{{Short description|American actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Skylar Gaertner | image = File:Skylargaertner2022.png#/media/File:Skylargaertner2022.png | caption = Gaertner in 2022 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|5|13}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | education = | occupation = Actor }} '''Skylar Gaertner''' (born May 13, 2004) is an American actor, best known for playing Jonah Byrde in the Netflix TV series ''Ozark'' from 2017 to 2022,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/23/ozark-season-4-four-review-stacey-dooley-stalkers-as-we-see-it-dancing-on-ice |title= The week in TV: Ozark; Stacey Dooley: Stalkers; As we see it; Dancing on ice |author= Barbara Ellen |website= theguardian.com |date= 23 Jan 2022 |access-date= 2024-05-05 |archive-date= 2024-09-04 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240904171559/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/23/ozark-season-4-four-review-stacey-dooley-stalkers-as-we-see-it-dancing-on-ice |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/an-interview-with-ozark-kids-sofia-hublitz-and-skylar-gaertner |title=Growing Up Byrde: The 'Ozark' Kids Talk Tackling Their Teen Years on Set |author=Amanda Richards |website=netflix.com |date=2022-04-29 |access-date=2024-05-05 |archive-date=2024-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607084416/https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/an-interview-with-ozark-kids-sofia-hublitz-and-skylar-gaertner |url-status=live }}</ref> and young Matt Murdock in the 2015 TV series ''Daredevil''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/news/ozark-skylar-gaertner-signs-icm-162408538.html |title='Ozark's Skylar Gaertner Signs With ICM Partners |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=yahoo.com |date=2018-11-21 |access-date=2024-05-05 |archive-date=2024-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904171641/https://consent.yahoo.com/v2/collectConsent?sessionId=2_cc-session_1933ae0a-308f-4452-9d19-06d65c6f2d33 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, aged seven, Gaertner was handpicked by Steven Spielberg to play Bode Locke in the TV pilot horror-thriller ''Locke & Key''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a39036202/ozark-season-4-are-jonah-charlotte-related-in-real-life/ |title=Are Jonah and Charlotte in 'Ozark' related in real life? The answer might surprise you |author=Katherine Tinsley |website=www.goodhousekeeping.com |date=29 April 2022 |access-date=2024-05-05 |archive-date=2024-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603144553/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a39036202/ozark-season-4-are-jonah-charlotte-related-in-real-life/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Work== Gaertner started acting in TV commercials aged three. He landed the role of Jonah Byrde in Ozark aged 12.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://netflixqueue.com/kid-stays-in-the-picture |title=The Boy from Oz(ark) |author=Jenny Changnon |website=netflixqueue.com |date=2022-05-18 |access-date=2024-05-05 |archive-date=2024-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904171646/https://netflixqueue.com/kid-stays-in-the-picture |url-status=live }}</ref>
===TV=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2008–2009 |''Lipstick Jungle'' |Sam | |- |2009–2015 |''Nurse Jackie'' |Jake | |- |rowspan="2"|2011 |''Locke & Key'' (TV pilot) |Bode Locke<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/pilot-11176/ |title=2011 network pilot casting to date |author=Jon Weisman |website=variety.com |date=17 February 2011 |access-date=2024-05-05 |archive-date=2018-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231194304/https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/pilot-11176/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/local/2011/05/11/fox-tv-passes-on-locke/18367389007/ |title=Fox-TV passes on 'Locke & Key' |author=Scott Tady |website=timesonline.com |date=2011-05-11 |access-date=2024-06-07 |archive-date=2024-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607090813/https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/local/2011/05/11/fox-tv-passes-on-locke/18367389007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |- |''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' |Emmett Drake | |- |2012 |''Person of Interest'' | Danny Cahill | |- | 2013–2018 |''The Americans'' | Doug Tanner | |- | 2015–2018 |''Daredevil'' | Young Matt Murdock<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/05/12/netflixs-daredevil-as-stick-scott-glenn-learns-much-from-playing-the-teacher/ |title= Netflix's "daredevil': As stick, Scott Glenn learns much from playing the teacher |author= David Betancourt |website= washingtonpost.com |date= 12 May 2015 |access-date= 2024-05-05 |archive-date= 2024-06-12 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240612110357/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/05/12/netflixs-daredevil-as-stick-scott-glenn-learns-much-from-playing-the-teacher/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g32031611/ozark-superhero-marvel-actors/ |title=These Marvel/Superhero Show Actors Are Also in Ozark Season 3 |author=Evan Romano |website=menshealth.com |date=2020-04-03 |access-date=2024-06-07 |archive-date=2024-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607092302/https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g32031611/ozark-superhero-marvel-actors/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |- | 2017–2022 |''Ozark'' | Jonah Byrde<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2022/02/ozark-season-4-part-1-ozark-is-a-greek-tragedy-in-the-modern-world |title="Ozark" Season 4 (Part 1): "Ozark" is a Greek Tragedy in the Modern World |author=Sam Schwartz |website=browndailyherald.com |date=2022-02-01 |access-date=2024-05-05 |archive-date=2024-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607082153/https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2022/02/ozark-season-4-part-1-ozark-is-a-greek-tragedy-in-the-modern-world |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://soc.org/project/coy-roundtable/ |title=soc.org |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Society of Camera Operators |access-date=2024-06-07 |archive-date=2024-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607091030/https://soc.org/project/coy-roundtable/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |- | 2023 |''Accused'' | Wyatt | |- |}
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role |- |rowspan="3"|2014 |''Alex of Venice'' |Dakota<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/tribeca-film-review-alex-of-venice-1201163468/ |title=Tribeca Film Review: Alex of Venice |author=Ronnie Scheib |website=variety.com |date=24 April 2014 |access-date=2024-05-05 |archive-date=2024-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904171534/https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/tribeca-film-review-alex-of-venice-1201163468/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |''They Came Together'' |Tucker |- | ''Every Secret Thing'' |Jimmy (uncredited) |- |rowspan="2"|2015 | ''Sleeping with Other People'' |Oliver |- | ''I Smile Back'' |Eli<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2015/11/05/i-smile-back-movie-review-sarah-silverman-may-be-the-new-kristen-wiig/ |title=I Smile Back: Movie Review |author=The Washington Post |website=denverpost.com |date=20 April 2016 |access-date=2024-05-05 |archive-date=2018-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708033514/https://www.denverpost.com/2015/11/05/i-smile-back-movie-review-sarah-silverman-may-be-the-new-kristen-wiig/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/sarah-silverman-delivers-a-searing-star-turn-in-i-smile-back/2015/10/29/50e1e1ea-7d79-11e5-afce-2afd1d3eb896_story.html |title=Sarah Silverman delivers a searing star turn in 'I Smile Back' |author=Ann Hornaday |website=washingtonpost.com |date=2015-10-29 |access-date=2024-05-05 |archive-date=2020-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030091716/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/sarah-silverman-delivers-a-searing-star-turn-in-i-smile-back/2015/10/29/50e1e1ea-7d79-11e5-afce-2afd1d3eb896_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |2016 | ''The Ticket'' |Jonah<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-ticket-film-review-1201759720/ |title=Film review: The Ticket |author=Jay Weissberg |website=variety.com |date=25 April 2016 |access-date=2024-05-05 |archive-date=2018-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704005601/https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-ticket-film-review-1201759720/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-ticket-is-a-cliched-parable-about-a-blind-man-who-regains-his-sight/2017/04/06/61034d3e-18aa-11e7-9887-1a5314b56a08_story.html |title='The Ticket' is a cliched parable about a blind man who regains his sight |author=Stephanie Merry |website=washingtonpost.com |date=2017-04-06 |access-date=2024-05-05 |archive-date=2017-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420120808/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-ticket-is-a-cliched-parable-about-a-blind-man-who-regains-his-sight/2017/04/06/61034d3e-18aa-11e7-9887-1a5314b56a08_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |}
==Nominations== For his role in Ozark, Gaertner was part of the ensemble nominated for a ''Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series'' in 2019,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/09/23/emmys-things-know-quiet-end-game-thrones-that-jenny-mccarthy-red-carpet-disaster/ |title=Emmys 2019: 12 things to know, from a quiet end for 'Game of Thrones' to that Jenny McCarthy red-carpet disaster |author=Travis M Andrews |website=washingtonpost.com/ |date=2019-09-23 |access-date=2024-06-05 |archive-date=2020-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107042200/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/09/23/emmys-things-know-quiet-end-game-thrones-that-jenny-mccarthy-red-carpet-disaster/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 2021,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2021/04/04/see-it-kerry-washington-channels-mermaid-vibes-in-her-sag-gown/ |title=SEE IT: Kerry Washington channels 'mermaid vibes' in her SAG gown |author=Jami Ganz |website=chicagotribune.com |date=2021-04-04 |access-date=2024-06-05 |archive-date=2024-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607085707/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2021/04/04/see-it-kerry-washington-channels-mermaid-vibes-in-her-sag-gown/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://goldenglobes.com/articles/nominee-profile-2023-ozark/ |title=Nominee Profile 2023: "Ozark" |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=goldenglobes.com |date=2022-12-21 |access-date=2024-05-05 |archive-date=2023-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623081732/https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/nominee-profile-2023-ozark |url-status=live }}</ref> {{Portal|Biography}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaertner, Skylar}} Category: Living people Category:21st-century American male actors Category: 2004 births Category: Actors from New York City