{{Short description|American actor (born 1998)}} {{Infobox person | name = Tanner Maguire | image = | birth_date = Tanner James Maguire <br />{{birth date and age|1998|7|15}} | birth_place = Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | occupation = Child actor | years_active = 2005–2012 }}
'''Tanner James Maguire''' (born July 15, 1998) is an American former child actor, whose last film work was released when he was 14 years old. He appears in the film ''Janie''. He is most famous for his roles in ''Letters to God''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ultimatedisney.com/dvdizzy/images/q-s/savingsarahcain-cov.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ultimatedisney.com/dvdizzy/savingsarahcain.html&usg=__fhPUrcrgzezLD2Hus7_r-vyyFw4=&h=225&w=161&sz=19&hl=en&start=31&um=1&tbnid=Z5crJsypSNHJyM:&tbnh=108&tbnw=77&prev=/images?q=tanner+maguire&ndsp=20&hl=en&rlz=1T4DBCA_enCA203CA203&sa=N&start=20&um=1|title=Google Image Result|website=ultimatedisney.com}}{{Dead link|date=November 2024}}</ref> and, earlier, in ''Saving Sarah Cain'', in which he plays Josiah Cottrell. His sister, Payton Maguire, also acts.
==Career== Born in Scottsdale, Arizona,{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}} Tanner's interest in acting began at the age of three after a visit to the local community theater to see ''Peter Pan''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.letterstogodthemovie.com/the-movie/cast/ |title=The Cast - Letters to God, a Possibility Pictures Production |access-date=2009-10-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907015959/http://www.letterstogodthemovie.com/the-movie/cast/ |archive-date=2009-09-07 }}</ref> By the time he was six, he had gone on to perform in nine different productions on stage. Tanner began to express interest in not only being in front of an audience but also being in front of a camera. His family relocated to Los Angeles and immediately Tanner began to work in television appearing on numerous popular shows, proving the move successful. Maguire has appeared in several national commercials.
Tanner donated an autographed bandanna from the movie ''Letters to God'' to Brendan Hogan, a young boy with brain cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carepages.com/carepages/BrendanHogan/updates/2698927|title=Membership|website=carepages.com|access-date=2010-06-27|archive-date=2020-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222213900/https://www.carepages.com/carepages/BrendanHogan/updates/2698927|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class=wikitable |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |-
| rowspan=3 | 2005 || ''Medium'' || Jamie ||Episode: "Sweet Dreams" |- | ''My Name Is Earl'' || Young Ralph Mariano ||Episode: "Teacher Earl" |- | ''Midnight Clear'' || Little Boy || Short film |- | rowspan=2| 2005–2006 || ''Janie'' || Ben || Short film |- | ''Desperate Housewives''|| Young Zach Young ||4 episodes |- | rowspan=3 | 2007 || ''Hannah Montana'' || Jeffrey ||Episode: "Achey Jakey Heart: Part 1" |- | ''Saving Sarah Cain'' || Josiah Cottrell || TV movie |- | ''Days of Our Lives'' || Young Shawn Brady || 11 episodes |- | 2007–2009 | ''How I Met Your Mother'' || Young Barney Stinson || 3 episodes |- | 2008 || ''Ghost Whisperer'' || Owen "Kenny" Grace ||Episode: "Imaginary Friends and Enemies" |- | rowspan=4 | 2009 || ''Without a Trace'' || Young John Burroughs ||Episode: "Chameleon" |- | ''Eleventh Hour'' || Darren ||Episode: "Subway" |- | ''Lost'' || Young Tom Brennan ||Episode: "The Incident" |- | ''House''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/house/instant-karma/episode/1299129/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;summary|title=House: Instant Karma|website=TV.com|access-date=2009-10-03|archive-date=2009-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006122740/http://www.tv.com/house/instant-karma/episode/1299129/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;summary|url-status=dead}}</ref> || Jack Randall || Episode: "Instant Karma" |- | rowspan=4 | 2010 || ''Letters to God'' || Tyler Doherty || |- | ''Brothers & Sisters'' || Henry || Episode: "The Science Fair" |- | ''Breathe'' || Teus' alter ego || Short film |- | ''CSI: NY'' || Boy ||Episode "Unfriendly Chat" |- | 2011 || ''The Hangover Part II'' || Young Phil Wenneck || |- | 2012 || ''The Drew Peterson Story'' || Zach || |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Award !! Year !! Category !! Result !! Role |- | '''MovieGuide Awards''' || 2011 || Most Inspirational Television Acting || {{nom}} || Tyler Doherty in ''Letters to God'' |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maguire, Tanner}} Category:1998 births Category:American male child actors Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Scottsdale, Arizona