Tye Sheridan
Sheridan at the 2019 WonderCon
Born
Tye Kayle Sheridan

(1996-11-11) November 11, 1996[1]
Palestine, Texas, U.S.[2]
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

Tye Kayle Sheridan (born November 11, 1996) is an American actor.[3][4][5] He is known for playing the young Scott Summers / Cyclops in the X-Men film series (2016–2019) and for his starring role in the science fiction film Ready Player One (2018).

Sheridan made his feature film debut in Terrence Malick's experimental drama film The Tree of Life (2011) and had his first leading role in Jeff Nichols's film Mud (2012). His other film roles were in the crime drama Joe (2013), the thriller The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015), and the dramas The Card Counter and The Tender Bar (both 2021).

Early life

Sheridan was born in Palestine, Texas.[2] His mother, Stephanie (Wright), owns a beauty salon, and his father, Bryan Sheridan, is a driver for UPS.[6][7] He has a younger sister, Madison. He was enrolled in the Elkhart Independent School District until his film career became a priority focus when he was 16 years old, and he received tutoring on film sets.

Career

Sheridan in 2017

Sheridan made his feature film debut in the Terrence Malick art film The Tree of Life (2011), with Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, and Sean Penn, after an almost year-long casting search involving more than 10,000 children from Texas and Oklahoma.[3] The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, and went on to be awarded the Palme d'Or[8] and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.[9][10]

In 2012, he played the leading role of Ellis in Jeff Nichols' Mud opposite Jacob Lofland and Matthew McConaughey. The coming-of-age drama-thriller film premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival[11] and Sheridan received a Critics' Choice Award nomination.[12]

Sheridan played Gary Jones in the film Joe, which stars Nicolas Cage playing an ex-con who meets a 15-year-old boy, the eldest child in a homeless family headed by an alcoholic father, and is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin.[13] For his role he received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best upcoming young actor at the 70th Venice International Film Festival.[14]

In 2015, Sheridan starred in the three films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He co-starred opposite Gregg Turkington and Michael Cera in the drama Entertainment, played a prisoner in the film adaptation of The Stanford Prison Experiment, and appeared in Rodrigo Garcia's drama Last Days in the Desert opposite Ewan McGregor, released May 2016.[15] That year, he also had a supporting role in the film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's Dark Places and the leading role in the horror comedy Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse.

Sheridan played the mutant Scott Summers/Cyclops in the film X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), released on May 27, 2016.[16]

In 2017, Sheridan starred in the war drama The Yellow Birds (2017), opposite Alden Ehrenreich, Jack Huston, and Jennifer Aniston.[17] Also that year, Sheridan co-starred with Kaitlyn Dever in Grass Stains, a film written and directed by Kyle Wilamowski.[18][19]

In 2018, Sheridan played Wade Watts, a.k.a. Parzival, the lead character, in Steven Spielberg's science fiction blockbuster film Ready Player One.[20] He then reprised the role of Scott Summers/Cyclops in the 2019 film Dark Phoenix.[21]

In 2020, Sheridan took a voice role in the "Face of the Franchise" mode of Madden NFL 21. In 2020, he co-founded AI production tools company Wonder Dynamics with visual effects artist Nikola Todorovic.[22]

In 2021, Sheridan co-starred in the Neil Burger sci-fi thriller Voyagers (2021) with Colin Farrell, Lily-Rose Depp, Isaac Hempstead Wright, and Fionn Whitehead.[23][24]

In 2023, Sheridan starred Sean Penn in the thriller drama film Black Flies, based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Shannon Burke, which was released on May 18, 2023.[25][26]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Tree of Life Steve O'Brien
2012 Mud Ellis
2013 Joe Gary Jones
2014 The Forger William “Will” Cutter
2015 Entertainment Eddie the Opener
Last Days in the Desert Son
The Stanford Prison Experiment Peter Mitchell
Dark Places Benjamin “Ben” Day (young)
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse Benjamin “Ben” Goudy
2016 Detour Harper James
X-Men: Apocalypse Scott Summers / Cyclops
2017 The Yellow Birds Daniel Murphy
All Summers End Conrad Stevens
Crow: The Legend Turtle (voice) Short film
2018 Ready Player One Wade Watts / Parzival
Age Out[27][28] Richie
Deadpool 2 Scott Summers / Cyclops Cameo appearance
The Mountain Andy
2019 Dark Phoenix Scott Summers / Cyclops
2020 The Night Clerk Bartholomew “Bart” Bromley Also producer
2021 Voyagers Christopher
The Card Counter Cirk
The Tender Bar JR Moehringer
2023 Black Flies Ollie Cross
TBA The Order Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Last Man Standing Justin 3 episodes
2020 Wireless Andy Braddock 10 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Madden NFL 21 Tommy Matthews Also motion capture

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2012 Central Ohio Film Critics Association[29] Best Ensemble
(shared with The Tree of Life crew)		 The Tree of Life Nominated
2013 Marcello Mastroianni Award at the 70th Venice International Film Festival[14] Best New Young Actor Joe Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award[30] Best Youth Performance Mud Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2013 Most Promising Performer Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award[31] Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award[32] Youth in Film Won
Georgia Film Critics Association[33] Breakthrough Award Joe, Mud Nominated
2014 Robert Altman Award At Independent Spirit Awards[34][35] Best Ensemble
(shared with Mud crew)		 Mud Won
Critics' Choice Movie Award[12] Best Young Actor/Actress Nominated
Empire Awards[36] Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer Nominated
2017 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards[37] Favorite Squad
(shared with X-Men: Apocalypse crew)		 X-Men: Apocalypse Nominated
2018 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Kiss (with Olivia Cooke) Ready Player One Nominated
Best On-Screen Team (with Olivia Cooke, all of the Overlook Hotel characters, Philip Zhao, Win Morisaki and Lena Waithe) Nominated
2018 Teen Choice Awards[38] Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actor Nominated
Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor Friday's Child Won

References

  1. ↑ "Happy Birthday Tye Sheridan". County Line Magazine. October 27, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Hirschberg, Lynn. "All X-Men Star Tye Sheridan Wants Is To Go to College".
  3. 1 2 "The Tree of Life Official Press (pag 21)" (PDF). Festival-Cannes.com. June 13, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Interview: Mud's Tye Sheridan". YourEastTEXAS.com. May 2, 2013. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Tye Sheridan Biography". Showtimes.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Intervista: Tye Sheridan, La Giovane, Rivelazione di Venezia (Italian)". Film.it. September 10, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Plugging into the VR future with Tye Sheridan HERO magazine: A fresh perspective". March 27, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ Germain, David (May 22, 2011). "Malick's 'Tree of Life' wins top Cannes fest honor". Forbes. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Oscar 2012 winners – The full list". The Guardian. UK. February 27, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Nominees and Winners for the 84th Academy Awards". Academy Awards of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars). Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ Collett-White, Mike (May 26, 2012). "Cannes gets happy ending with river film 'Mud'". Reuters. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  12. 1 2 "19th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards Nominations". criticschoice.com. December 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 8, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Tye Sheridan Joins Nic Cage In 'Joe'". Deadline Hollywood. October 22, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  14. 1 2 "Official Awards of the 70th Venice Film Festival". labiennale.org. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  15. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 20, 2015). "Broad Green Sets 2016 Dates For 'Infiltrator', 'Last Days In The Desert' & 'Dark Horse'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  16. ↑ Ford, Rebecca; Kit, Borys (December 5, 2013). "Release Date Announced for X-Men: Apocalypse". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  17. ↑ Busch, Anita (October 6, 2015). "Jack Huston & Jennifer Aniston Join War Pic 'The Yellow Birds'". Deadline Hollywood.
  18. ↑ "'Mud' Breakout Actor in Talks to Star in Indie 'Grass Stains' (Exclusive)". HollywoodReporter.com. June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Sheridan and Dever to Lead Grass Stains". movies.ie. July 11, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  20. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 24, 2016). "Steven Spielberg Taps Tye Sheridan For Lead In 'Ready Player One' Based On Ernest Cline Novel". Deadline Hollywood.
  21. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 14, 2017). "Fox Formalizes Simon Kinberg To Helm 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix'; Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy Back, Jessica Chastain In Talks". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  22. ↑ Spangler, Todd (December 14, 2020). "Tye Sheridan Launches AI-Based Production Tools Startup, With Some Big-Name Advisors (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  23. ↑ Barfield, Charles (April 26, 2019). "Colin Farrell, Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp & More Join Neil Burger's Space Thriller 'Voyagers'". The Playlist. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  24. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (April 26, 2019). "Voyagers: Colin Farrell, Lily-Rose Depp, Tye Sheridan Among Cast For Neil Burger's Sci-Fi-Thriller; Uni Int'l Buys Major Markets From AGC". Deadline. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  25. ↑ Gleiberman, Owen (May 20, 2023). "'Black Flies' Review: Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan Are Paramedics Cruising Through the Inferno in a Drama That Thinks It's More Real Than It Is". Variety Magazine. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan reunite on screen in Cannes competitor 'Black Flies'". Reuters. May 19, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  27. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 7, 2018). "'Friday's Child' Clip: Tye Sheridan Goes On A Crime Spree In Visionary SXSW Drama". Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  28. ↑ DeFore, John (November 21, 2019). "'Age Out': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  29. ↑ "Press release: 2011 Central Ohio Film Critics Association awards nominees". Reeltimes.blogspot.it. January 1, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  30. ↑ WAFCA [@WAFCA] (December 9, 2013). "WAFCA Winner: Best Youth Performance: Tye Sheridan (Mud)" (Tweet). Retrieved March 24, 2013 – via Twitter.
  31. ↑ "Phoenix Film Critics Society 2013 Awards Winners". phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org. December 17, 2013. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013.
  32. ↑ "'12 Years' Wins Over Las Vegas Film Critics". moviemezzanine.com. December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  33. ↑ "Official Awards of Georgia Film Critics Association". georgiafilmcritics.org. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  34. ↑ "2014 Spirit Awards: '12 Years A Slave', 'All Is Lost', 'Frances Ha', 'Inside Llewyn Davis' & 'Nebraska' Nab Best Feature Noms". Deadline Hollywood. November 26, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  35. ↑ "Jeff Nichols, 'Mud' cast win Independent Spirit Altman Award". arktimes.com. November 27, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
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  37. ↑ "Kids' Choice Awards 2017: The Complete List". E! News. March 12, 2017.
  38. ↑ "Teen Choice Awards 2018: The Complete Winners List". Entertainment Tonight. August 12, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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