Skylar Gaertner (born May 13, 2004) is an American actor, best known for playing Jonah Byrde in the Netflix TV series Ozark from 2017 to 2022, and young Matt Murdock in the 2015 TV series Daredevil. In 2011, aged seven, Gaertner was handpicked by Steven Spielberg to play Bode Locke in the TV pilot horror-thriller Locke & Key.
Work Gaertner started acting in TV commercials aged three. He landed the role of Jonah Byrde in Ozark aged 12.
TV YearTitleRoleNotes2008–2009Lipstick Jungle Sam2009–2015Nurse JackieJake2011Locke & Key (TV pilot)Bode LockeCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationEmmett Drake2012Person of Interest Danny Cahill 2013–2018The Americans Doug Tanner 2015–2018Daredevil Young Matt Murdock 2017–2022Ozark Jonah Byrde 2023Accused Wyatt
Film YearTitleRole2014Alex of VeniceDakotaThey Came TogetherTucker Every Secret ThingJimmy (uncredited)2015 Sleeping with Other PeopleOliver I Smile BackEli2016 The TicketJonah
Nominations For his role in Ozark, Gaertner was part of the ensemble nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2019, 2021, and 2023.
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