Oaklee Pendergast
Born (2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 (age 19)
Bexley, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Oaklee Pendergast (born 24 June 2004) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in The Impossible and The Woman in Black: Angel of Death.

Career

Pendergast made his acting debut in 2008, appearing in an episode of EastEnders as Felix Stewart, Jamie Stewart's son. In 2012 he featured in two episodes of Casualty.[1] That same year, he made his feature film debut, playing Simon Bennett in The Impossible, which was based on the true experiences of María Belón and her family during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[2][3][4] In 2014, Pendergast landed another main role in the film, The Woman in Black: Angel of Death.[5]

Since 2016 Pendergast has worked in a number of TV series—he appeared in all six episodes of Camping, in four episodes of Marcella, and had a lead role in Channel 4 comedy Home.[6][7] The latter, a sitcom, reunites Pendergast with actor Rufus Jones (who created and writes the series); they starred together in Camping.[8]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Impossible Simon Bennett
2013 Wer Peter Porter
2014 The Woman in Black: Angel of Death Edward
2020 The Show Tim 1 completed

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 EastEnders Felix Stewart 1 episode
2012 Casualty Will Forrester 2 episodes
2016 Camping Archie 6 episodes
The Missing Matthew aged nine Episode: "Come Home"
2018 Marcella Adam Evans 4 episodes
2019 The Feed Ryan 2 episodes
2019–2020 Home John Series regular
2023 Archie Young Archie
2024 Masters of the Air Sgt. William Hinton Miniseries

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref.
2012 The Impossible St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Scene Won
2013 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor Ten and Under Nominated

References

  1. ^ Paul Fogarty (13 February 2020). "Meet Oaklee Prendergast in Home: The 15-year-old stealing the show on Channel 4". HITC. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. ^ Justin Chang (10 September 2012). "The Impossible". Variety. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ^ Christy Grosz, ed. (9 November 2012). "OSCARS: Behind The Scenes On 'The Impossible'". Deadline. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ^ A.O. Scott (10 September 2012). "Swept Away and Torn Apart in a Sea of Despair". Variety. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. ^ Emma Jones (2 January 2015). "Woman in Black takes new direction without Radcliffe". BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ^ Peter White (22 November 2015). "NBC Nabs Adaptation of British Immigrant Comedy 'Home' From Ben Stiller, Stacy Traub, Lionsgate TV & BBC Studios As Put Pilot". Deadline. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  7. ^ "The Odd Couple with refugees: how sitcom Home humanises the migrant crisis". The Guardian. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  8. ^ Eleanor Bley Griffiths (19 February 2020). "When is Channel 4 comedy Home back on TV?". Radio Times. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

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