Biography
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Rory Hugh Culkin (born July 21, 1989) is an American actor.
Biography
Early life
Culkin, the youngest of seven children, was born in New York City, New York to Christopher "Kit" Culkin and Patricia Brentrup; his aunt is actress Bonnie Bedelia and his siblings are Christian, Kieran, Macaulay, Shane, Dakota and Quinn Culkin. Culkin's older brother, Macaulay, came to fame in 1990 after starring in the hit film Home Alone.
Career
Culkin began acting by playing alongside his elder brothers, often as the younger versions of their characters. He first appeared in a photograph as a baby in The Good Son (1993), then as Young Richie in Richie Rich (1994) and in 2002 played 10-Year-Old Igby in Igby Goes Down (Igby was played by his older brother Kieran Culkin). Culkin's breakthrough role was in You Can Count On Me, opposite Laura Linney, a role for which he received much praise and a Young Artist Award. He was even heralded by some sources as being the first Culkin who could really act. Since then, Culkin has appeared in numerous films, Signs being the most famous, in which he starred alongside Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix. As a teenager, Rory started moving into more independent films, such as The Chumscrubber and Down in the Valley. He took a leading role in Mean Creek, a 2004 independent film about a group of teenagers that plan to get revenge on a bully. The entire youth cast won an Independent Spirit Award for this film. Since his Young Artist Award win for You Can Count on Me, Culkin has received three more nominations. He also had a guest role in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Manic", and in an episode of the Twilight Zone called "Azoth the Avenger Is a Friend of Mine" along side Patrick Warburton.
Culkin's hobbies include playing the drums and drawing.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Chasing 3000 | Roger | |
| The Night Listener | Pete D. Logand | ||
| 2005 | Down in the Valley | Lonnie | limited release |
| The Chumscrubber | Charlie Stifle | limited release | |
| The Zodiac | Johnny Parish | ||
| 2004 | Mean Creek | Sam Merric | limited release |
| 2003 | It Runs in the Family | Eli Gromberg | |
| 2002 | Igby Goes Down | 10-Year-Old Igby | |
| Signs | Morgan Hess | ||
| 2000 | You Can Count on Me | Rudy Prescott | |
| 1994 | Ri¢hie Ri¢h | Young Richie | |
| 1993 | }
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