{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1996)}} {{Infobox person | name = Robert Naylor | alt = | image = Robert Naylor par Gaelle Leroyer (cropped).jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Naylor in 2024 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|07|06}}<ref name="agenceartistiquehelena"/> | birth_place = Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada | other_names = Rob Naylor | occupation = Actor, musician | years_active = 2005–present | website = {{URL|www.robertnaylor.ca}} }} '''Robert Naylor''' (born July 6, 1996) is a Canadian actor and musician known for his voice-over on the Canadian/American television series ''Arthur'' as Dora Winifred "D.W." Read from 2007 to 2012, as well as lead roles in ''10 1/2'' (2010), ''1.54'' (2016) and ''Ghost Town Anthology'' (2019).
==Early life== Naylor was born in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada and is fluent in English and French.<ref name="agenceartistiquehelena"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.10etdemi-lefilm.com/distribution |title=Distribution |website=10etdemi-lefilm.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002073328/http://www.10etdemi-lefilm.com/distribution |archivedate=October 2, 2010 |language=French}}</ref>
==Acting career== [[File:Robert Naylor 32nd Annual Young Artist Awards.jpg|thumb|alt=Robert Naylor as a child, wearing a black suit and standing in front of a bench and a hedge|Naylor at the 32nd Young Artist Awards, 2011]] Naylor started acting in 2003 when he joined the local children's theatre school Theatre West (formerly Pegasus Performing Arts).<ref name="agenceartistiquehelena"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theatrewest.ca/index.php |title=Theatre School in Montreal |website=Theatre West |accessdate=October 7, 2012 |archive-date=February 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227035942/http://www.theatrewest.ca/index.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> He first appeared on TV in an English commercial, a part he got from his first audition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.telefilm.gc.ca/05/516/cannes/2010/films.php?id=5 |title=Cannes 2010 – 10½ |website=Telefilm Canada |accessdate=October 7, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712072458/http://www2.telefilm.gc.ca/05/516/cannes/2010/films.php?id=5 |archivedate=July 12, 2010}}</ref> He has had various television movie roles including Adam in ''Race to Mars'', Jamie in ''Voices'', and Young Tanner in ''Fakers''. His first lead role came at the age of 12 in the Quebec feature ''10½'' starring Claude Legault and directed by Daniel Grou.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alexetlesfantomes.com/en/about-2/the-voices/ |title=The Voices |website=Alex and the Ghosts |date=November 24, 2009 |accessdate=October 7, 2012 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213207/http://www.alexetlesfantomes.com/en/about-2/the-voices/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> His role of Tommy in ''10½'' earned him the Best Actor award at the International Film Festival Bratislava in 2010, a nomination in the 31st Genie Awards for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iffbratislava.sk/index.php?id=523&L=1 |title=Winners of 12. IFF Bratislava Announced |website=IFF Bratislava |date=May 19, 2012 |accessdate=October 7, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212060632/http://www.iffbratislava.sk/index.php?id=523&L=1 |archivedate=December 12, 2010}}</ref> and a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in an International Feature Film.<ref name="YAA 2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html |title=32nd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards |publisher=The Young Artist Foundation |year=2011 |accessdate=March 14, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216124546/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html |archivedate=December 16, 2011}}</ref>
In 2010, he worked on U.S.-produced movie ''Immortals'', directed by Tarsem Singh, playing Young Theseus.<ref name="agenceartistiquehelena"/> His first recurring role in a TV series is that of Theo in the Radio-Canada Quebec TV series ''19-2'', which started in early 2011<ref>{{cite news |url=https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/Young+star+gets+role/4043687/story.html |title=Young star gets role |newspaper=Montreal Gazette}}{{dead link|date=October 2012}}</ref> on Radio-Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://19-2.radio-canada.ca/ |title=19-2 |website=Radio-Canada |accessdate=October 7, 2012 |archive-date=July 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701113038/http://19-2.radio-canada.ca/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Directed by Daniel Grou ("Podz"), the series tells the story of two Montreal cops. Robert plays the role of Théo Berof, the son of the character played by Réal Bossé.
In May 2011, he portrayed Eric Hillridge in the Muse Entertainment-produced TV movie ''Cyberbully'', which was shot in Montreal and premiered on ABC Family on July 17, 2011. Later that summer, he received the role of Stevie Atkins, a ghost, in the second season of ''Being Human''. He then worked on one episode of an IFC scripted TV series, ''Bullet in the Face'', which was produced by Muse Entertainment and Just For Laughs and aired in summer 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/06/ifcs-original-scripted-comedy-bullet-in-the-face-begins-production-in-montreal/106378/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009010152/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/06/ifcs-original-scripted-comedy-bullet-in-the-face-begins-production-in-montreal/106378/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 9, 2011 |title=IFC's Original Scripted Comedy, 'Bullet in the Face' Begins Production in Montreal – Ratings |website=TVbytheNumbers |date=October 6, 2011 |accessdate=October 7, 2012}}</ref>
==Music career== Naylor is also a musician and producer who performs under the name Rob Naylor. His first track "Yes" was released on Gareth Emery's label Garuda in July 2013, followed by another EP later in the year. In 2019 he released another track with trance DJ & producer Ben Gold under the name Rb Naylr.
He composed his first film score in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/06/12/quand-lamour-se-creuse-un-trou-france-castel_a_23456937/ |title=Robert Naylor n'a eu "aucun problème" à tourner des scènes d'amour avec France Castel|date=12 June 2018 }}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Feature films=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |- |2010 |''10 1/2'' |Tommy | |- |2011 |''Immortals'' |Young Theseus | |- |2012 |''Pinocchio'' |Pinocchio |Voice; Canadian release |- |2014 |''Every Thing Will Be Fine'' |Christopher | |- |2016 |''1:54'' |Francis | |- |2017 |''Sahara'' |Ajar |Voice |- |2018 |''When Love Digs a Hole''<br><small>(''Quand l'amour se creuse un trou'')</small> |Miron |Actor + Composer |- |2019 |''Ghost Town Anthology''<br><small>(''Répertoire des villes disparues'')</small> |Jimmy<ref>{{cite web|url=https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/02/28/repertoire-des-villes-disparues-un-drame-fantastique-pour-denis-cote_a_23373861/ |title=Repertoire des villes disparues|date=March 2018 }}</ref> | |- |2019 |''Entangled'' |Danny<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/entangled-move-marlee-matlin-sudbury-1.4789995 |title=Sci-fi thriller Entangled starring Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin filming in Sudbury}}</ref> | |- |2020 |data-sort-value="Forgotten Battle, The" | ''The Forgotten Battle'' |Bill |Post-Production |- |2021 |''Maria Chapdelaine'' |Lorenzo Surprenant | |- |2021 |data-sort-value="Noise of Engines, The" | ''The Noise of Engines''<br><small>''(Le Bruit des moteurs)''</small> |Alexandre | |- |2023 |''Katak: The Brave Beluga'' |Katak |English version |- |2025 |''Mile End Kicks'' |Hugo | |}
===Television=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2006 |''Circle of Friends'' |Joan's Son | |- |2006 |''Lance et Compte: La revanche'' |Son of Mark Stevens | |- |2007 |''Race to Mars'' |Adam Erwin | |- |2007–2008 |''Postcards from Buster'' |Dora Winifred "D.W." Read |Voice |- |2007–2012 |''Arthur'' |Dora Winifred "D.W." Read |Voice |- |2010 |''Fakers'' |Young Tanner | |- |2011–2015 |''19-2'' |Theo | |- |2011 |''Cyberbully'' |Eric Hillridge | |- |2012 |''Bullet in the Face'' |Klaus Mollert | |- |2012–2013 |''Being Human'' |Stevie Atkins<ref name="agenceartistiquehelena">{{cite web |url=http://www.agenceartistiquehelena.com/pdf/robert_naylor%20Helena_Eng.pdf |title=Robert Naylor |website=Agence Artistique Helena |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426061312/http://www.agenceartistiquehelena.com/pdf/robert_naylor%20Helena_Eng.pdf |archivedate=April 26, 2012}}</ref> | |- |2013 |''Pipi, Pupu & Rosmary'' |Pipi<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juliettefilms.lu/pipi%20pupu%20&%20rosmary/photos.html |title=Pipi, Pupu & Rosmary |website=juliettefilms.lu |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129234206/http://www.juliettefilms.lu/pipi%20pupu%20%26%20rosmary/index.htm |archivedate=January 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |Voice |- |2014 |''Helix'' |The Scythe | |- |2014 |''Toute la vérité'' |Jessy Gravel | |- |2014 |''30 vies'' |Francis Bertrand | |- |2014 |''Ascension'' |Matthew | |- |2017 |''Cardinal'' |Keith | |- |2017 |''Bellevue'' |Jacob Cowan | |- |2018 |''District 31'' |Felix Cloutier | |- |2020–2021 |''Clash'' | Vincent Dumoulin | |- |2023 |''Indéfendable'' |Alex Levac | |- |2024 |''Respira (Breathless)'' |Biel |Voice |}
===Short films=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |- |2007 |data-sort-value="Schoolyard, The" | ''The Schoolyard (Les Grands)'' |Tommy | |- |2008 |''My Name Is Victor Gazon (Mon nom est Victor Gazon)'' |Narrator | |- |2009 |''Alex and the Ghosts'' |Alex (Voice) | |- |2011 |''Alone With Mr Carter'' |John | |- |2012 |data-sort-value="Horse Latitudes, The" | ''The Horse Latitudes'' |Philly<ref name="agenceartistiquehelena"/> | |}
===Documentary=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |- |2011 |''Dictature affective''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pvp.ca/blogue/2011/11/dictature-affective-le-prochain-docufiction-de-groupe-pvp/ |title=Dictature affective, le prochain docufiction de Groupe PVP |date=November 1, 2011|website=Blogue PVP |accessdate=October 7, 2012 |language=French}}</ref> | | |}
==Discography==
===Singles=== ''As Rob Naylor'' *2013 Yes (Garuda) *2013 Head North / Forever City (Garuda) ''As Rb Naylr'' *2019 Why You EL? (With Ben Gold) (Armada Music)
===Remixes=== *2014 Solis & Sean Truby - Raccoon (Rob Naylor Remix) (Infrasonic Recordings) *2015 Greg Wonders, Arnaud S & Sarah Shields - Out Of This World (Rob Naylor Remix) (Nueva Recordings)
==Awards== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Award !Category !Film !Result !Ref |- |2010 |International Film Festival Bratislava |Best Actor |rowspan=3|''10 1/2'' |{{Won}} | |- |2011 |Genie Award |Actor in a Leading Role |{{nom}} |<ref>Cassandra Szklarski, "Genie nominations offer a look at the diversity of Canadian film". ''Moose Jaw Times-Herald'', March 9, 2011.</ref> |- |2011 |rowspan=3|Young Artist Awards |Best Performance by an Actor in an International Feature Film |{{Won}} | |- |2012 |Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Young Actor |''Cyberbully'' |{{nom}} | |- |2013 |Best Performance in a TV Series - Young Recurring Actor |''Being Human'' |{{nom}} | |- |2022 |Prix Iris |Best Actor |''The Noise of Engines (Le bruit des moteurs)'' |{{nom}} |<ref>Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/finalistes-aux-prix-iris-2022/ "Finalistes aux Prix Iris 2022"]. ''Films du Québec'', April 14, 2022.</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist|35em}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.robertnaylor.ca/RobertNaylor/Home.html}} * {{IMDb name|2316151|name=Robert Naylor}}
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