Colin Lee Ford (born September 12, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Josh Wheeler in Daybreak; Joe McCallister in Under the Dome; the voice of Jake on Jake and the Never Land Pirates; Mikey on Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?, which earned him a Young Artist Award; young Sam Winchester in Supernatural; and Dylan Mee in the family film We Bought a Zoo.
Early life and education Ford was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He attended Campbell Hall School. He later attended Oaks Christian School, a college preparatory school in Westlake Village, California.
Career Ford enjoyed being in front of the camera, which led to his start in the entertainment business. At age four, he modeled for print ads for regional and national retailers. At age five, he made his film debut as Clinton Jr. in the feature film Sweet Home Alabama. He obtained more roles in independent films such as Moved, The Book of Jaene and Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd.
In 2004, Ford portrayed Matthew Steed in the film The Work and the Glory. In 2005, he had a guest role in Smallville. Following Smallville, he reprised his role as Matthew Steed in The Work and the Glory: American Zion, then played a lead role as Jackson Patch in Dog Days of Summer. Ford played Zeph in the epic adventure In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, which was released in April 2007. Ford voiced the role of Dart, the reindeer, in the feature film Christmas Is Here Again, also in 2007.
Ford starred in the film We Bought a Zoo, which was released in December 2011, as Dylan. After filming We Bought a Zoo, Ford was cast in the TV series Under the Dome as Joe McAlister.
In 2018, it was announced that Ford had been cast in the main role of Josh Wheeler in the Netflix comedy drama series Daybreak. The series premiered on October 24, 2019, and was canceled after one season.
In 2020, Ford took on a supporting role in the family comedy film The War with Grandpa directed by Tim Hill, where he played the role of Russell. From 2022 to 2023, he appeared on the third season of the CW's action crime drama series Walker, portraying Corporal Cordell Walker.
In 2023, Ford starred in the romantic drama miniseries A Thousand Tomorrows, in which he played the lead role of Cody Gunnar. On the same year, he co-starred as Rickey Hill in the biographical sports drama film The Hill, which was released on August 25, 2023, by Briarcliff Entertainment.
In 2024, Ford appeared in the romantic comedy film Wallbanger, directed by Tosca Musk.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Sweet Home Alabama Clinton Jr. Uncredited 2003 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Young Lloyd Christmas Uncredited 2004 The Work and the Glory Matthew Steed 2005 The Work and the Glory: American Zion Matthew Steed 2006 The Ant Bully Red teammate #4 (voice) A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2007 Christmas Is Here Again Dart (voice) Direct-to-video 2007 In the Name of the King Zeph 2007 American Family Caleb Bogner 2008 Dog Days of Summer Jackson Patch 2008 Lake City Clayton 2009 Push Young Nick Gant 2009 Bride Wars Additional voices 2009 Jack and the Beanstalk Jack 2011 Ticket Out DJ 2011 All Kids Count Jim 2011 In My Pocket Young Stephen 2011 We Bought a Zoo Dylan Mee 2012Disconnect Jason Dixon 2012 Eye of the Hurricane Mike Ballard 2018 Every Day Xavier Adams 2018 Family Blood Kyle 2019 Extracurricular Activities Reagan Collins 2019 Captain Marvel Steve Danvers 2020 The War with Grandpa Russell 2022MurmurMaze 2023 The Hill Rickey Hill 2024 Wallbanger Ryan
Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Smallville Young Evan Gallagher Episode: "Ageless" 2006 Dick Cheney action figure Episode: "14.47" 2006 Blind Date Episode: "1.3" 2006 Close To Home Hal Brooks Episode: "Legacy" 2007 Side Order of Life Baby Puree (voice) Episode: "Whose Sperm Is It Anyway?" 2007 Journeyman Young Aeden Bennett Episode: "Blowback" 2007; 2009–2011; 2016 Supernatural Young Sam Winchester Recurring role 2008–2009 Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? Mikey (voice) Main role 2009 Special Agent Oso Joe, David (voice) 2 episodes 2010 Private Practice Seth Episode: "Love Bites" 2010–2013; 2017 Family Guy Various voices 11 episodes 2010 CSI: Miami Cody Williams Episode: "Mommie Deadest" 2010 Hawaii Five-0 Evan Lowry Episode: "Ohana" 2011–2013 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Jake (voice) Main role (season 1 to mid–season 2) 2012 Revolution Michael Episode: "The Children's Crusade" 2012–2013 The Mob Doctor Sam Cooper 2 episodes 2013–2014 Sofia the First Prince Hugo, Axel (voice) 2 episodes 2013–2015 Under the Dome Joe McAlisterMain role 2017 American Dad! Derek, Student (voice) 2 episodes 2019 Daybreak Josh WheelerMain role 2019 All Rise Billy Webb Episode: "Fool For Liv"2022 Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Chazz Episode: "Doin' a Dahmer" 2022 The Rookie Austin Geoffrey Episode: "Coding" 2022–2023 Walker Young Cordell Walker Recurring role 2023 A Thousand Tomorrows Cody Gunnar Main role 2024 9-1-1 Caleb Sandstrom / Flash Rob Episode: "Hotshots"
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2008 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor Journeyman 2009Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor Lake City Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor Christmas Is Here Again 2010 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor 13 and Under Supernatural 2011Young Artist Award Best Performance in a DVD Film – Young Actor Jack and the Beanstalk Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 11–13 CSI: Miami 2012Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor We Bought a Zoo Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor Jake and the Never Land Pirates 2014 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Under the Dome
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