Isaac Kragten
Born (2002-05-16) May 16, 2002 (age 21)
Caledonia, Ontario, Canada[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
FamilyHattie Kragten (sister)

Isaac Kragten is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Agent Otis in Odd Squad for which he won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Pre-School Children's or Family Viewing Program at the 44th Daytime Emmy Awards.[2] He also portrayed Josh in Breakthrough.

Early life

Isaac Kragten was born in Caledonia, Ontario. He has an older brother and a younger sister,[3] Hattie Kragten, an actress who has appeared in Snoopy in Space and Abby Hatcher among other roles.[4][5]

Career

Kragten was found through dance competitions when a judge of the competition offered to give Kragten an agent.[6] He began his acting career in 2015 when he appeared in an episode of Rookie Blue.[7] Kragten later appeared as Agent Otis in the PBS Kids/TVOKids educational, comedy series Odd Squad. He reprised his role as Agent Otis in Odd Squad: The Movie, marking his first theatrical appearance.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Total Frat Movie Young Billy
2019 Breakthrough Josh
2020 The War with Grandpa Steve
The Kid Detective Billy
2022 Luckiest Girl Alive Liam Ross

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Rookie Blue Hip Hop Kid Episode: "Letting Go"
2016–2017 OddTube Agent Otis
2016–2019 Odd Squad Agent Otis Main role (season 2)
2016 Odd Squad: The Movie[8] Agent Otis Television film
2018 Odd Squad: World Turned Odd Agent Otis Television film
2018 Taken Young Bryan Mills Episode: "Quarry"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Pre-School Children's or Family Viewing Program Odd Squad Won [2]
2019 Youth Media Alliance Outstanding Youth Performer Nominated [9]
Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series [10]

References

  1. ^ "ODD SQUAD Season 2 Character & Cast Bios". PBS Pressroom.
  2. ^ a b TVO News (May 1, 2017). "TVOKids' Odd Squad honoured with five Daytime Emmys®". TVO.
  3. ^ Isaac Kragten [@theisaackragten] (December 25, 2018). "Merry Christmas! From the siblings and I". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Sundriyal, Diksha (March 31, 2020). "What Does The Future Hold For 'Snoopy in Space'?". The Cinemaholic. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hattie Kragten". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Miller, Bruce (May 7, 2017). "It adds up: 'Odd Squad' stars say personality pays off". Sioux City Journal.
  7. ^ Caledonia Studio of Dance (June 11, 2015). "One of CSOD's dancers, Isaac Kragten will be on tonight's episode of ROOKIE BLUE! Global at 9pm! We are so proud of him!". FaceBook. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  8. ^ Grover, Rosie-Ann (July 18, 2016). "Local kids shine in first Odd Squad movie". Mississauga.com.
  9. ^ "Awards of Excellence Nominees Announced" (PDF). Youth Media Alliance.
  10. ^ "Isaac Kragten". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. February 7, 2019.

External links

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming
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