# Christian Convery
**Christian Convery** (born 2009) is an American-Canadian actor best known for playing Gus, the half-boy, half-deer lead of the Netflix series *Sweet Tooth*, and for playing young [Victor Frankenstein](https://www.edgepedia.org/victor-frankenstein) in [Guillermo del Toro](https://www.edgepedia.org/guillermo-del-toro)'s 2025 film *Frankenstein*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/) • [2](https://www.fandango.com/people/christian-convery-821499/awards) Born in Los Angeles and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, he began acting classes between the ages of four and six and holds dual American and Canadian citizenship.[3](https://www.nycastings.com/cocaine-bear-and-sweet-tooths-christian-convery-opens-up-about-child-acting/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2009, in Los Angeles, California; raised in Vancouver, British Columbia[2](https://www.fandango.com/people/christian-convery-821499/awards) • [3](https://www.nycastings.com/cocaine-bear-and-sweet-tooths-christian-convery-opens-up-about-child-acting/) |
| Breakthrough role | Gus, the deer-boy hybrid lead in Netflix's *Sweet Tooth* (2021–2024, 24 episodes), cast at about age eight and filming from 2021 to 2024[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/) • [4](https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/end-oak-street-christian-convery-132504907.html) |
| Major award | Children's & Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program, for *Sweet Tooth*[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/awards/) |
| Awards record | 24 wins and 41 nominations listed by IMDb[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/awards/) |
| Notable film roles | Henry in *Cocaine Bear* (2023); Young Victor Frankenstein in *Frankenstein* (2025); Young Hal and Young Bill in *The Monkey* (2025)[6](https://www.metacritic.com/person/christian-convery/) • [7](https://www.originalmagazine.uk/digi-covers/christian-convery) |
| Upcoming | Brian Platt in David Robert Mitchell's *The End of Oak Street* (August 14, 2026) and a lead in *Rolling Loud* (October 2, 2026)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/) |
## Early career
Convery began acting classes between the ages of four and six, and his first professional job was his first audition, the Hallmark television movie *Hearts of Spring* (2016), in which his character squirted mustard on [Michael Shanks](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-shanks)'s face. He later booked his first lead role as Cooper in the Hallmark movie *My Christmas Dream* (2016).[3](https://www.nycastings.com/cocaine-bear-and-sweet-tooths-christian-convery-opens-up-about-child-acting/) • [8](https://www.tribute.ca/people/christian-convery/77184/) In 2017 he had a recurring role on the FX series *Legion*, playing David at age four.[8](https://www.tribute.ca/people/christian-convery/77184/)
## Sweet Tooth
**Breakthrough.** At about age eight, Convery auditioned for *Sweet Tooth*, an adaptation of Jeff Lemire's post-apocalyptic DC comic in which he would play Gus, a boy who is part human and part deer. The process took about eight auditions and callbacks, including self-tapes, Zoom sessions, and repeated flights to Los Angeles to audition for Warner Bros., casting director Carmen Cuba, and producers [Susan Downey](https://www.edgepedia.org/susan-downey) and Jim Mickle.[9](https://tresamagazine.com/2022/04/22/christian-convery/) He said that many streaming companies were hesitant to cast an eight-year-old in the lead, and that Mickle's support carried the role through.[3](https://www.nycastings.com/cocaine-bear-and-sweet-tooths-christian-convery-opens-up-about-child-acting/)
The series was executive produced by [Robert Downey Jr.](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-downey-jr) and Susan Downey and filmed in New Zealand. Convery appeared in all three seasons (2021–2024) as Gus, working alongside [Will Forte](https://www.edgepedia.org/will-forte), Nonso Anozie, and [Stefania LaVie Owen](https://www.edgepedia.org/stefania-lavie-owen).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/) • [10](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/sweet-tooth-cast) He has described Gus's growth across the seasons as an acting challenge, saying the character "evolves from a little deer to a stag."[11](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/sweet-tooth-season-2-gets-dark-stars-and-executive-producer-say/) The final season concluded in June 2024, reaching number one globally on Netflix's streaming charts with a 93 percent critical approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/)
The role brought him the Children's & Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a [Preschool](https://www.edgepedia.org/preschool), Children's or Young Teen Program, as well as a 2022 Young Entertainer Award for Best Leading Actor in a Streaming Series and, later, a 2024 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Streaming Series: Leading Youth Artist.[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/awards/)
## Films and later work
Convery's feature roles have spanned drama, comedy, and horror: Jasper Sheff in *Beautiful Boy* (2018), Will in *Playing with Fire* (2019), Rob Horton in *The Tiger Rising* (2022), Henry in *Cocaine Bear* (2023), and the voice of Fregley in the *Diary of a Wimpy Kid* films (2021, 2023).[6](https://www.metacritic.com/person/christian-convery/) In 2023 he voiced Chase in *PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie*, and from 2025 to 2026 he voiced Oliver (Young Omni-Man) across 13 episodes of the animated series *Invincible*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/)
**Frankenstein.** In Guillermo del Toro's *Frankenstein* (2025), adapted from [Mary Shelley](https://www.edgepedia.org/mary-shelley)'s 1818 novel, Convery played Young Victor Frankenstein, the younger version of [Oscar Isaac](https://www.edgepedia.org/oscar-isaac)'s character, appearing opposite [Charles Dance](https://www.edgepedia.org/charles-dance) as Victor's stern father and Mia Goth as his mother. The film shows Victor's harsh upbringing and his mother's death in childbirth as the origins of his obsession with conquering death.[12](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2025/11/07/it-s-alive-on-netflix-guillermo-del-toro-breathes-energy-and-beauty-into-the-myth-of-frankenstein_6747239_30.html) • [13](https://time.com/7313549/frankenstein-review-guillermo-del-toro/) The film carries a Metacritic score of 78, the highest of his career so far, and he shared a 2026 Actor (SAG) Awards nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture with the ensemble.[6](https://www.metacritic.com/person/christian-convery/) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/awards/)
In Osgood Perkins's *The Monkey* (2025) he played twins Young Hal and Young Bill, requiring him to develop two distinct personalities while working with the director and the visual effects team.[7](https://www.originalmagazine.uk/digi-covers/christian-convery)
**2026 projects.** He plays Brian Platt in David Robert Mitchell's *The End of Oak Street*, a Warner Bros. genre-bending drama about a family whose neighborhood is uprooted, released on August 14, 2026, opposite [Anne Hathaway](https://www.edgepedia.org/anne-hathaway), Ewan McGregor, and [Maisy Stella](https://www.edgepedia.org/maisy-stella).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/) He also stars in *Rolling Loud*, directed by Jeremy Garelick alongside [Owen Wilson](https://www.edgepedia.org/owen-wilson) and Matt Rife, set at the Rolling Loud music festival and opening in theaters on October 2, 2026.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/) • [14](https://christianconvery.me/)
## Acting approach and personal life
Convery has said that his work starts from reading scripts and observing what a character does rather than what they say, and that treating every character as a human being with their own moral compass is central to his approach.[15](https://www.revamp-magazine.co.uk/christian-convery) Outside acting, he enjoys travel and adventure; a reported highlight was summiting [Mount Kilimanjaro](https://www.edgepedia.org/mount-kilimanjaro) in Tanzania at age 14.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/) • [14](https://christianconvery.me/)
## References
1. [Christian Convery, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/)
2. [Christian Convery Awards, Fandango](https://www.fandango.com/people/christian-convery-821499/awards)
3. [Cocaine Bear and Sweet Tooth's Christian Convery Opens Up About Child Acting, NYCastings](https://www.nycastings.com/cocaine-bear-and-sweet-tooths-christian-convery-opens-up-about-child-acting/)
4. [The End of Oak Street's Christian Convery on Anne Hathaway Playing His Mom, Yahoo/PEOPLE](https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/end-oak-street-christian-convery-132504907.html)
5. [Christian Convery - Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8087548/awards/)
6. [Christian Convery, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/christian-convery/)
7. [Christian Convery, Original Magazine, August '26](https://www.originalmagazine.uk/digi-covers/christian-convery)
8. [Christian Convery Biography & Movies, Tribute.ca](https://www.tribute.ca/people/christian-convery/77184/)
9. [Christian Convery interview, TresA Magazine](https://tresamagazine.com/2022/04/22/christian-convery/)
10. [Sweet Tooth Season 2 Cast, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/sweet-tooth-cast)
11. [Sweet Tooth Trades Whimsy for Darkness in Season 2, Rotten Tomatoes](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/sweet-tooth-season-2-gets-dark-stars-and-executive-producer-say/)
12. [Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein review, Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2025/11/07/it-s-alive-on-netflix-guillermo-del-toro-breathes-energy-and-beauty-into-the-myth-of-frankenstein_6747239_30.html)
13. [Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein May Be Grand, But It's Not Quite Great, TIME](https://time.com/7313549/frankenstein-review-guillermo-del-toro/)
14. [Official Christian Convery website](https://christianconvery.me/)
15. [Christian Convery, Revamp Magazine](https://www.revamp-magazine.co.uk/christian-convery)
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