Dante Pereira-Olson
Born (2008-08-13) August 13, 2008 (age 15)
Los Angeles, California; United States
CitizenshipAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Notable work

Dante Pereira-Olson (born August 13, 2008) is an American teenaged actor best known for his work on You Were Never Really Here and Joker, both starring Joaquin Phoenix.

Career

After appearing in several television shows, including Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Slap, Jessica Jones, Happy!, and the critically acclaimed Mozart in the Jungle, Dante Pereira-Olson landed his first film role in the 2017 film You Were Never Really Here as young Joe.[1] In 2018, he voiced Johnny Moses in the Wolverine podcast.[2] He later gained fame when he was cast as Bruce Wayne in the 2019 film Joker.[3][4] In 2020, he voiced Shanerreyus in the animated streaming series The Midnight Gospel.[5] In 2021, he portrayed Rolf in the drama film Adopting Audrey.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes & Ref(s)
2014 Bruno's Kid Jeff Short film[7]
2017 You Were Never Really Here Young Joe [1]
2019 Joker Bruce Wayne [8][9][10]
2021 Adopting Audrey Rolf [6]

Television

Year Title Role Notes & Ref(s)
2015 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Jeff Campaign Supporter Episode: "Tobacco"[7]
The Slap Hero Kid Episode: "Aisha"[7]
Jessica Jones Boy Episode: "AKA Crush Syndrome"[11]
Mozart in the Jungle 5-year-old Bradford Episode: "Amusia"[11]
2017–18 Happy! Gerry Scaramucci Episodes: "Saint Nick", "Year of the Horse", "The Scrapyard of Childish Things", "Destroyer of Worlds"[7]
2018 Wolverine Johnny Moses Episode: "Chapter 6: Archaeology of the Night"[2]
2020 The Midnight Gospel Shanerreyus (voice) Episode: "Vulture with Honor"[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Couch, Aaron (October 23, 2018). "'Joker' finds its young Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth". The Hollywood Reporter. Valence Media. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Friar, Nick (October 12, 2018). "Wolverine: The Long Night Chapter 6 Review". Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Davis, Brandon (October 23, 2018). "'Joker': Dante Pereira-Olson cast as young Bruce Wayne". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  4. ^ E. Hayner, Chris (September 20, 2018). "The Joker movie casts a new Thomas Wayne after Alec Baldwin quit". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Wainio, Wade (September 3, 2020). "'The Midnight Gospel' Season 1, Episode 6 recap: 'Vulture With Honor'". Show Snob. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Peterson, Troy (February 7, 2023). "Every Actor to Play Young Bruce Wayne - And What They Did After". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d Alyssa (May 29, 2019). "Dante Pereira Olson as young Bruce Wayne in 'Joker'". Celebs Closeup. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  8. ^ Sneider, Jeff (October 23, 2018). "'Joker' movie casts its Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth". Collider. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  9. ^ Gonzalez, Umberto (October 23, 2018). "'Joker' movie casts Alfred Pennyworth and young Bruce Wayne". TheWrap. The Wrap News Inc. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  10. ^ White, James (October 23, 2018). "'Joker' casts Dante Pereira-Olso and Douglas Hodge as Bruce Wayne and Alfred". Empire. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Daly, Rhian (April 5, 2019). "Bruce Wayne makes a secret cameo in the 'Joker' trailer". NME. Band Lab Technologies. Retrieved October 12, 2019.

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