{{short description|American actor (born 1988)}} {{Infobox person | name = Nick Whitaker | image = <!-- Please do not replace this image with a non-free (fair-use) one! Thanks --> | image_size = 160px | caption = | birth_name = Nick Whitaker | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|1}} | birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2000–2009 | children = 1{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} | website = http://www.nickwhitaker.info/ }}
'''Nick Whitaker''' (born October 1, 1988) is an American actor who is known for playing the lead role in ''Benji: Off the Leash!''.<ref name="ebert"/><ref name="therecord"/><ref name="poststandard"/><ref name="haro"/>
==Career== Whitaker's first role was a Chase Patterson in ''Message in a Cell Phone''. He is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has appeared in many church related movies which include starring as Joseph Smith in the major film from the LDS Motion Picture Studios, ''Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration'',<ref name="ldsfilm"/> which is currently playing at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building and various visitor centres across the world. He has also appeared in ''Brigham City'',<ref name="haro"/><ref name="ldsfilm2"/> ''Money or The Mission'',<ref name="ldsfilm"/> and the children's film ''Bug Off''.<ref name="haro"/>
Whitaker has also appeared in the Disney Channel movies ''High School Musical'' and ''Read It and Weep'', and he had a minor role as one of the basketball players in ''Hatching Pete''.
In ''Read It and Weep'' he plays Lenny Bartlett, the older brother of Jamie Bartlett, who is the main character. In the movie he sings the song "I Will Be Around".
== Filmography == {|class="wikitable sortable" ! colspan=4 style="background:#A9A9F5;" | Filmography |- !Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- |2000 || ''Message in a Cell Phone'' || Chase || |- |2001 || ''Brigham City'' || Spencer || |- |2001 || ''Bug Off!'' || Jeff || |- |2002 || ''Journey to Harmony'' || Kid #2 || |- |2001-2002 || ''Touched by an Angel'' || Tommy/Willie || |- |2004 || ''Benji: Off the Leash!'' || Colby || |- |2005 || ''Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration'' || Joseph Smith - ages 14–17 years || |- |2006 || ''High School Musical'' || Alan || |- |2006 || ''Read It and Weep'' || Lenny Bartlett || |- |2006 || ''Money or Mission'' || Patrick Gill || |- |2008 || ''High School Musical 3: Senior Year'' || Spring Musical Guitar Player || |- |2009 || ''Hatching Pete'' || Floyd || uncredited |- |}
==References== <references>
<ref name="ebert">{{cite book|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007|year=2007|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=978-0-7407-6157-7|pages=[https://archive.org/details/rogerebertsmov00eber/page/61 61]|url=https://archive.org/details/rogerebertsmov00eber|url-access=registration}}</ref>
<ref name="therecord">{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-98169150.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104090031/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-98169150.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2012|title=The 'Benji' cast has rolled over|last=Ebert|first=Roger|date=August 20, 2004|work=The Record|publisher=highbeam.com|access-date=15 July 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="poststandard">{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-121015982.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104090039/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-121015982.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2012|title=Benji's back in a real dog' whom do you have to licj to get out of the theater?|last=Whitty|first=Stephen|date=August 20, 2004|work=Post-Standard|publisher=highbeam.com|access-date=15 July 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="ldsfilm">{{cite web|url=http://www.ldsfilm.com/upcoming/already_released_DVDs.html|title=Some Already Released DVDs|work=LDS Film|publisher=ldsfilm.com|access-date=15 July 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="ldsfilm2">{{cite web|url=http://www.ldsfilm.com/box/2004/2004_10_15.html|title=LDS Films Weekend Box Office Report 15 October 2004|work=LDS Film|publisher=ldsfilm.com|access-date=15 July 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="haro">{{cite web|url=http://www.haro-online.com/movies/benji_off_the_leash.html|title=Benji: Off the Leash|work=Haro|publisher=haro-online.com|access-date=15 July 2010}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0924293|name=Nick Whitaker}} *[http://www.nickwhitaker.info/ Official web Site]
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