Peyton Meyer
Meyer in 2016
Born (1998-11-24) November 24, 1998 (age 25)[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present
Spouses
Taela
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(m. 2021)​
Children1

Peyton Meyer (born November 24, 1998[1]) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Lucas Friar on the Disney Channel television series Girl Meets World,[2][3] and his earlier recurring role as Wes Manning on Disney Channel's Dog with a Blog.[4] He starred in the 2021 Netflix film He's All That.

Career

In 2013, Meyer made his acting debut in the Disney Channel television series Dog with a Blog.[5] In 2014, he had a main role in the television series Girl Meets World, spinoff of Boy Meets World where he plays the role of Lucas Friar.[6] Meyer also guest starred on Best Friends Whenever, where he reprised his role as Lucas Friar.[7]

In 2016, Meyer starred as Tommy in the family comedy film Gibby,[8] which tells the story of a monkey who brings happiness to a grief-stricken girl.[9] In 2017, he played the role of Ethan in Go90's web series Versus.[10] From 2018 to 2021, he played the recurring role of Trip, Taylor's (Meg Donnelly) new boyfriend, in the ABC series American Housewife.[11]

Personal life

In October 2021, Meyer announced that he had married musician Taela and that the two were expecting their first child together, who was born in March 2022.[12][13] He is also a stepfather to her son.[12]

Filmography

Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013–2014 Dog with a Blog Wes Manning Recurring role, 7 episodes
2014–2017 Girl Meets World Lucas Friar Main role
2015 Best Friends Whenever Lucas Friar Episode: "Cyd and Shelby's Haunted Escape"
2016 Gibby Tommy Film[14]
2017 Versus Ethan Web series, 6 episodes
2018–2021 American Housewife Trip Windsor Recurring role (season 2–5)
2019 Wayne Bradley Episode: "It'll Last Forever"
2019 Celebrity Family Feud Himself Episode: "Maulers vs. Brawlers and Descendants 3 vs. American Housewife
2021 He's All That Jordan Van Draanen Film

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Refs
2015 Young Artist Award Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series Girl Meets World Nominated
2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Actor Girl Meets World Nominated [15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Peyton Meyer". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  2. ^ Ng, Philiana (May 2, 2014). "'Girl Meets World' Gets Official Premiere Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-07-04. Girl Meets World follows Riley (Blanchard) and her best friend Maya (Carpenter)... Peyton Meyer plays Riley's crush Lucas Friar...
  3. ^ Lowry, Brian (June 27, 2014). "TV Review: 'Girl Meets World'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-07-04. Although Riley's preoccupied with a dreamy new kid (Peyton Meyer)...
  4. ^ Roots, Kimberly (August 20, 2013). "Exclusive: Girl Meets World Casts Riley's Dreamy Crush and Her Cutie Pie Kid Brother". TVLine. Retrieved 2016-07-04. Peyton Meyer has joined Disney Channel's Boy Meets World spin-off Girl Meets World... Meyer can be seen guest-starring on the upcoming season of Dog With a Blog...
  5. ^ Crooks, Amy. ""Dog With A Blog" Episode "Love, Loss And A Beanbag Toss" Airs On Disney Channel May 16, 2014". Dis411. Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  6. ^ Roots, Kimberly (August 20, 2013). "Exclusive: Girl Meets World Casts Riley's Dreamy Crush and Her Cutie Pie Kid Brother". TVLine. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  7. ^ "Promo of Rowan and Peyton crossover guest starring on "Best Friends Whenever"". Girl Meets World Fan Website • Your #1 Source For Girl Meets World News. September 23, 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  8. ^ "Gibby | Dove Family Friendly Movie Reviews". Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  9. ^ "Gibby - Movies & TV on Google Play". Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  10. ^ "AwesomenessTV Scripted Show 'Versus' is Coming to go90 - VideoInk". VideoInk. October 6, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  11. ^ "Peyton Meyer Returns to 'American Housewife' as Meg Donnelly's New Boyfriend - WSTale.com". WSTale.com. January 18, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  12. ^ a b Heching, Dan (October 11, 2021). "He's All That Star Peyton Meyer Marries Girlfriend Taela and Couple Announce She's Pregnant". People. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  13. ^ Slater, Georgia (March 18, 2022). "He's All That Star Peyton Meyer Welcomes First Baby with Wife Taela: 'My Beautiful Boy'". People. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  14. ^ Meyer, Peyton [@peytonmeyer9] (July 11, 2014). "The cast of the new movie I'm working on called GIBBY everyone go follow sabinabacino @ysapenarejo… instagram.com/p/qSnlj0qUrg/" (Tweet). Retrieved 2015-08-06 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Eliahou, Maya (June 9, 2016). "Teen Choice Awards 2016--Captain America: Civil War Leads Second Wave of Nominations". E! Online. NBC Universal. Retrieved 2016-06-18.

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