{{short description|British actor}} {{pp-pc}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox person | image = Robbie Kay (cropped).jpg | caption = Kay in 2016 | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Lymington]], England | occupation = [[Actor]] | years_active = 2006—present }}
'''Robbie Kay''' is a British actor whose credits include ''[[Fugitive Pieces (film)|Fugitive Pieces]]'', ''[[Heroes Reborn (miniseries)|Heroes Reborn]]'', ''[[Pinocchio (2008 film)|Pinocchio]]'', ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'', and ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''.
==Career== Kay's family moved to the [[Czech Republic]] where he saw a note on a school noticeboard for English-speaking children to be extras in a film. Despite a lack of previous acting experience, this led to him getting a speaking part in ''[[The Illusionist (2006 film)|The Illusionist]]'', but his scenes were eventually cut from the film.
After small roles in ''[[Hannibal Rising (film)|Hannibal Rising]]'' and ''[[My Boy Jack (film)|My Boy Jack]]'', the [[Canada|Canadian]] production company making ''[[Fugitive Pieces (film)|Fugitive Pieces]]'' asked him to play the part of young Jakob, which involved a 9-week shooting schedule, three of which were on [[Greece|Greek]] islands.<ref name="eveningchronicle">{{cite news|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2008/07/29/young-acting-star-lands-top-role-in-pinocchio-72703-21423449/|title=Young acting star lands top role in Pinocchio|last=Old|first=David|date=29 July 2008|work=[[Evening Chronicle]]|access-date=17 February 2009}}</ref>
The people who made ''[[Fugitive Pieces (film)|Fugitive Pieces]]'' had auditioned more than 150 boys before finding 10-year-old Robbie, who had been living in Prague for two years.<ref name="pieces-production"/> He spent a year studying acting, singing, and dancing at one of [[United Kingdom|Britain's]] [[Stagecoach Theatre Arts|Stagecoach]] theatre schools.<ref name="pieces-production"/> Kay appeared in the 2008 [[miniseries]] ''[[Pinocchio (miniseries)|Pinocchio]]'', playing the title character. After finishing Pinocchio, he went on to play Sam, a boy diagnosed with [[leukemia]] in ''[[Ways to Live Forever (film)|Ways To Live Forever]]'' screening in late 2010.<ref name="Internet Movie Database1">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446208/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl|title=Way To Life Forever Plot Summary|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref> He appeared in ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'', playing the Cabin Boy. More recently, he portrayed [[Peter Pan (character)|Peter Pan]] in ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: 'Once Upon A Time'<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Peter Pan - Robbie Kay |url=https://uproxx.com/hitfix/interview-once-upon-a-times-peter-pan-robbie-kay/ |website=UPROXX |first=Liane Bonin |last=Starr |date=14 December 2018 |access-date=25 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Once Upon a Time' exclusive: Robbie Kay returning as Peter Pan!|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/02/once-upon-time-robbie-kay-peter-pan-100-episode|website=ew.com|access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2264199|title=Robbie Kay filmography|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref>
In March 2015, Kay was cast as a high school student named Tommy Clark in the TV series ''[[Heroes Reborn (miniseries)|Heroes Reborn]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/robbie-kay-cast-heroes-reborn-nbc-once-peter-pan-1201393633|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317221944/http://deadline.com/2015/03/robbie-kay-cast-heroes-reborn-nbc-once-peter-pan-1201393633/|archive-date=17 March 2015|title=Robbie Kay Cast In 'Heroes Reborn' NBC Event Series|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=16 March 2015 |access-date=16 March 2015}}</ref>
==Reception== Kay's work has been generally well received by the critics. Alicia Cox of ''[[Chatelaine (magazine)|Chatelaine]]'' wrote on his work in ''Fugitive Pieces'': "Robbie Kay, who plays the young Jakob, gives a remarkable performance with little words and a lot of emotion. When he smiles (which isn't often) you can't help but be affected."<ref name="chatelaine">{{cite web|url=http://en.chatelaine.com/english/escape/article.jsp?content=20070607_153335_4908|title=Fugitive Pieces (review)|last=Cox|first=Alicia|date=7 September 2007|work=[[Chatelaine (magazine)|Chatelaine]]|access-date=17 February 2009|archive-date=14 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114020403/http://en.chatelaine.com/english/escape/article.jsp?content=20070607_153335_4908}}</ref>
==Personal life== Kay was born in [[Lymington]], Hampshire, England, to Ivan and Stephanie Kay. He moved to [[Brussels]], Belgium, at an early age. He has two older sisters.<ref name="pieces-production">{{cite press release|title=Fugitive Pieces|publisher=[[Samuel Goldwyn Films]]|year=2008|url=http://press.siff.net/__FESTIVAL_2008/SIFF%202008%20Stills%20-%20Press%20Kits/Fugitive_Pieces/Press%20Kit/FUGITIVEPIECES-FINALPRODNOTES.pdf|access-date=17 February 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225022643/http://press.siff.net/__FESTIVAL_2008/SIFF%202008%20Stills%20-%20Press%20Kits/Fugitive_Pieces/Press%20Kit/FUGITIVEPIECES-FINALPRODNOTES.pdf|archive-date=25 February 2009}}</ref>
In 2006, Kay and his family moved to [[Prague]] in the [[Czech Republic]], where he attended the [[International School of Prague]]. He has been living in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], since 2011.<ref name="kidzworld">{{cite interview|url=http://www.kidzworld.com/article/26116-robbie-kay-qanda|title=Robbie Kay Q&A|work=kidzworld|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year!!Title!!Role!!class="unsortable"|Notes |- | rowspan=3| 2007 || ''[[Hannibal Rising (film)|Hannibal Rising]]'' || Kolnas's son || |- |''[[My Boy Jack (film)|My Boy Jack]]'' || Arthur Relp || |- |''[[Fugitive Pieces (film)|Fugitive Pieces]]'' || Young Jakob || |- |2008 || ''[[Bathory (film)|Bathory]]'' || Pals || Voice |- |rowspan=2|2010 || ''[[Made in Dagenham]]'' || Graham || |- |''[[Ways to Live Forever (film)|Ways to Live Forever]]'' || Sam McQueen || |- |2011 || ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'' || Cabin boy || |- |2015 || ''Flight World War II'' || Nigel Sheffield || |- |2016 || ''[[Cold Moon (2016 film)|Cold Moon]]'' || Ben Redfield || |- |2017 || ''[[No Postage Necessary]]'' || Stanley || |- |rowspan=2|2018 ||''[[Blood Fest]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/seychelle-gabriel-rooster-teeth-blood-fest-1202515297|title=Seychelle Gabriel to Star in Rooster Teeth's 'Blood Fest' Horror-Comedy Film|last=Spangler|first=Todd|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=4 August 2017|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref> || Dax || |- |''Locating Silver Lake'' || Mack || |- |2022 || ''[[Burning at Both Ends (film)|Burning at Both Ends]]'' || Young German soldier || |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2008 || ''[[Pinocchio (miniseries)|Pinocchio]]'' || [[Pinocchio]] || 2 episodes |- | 2013–2018 || ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' || [[List of Once Upon a Time characters#Secondary character duration|Peter Pan]] | Recurring role (seasons 3, 5); guest role (season 7) |- | 2015–2016 || ''[[Heroes Reborn (miniseries)|Heroes Reborn]]'' || Tommy Clark / Nathan Bennett || Main role |- | rowspan=2 |2017 || ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' || Christopher Daniels || Episode: "Back Where You Belong" |- | ''[[Sleepy Hollow (TV series)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' || Logan MacDonald || 2 episodes |- | 2019 || data-sort-value="Rookie, The" | ''[[The Rookie (TV series)|The Rookie]]'' || Simon Parks Jr. || Episode: "Homefront" |- | 2022 || ''[[9-1-1 (TV series)|9-1-1]]'' || Erik || Episode: "What's Your Fantasy" |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2022 ||''Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus'' || Bradley || |- | 2024 || ''[[Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions]]'' || [[Ronald Weasley]] || |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:99%;" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |- |rowspan=2|2009 |rowspan=2|[[30th Young Artist Awards|Young Artist Awards]] |Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performers |''[[Fugitive Pieces (film)|Fugitive Pieces]]'' |{{nom}} |- |Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special – Leading Young Actor |''[[Pinocchio (2008 film)|Pinocchio]]'' |{{nom}} |- |2014 ||[[2014 Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]] |Choice TV: Villain |''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' |{{nom}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{IMDb name}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081030130955/http://www.flixster.com/actor/robbie-kay Robbie Kay] at [[Flixster]]
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