# Cary Christopher
**Cary Christopher** (born 2016) is an American child actor from Los Angeles, California, known for playing Alex Lilly in the 2025 horror film *Weapons* and Thomas DiMera on the daytime soap opera *Days of Our Lives*.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2016, Los Angeles, California[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cary-christopher/) |
| First role | Booked a pilot at age 3, then played Zack Anderson in the streaming series *Mr. Mom* (2019)[2](https://carychristopheronline.com/biography.html) |
| Breakthrough television | Thomas DiMera on *Days of Our Lives*, 2020–2026, recurring[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9816029/) |
| Daytime Emmy nomination | 2023, Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama Series, for *Days of Our Lives*[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9816029/awards/) |
| Film breakthrough | Alex Lilly in *Weapons* (2025), directed by Zach Cregger for New Line Cinema[5](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/cary_christopher_bio_-_an_almost_christmas_story_9da65508.pdf) |
| Critics Choice nomination | 2026, Best Young Actor/Actress, for *Weapons*[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9816029/awards/) |
| Upcoming roles | Frankie in *Spider-Noir* (2026), Young Noah Macon in *[Lanterns](https://www.edgepedia.org/lanterns-tv-series)* (2026), Skylar William Woods in *Outcome* (2026)[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9816029/) |
## Early career
Christopher began performing as a baby on commercial and print modeling sets. When he turned three, his agent, Kathy Bolde, tested whether he could memorize lines for television and film auditions; a few weeks after his third birthday he auditioned at the office of Betty Mae Casting and booked a FOX pilot starring [Lea Thompson](https://www.edgepedia.org/lea-thompson) and [Beth Behrs](https://www.edgepedia.org/beth-behrs). Later that same year he was cast as Zack Anderson, the son of characters played by [Hayes MacArthur](https://www.edgepedia.org/hayes-macarthur) and Andrea Anders, in *Mr. Mom*, a streaming reboot of the 1980s film[2](https://carychristopheronline.com/biography.html) • [6](https://carychristopheronline.com/photos.html).
At age four, while visiting his grandparents in New Jersey for the summer, he was asked to send an audition tape to *Days of Our Lives*. He booked the role of Thomas DiMera and flew back to Los Angeles to film his scenes[6](https://carychristopheronline.com/photos.html).
## Days of Our Lives
Christopher played Thomas DiMera, the young son of Chad and Abigail DiMera, on *Days of Our Lives* from 2020 to 2026, appearing in a recurring capacity across dozens of episodes[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9816029/) • [7](https://daysofourlives.fandom.com/wiki/Thomas_DiMera). In 2023, at age 8, he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama Series for the role[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9816029/awards/) • [6](https://carychristopheronline.com/photos.html). In November 2025 it was announced that he would leave the role, and Alexander Elijah Bond took over as Thomas beginning April 21, 2026[7](https://daysofourlives.fandom.com/wiki/Thomas_DiMera).
## Weapons
In summer 2024, [Christopher](https://www.edgepedia.org/christopher) wrapped his first lead role in a live-action studio feature: Alex Lilly in *Weapons*, [Zach Cregger](https://www.edgepedia.org/zach-cregger)'s mystery horror film for [New Line Cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-line-cinema), in which he appeared alongside Josh Brolin and Julia Garner[5](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/cary_christopher_bio_-_an_almost_christmas_story_9da65508.pdf). The film, released August 8, 2025, follows a class in which all but one child, Alex, spontaneously leave their homes at 2:17 am one night; Alex is the only member of Mrs. Gandy's third-grade class who does not vanish, and his experience becomes a key to unraveling the mystery[8](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/a-guide-to-the-kids-who-are-the-breakout-stars-of-awards-season/) • [9](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/weapons-review).
Christopher described his method for the role in interviews: his parents read scripts to him like a storybook, stage directions included, and he memorized them that way[10](https://nyotamagazine.com/2025/08/08/cary-christopher-is-the-lone-survivor-in-weapons/). Critics responded strongly to his performance; Dread Central's Josh Korngut wrote that he was "just phenomenal" and that the performance moved him to tears during a moment of reconciliation[8](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/a-guide-to-the-kids-who-are-the-breakout-stars-of-awards-season/).
The role brought a run of awards recognition: a 2026 Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Young Actor/Actress, a win at the 2025 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards for Best Youth Performance, and nominations from the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association, the Online Film & Television Association, the Music City Film Critics' Association, the Seattle Film Critics Society, and the Critics Association of Central Florida, plus a win for Best Youth Performance (Under 18) from the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9816029/awards/).
## Other work and upcoming projects
Christopher voiced Moon, a curious young owl stuck in a [Christmas tree](https://www.edgepedia.org/christmas-tree) destined for Rockefeller Plaza, in the 2024 animated short *[An Almost Christmas Story](https://www.edgepedia.org/an-almost-christmas-story)*[5](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/cary_christopher_bio_-_an_almost_christmas_story_9da65508.pdf). His television guest credits include *Fuller House*, *Station 19*, *American Horror Stories*, *9-1-1*, *NCIS*, *The Rookie*, *High Potential*, and *Chicago Med*[2](https://carychristopheronline.com/biography.html) • [11](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/245326/cary-christopher).
For 2026 he has a series regular role as Justin Jeffries on Prime Video's *It's Not Like That*, a recurring role as Frankie in *Spider-Noir* opposite [Nicolas Cage](https://www.edgepedia.org/nicolas-cage), and the role of Young Noah Macon in HBO's DC series *Lanterns*[2](https://carychristopheronline.com/biography.html) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9816029/). He also appears as Skylar William Woods in *Outcome* and in *Cut Off*, both directed by [Jonah Hill](https://www.edgepedia.org/jonah-hill)[2](https://carychristopheronline.com/biography.html). At the New York premiere of *Outcome* in April 2026, he recounted that Martin Scorsese, his castmate in the film, began recommending his own films such as *Raging Bull* and *Taxi Driver*, then reconsidered and instead mailed the ten-year-old a Blu-ray of the family-friendly *[Hugo](https://www.edgepedia.org/hugo-film)*[12](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/outcome-film-martin-scorsese-cary-christopher-b2952980.html).
## References
1. [Cary Christopher, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cary-christopher/)
2. [Biography, Cary Christopher Online](https://carychristopheronline.com/biography.html)
3. [Cary Christopher, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9816029/)
4. [Cary Christopher – Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9816029/awards/)
5. [Cary Christopher biography, An Almost Christmas Story press document](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/cary_christopher_bio_-_an_almost_christmas_story_9da65508.pdf)
6. [Photos, Cary Christopher Online](https://carychristopheronline.com/photos.html)
7. [Thomas DiMera, Days of our Lives Wiki](https://daysofourlives.fandom.com/wiki/Thomas_DiMera)
8. [A Guide to the Kids Who Are the Breakout Stars of Awards Season, The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/a-guide-to-the-kids-who-are-the-breakout-stars-of-awards-season/)
9. [Weapons Review, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/weapons-review)
10. [Cary Christopher Is The Lone Survivor in 'Weapons', NYOTA Magazine](https://nyotamagazine.com/2025/08/08/cary-christopher-is-the-lone-survivor-in-weapons/)
11. [Cary Christopher, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/245326/cary-christopher)
12. [Martin Scorsese tried to recommend his films to a 10-year-old co-star, The Independent](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/outcome-film-martin-scorsese-cary-christopher-b2952980.html)
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