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Terrell Ransom Jr.
Born
Terrell Louis Ransom Jr.

(2003-07-05) July 5, 2003 (age 21)
Other namesKid Prodigy
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Years active2007–present

Terrell Louis Ransom Jr.[1] (born July 5, 2003), also known as Kid Prodigy, is an American actor. He is mostly known for his roles on The Amazing World of Gumball as Darwin Watterson and A Girl Named Jo as Dwight Hughes.[2]

Early life

Ransom was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, as the son of Terrell Sr. and Katrina Ransom.[3] Ransom showed an interest in acting and modeling very early on from watching the Disney series Hannah Montana as a child. He then enrolled in acting classes where teachers were reluctant to work with him because of his young age. Katrina later relocated to California to facilitate her son's career.[3]

Career

Since moving to California in late 2007, Ransom has been working consistently. He has appeared in numerous commercials including ads for Kmart, Quilted Northern, Old Navy, Elmers Glue, McDonald's and SpongeBob SpongeSoap. For seven years he had a recurring role on Days of Our Lives and made guest appearances on several shows including ABC's The Middle and Detroit 1-8-7, CBS's CSI:NY and NBC's The Jay Leno Show. He has also appeared in a few movies including the 2011 flick The Chicago 8 and 2012 Lifetime movie Murder on the 13th Floor. From season three to the eleventh episode of season five in Cartoon Network's The Amazing World of Gumball, Ransom provided the voice of Darwin Watterson after Kwesi Boakye (who voiced Darwin for the first three seasons) hit puberty. He was succeeded by Donielle T. Hansley Jr. for the same reason.

Personal life

Ransom has been a celebrity ambassador of The Jonathan Foundation, an organization that provides assistance in the special needs education system in Northridge, California since 2015.[4][5][6]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2008–15 Days of Our Lives Theo Carver[7] Soap opera, 100+ episodes
2009 Joe Buck Live Little Leaguer TV series; Episode #1.1
The Jay Leno Show Jay Leno Son TV series; Jay & Kevin Plus 11 skit
The Middle Spencer Henderson Episode #1.5; The Block Party
The Scarecrow & the Princess Trick or Treater Short film
2010 Funny or Die Presents Africa/Biker's kid 2 episodes; skits Playground Politics and Designated Driver
Childrens Hospital Patient Episode #2.7
Detroit 1-8-7 Kevin Jackson Episode #1.4; Royal Bubbles/Needle Drop
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan Xin Xin Episode: Princess Kai-Lan
The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It Blaqguy (age 6) Feature film
Courage Justin Porter Lead role; Short film
2011 The Middle Kid Episode #2.18; Spring Cleaning
General Hospital Boy (voiceover) Soap opera, 2 episodes
Girl in Tank Jimmy Short film
2011–12 Pretty the Series Nay-J Mink Web series, 4 episodes
2012 Murder on the 13th Floor Cody Braxton[8] Lead role; Lifetime Movie
The Chicago 8 Malik Seale Supporting role
CSI:NY Lonnie James Episode #9.04; Unspoken
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Eli Brewster Episode #13.07; Fallen Angels
2013 12 Years a Slave Kid (voiceover) Feature film, uncredited
The Best Man Holiday Kid (voiceover) Feature film
2014–17 The Amazing World of Gumball Darwin Watterson (voice)[9] Main role; season 3–mid season 5; 91 episodes
2015 The Whispers Ethan Guest star; two episodes
2016 Finding Dory Additional voices Feature film
2017 A Chance in the World Steve[10] Movie; based on true story
2019 A Girl Named Jo Dwight Hughes Main role (seasons 2–3)
2019 Same Time, Next Christmas Jeff[11] TV movie
2023 Days of Our Lives Jerry Prentiss[12] soap opera
Body and Soul Jerry Prentiss as Randy Jones a soap within a soap on Days of Our Lives

References

  1. ^ [1] [dead link]
  2. ^ "📺✨💛 A Girl Named Jo - Terrell Ransom Jr. Is Dwight! Premieres June 18th!". twitter.com.
  3. ^ a b Wilson, Lori (November 10, 2008). "Soaps.com Talks to Terrell Ransom Jr. and His Mom!". Soaps.com. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "TERRELL'S AMAZING WORLD OF DARWIN". teenplicity.com. July 2016.
  5. ^ "#Repost @hopkinsjake: Great nite w/@TerrellRansomJr supporting The Jonathan Foundation For Children With Learning Disabilities, Inc. Honored 2 b celebrity youth advocates! #rockincause The Amazing World of Gumball". facebook.com.
  6. ^ "Article: Jacob Hopkins And Terrell Ransom Jr. Continue To Inspire Everyone As They Serve As Celebrity Ambassadors For The Jonathan Foundation Spring Fundraiser!". alexisjoyvipaccess.com. May 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "TERRELL RANSOM ROLE THEO, DAYS SHOW DAYS OF OUR LIVES". soapoperadigest.com.
  8. ^ "Murder on the 13th Floor (TV) Directed by Hanelle M. CULPEPPER in 2012". notrecinema.com.
  9. ^ "AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL Panel – Wizard World Virtual Experiences 2020". fandomspotlite.com. May 22, 2020.
  10. ^ "'A Chance in the World' Film based on alumnus Steve Pemberton's best-selling memoir in cinemas nationwide May 30 to benefit foster care". bc.edu.
  11. ^ "SAME TIME, NEXT CHRISTMAS – TERRELL RANSOM JR. AS JEFF, ARA ROWE AS OLIVIA". telltaletv.com. December 6, 2019.
  12. ^ "Terrell Ransom, Jr. Returns to DAYS OF OUR LIVES as "Theo!"". www.soapsindepth.com. June 23, 2023.