short Film at [Young Artist Awards](/source/Young_Artist_Awards)''
|-
|rowspan=4|2010
|''Gaia''
|Kitcha
|Short Film
|-
|''Little Big Kid''
|Johnny
|''Won Best Performance in Short Film at [Young Artist Awards](/source/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](/source/Taken_from_Me%3A_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](/source/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](/source/Psych_(TV_series))''
|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](/source/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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Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Living people
Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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