# Jackson Robert Scott
**Jackson Robert Scott** (born 2008) is an American actor best known for playing Georgie Denbrough in the 2017 horror film *It* and Bode Locke, the youngest of the three siblings at the center of the Netflix series *Locke & Key* (2020–2022).[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jackson_robert_scott) • [2](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Jackson%2BRobert%2BScott-2360032) Film databases disagree on his birthplace: Rotten Tomatoes and TV Insider list Los Angeles, California, while Famous Birthdays and NetflixMovies.com state he was born and raised in [Phoenix, Arizona](https://www.edgepedia.org/phoenix-arizona).[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jackson_robert_scott) • [3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jackson-robert-scott/) • [4](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/jackson-scott.html) • [5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/jackson-robert-scott)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2008; birthplace reported as Los Angeles, California (Rotten Tomatoes, TV Insider) or Phoenix, Arizona (Famous Birthdays, NetflixMovies.com)[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jackson_robert_scott) • [3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jackson-robert-scott/) • [4](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/jackson-scott.html) |
| Breakthrough role | Georgie Denbrough in *It* (2017), the adaptation of Stephen King's novel, wearing the character's signature yellow raincoat[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jackson_robert_scott) • [6](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/jackson-robert-scott-locke-key-bode-actor-facts-a4354706.html) |
| Series lead | Bode Locke in *Locke & Key*, 28 episodes across three seasons on Netflix, 2020–2022[2](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Jackson%2BRobert%2BScott-2360032) |
| First professional role | Guest star as Cole Vasquez in the *Criminal Minds* episode "Outlaw" (2015)[5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/jackson-robert-scott) |
| First film starring role | Miles Blume in *The Prodigy* (2019), a Nicholas McCarthy thriller co-starring Taylor Schilling[5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/jackson-robert-scott) |
| Oscar connection | Played Troy in the 2018 short film *Skin*, which won the Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)[6](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/jackson-robert-scott-locke-key-bode-actor-facts-a4354706.html) |
| Critical range on his films | Rotten Tomatoes: highest rated *It* at 85%, lowest *The Prodigy* at 44%; Metacritic average movie Metascore of 55[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jackson_robert_scott) • [7](https://www.metacritic.com/person/jackson-robert-scott/) |
## Early start
Scott's first screen credit came before his tenth birthday. He played Cole Vasquez in the fourth episode of *Criminal Minds* Season 11, titled "Outlaw", in 2015, and followed it in 2017 with a guest appearance as Young Troy Otto in the *Fear the Walking Dead* episode "TEOTWAWKI".[5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/jackson-robert-scott) • [8](https://www.rarefilmfinder.com/actor.php?id=24156) He learned many of his acting techniques through the CGTV acting program, where he worked with Adrian R'Mante, the program's founder, and named improvisational workshop as his favorite class.[5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/jackson-robert-scott) In interviews he has described an even earlier start, saying he began modeling as an infant and was acting by age two.[9](https://joshatthemovies.com/2022/08/29/interview-actor-jackson-robert-scott/amp/)
## *It* and the breakthrough
The role that made his reputation was Georgie Denbrough, the little brother whose encounter with Pennywise the Clown opens the 2017 adaptation of [Stephen King](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-king)'s *It*. The film earned an 85% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, the highest of his listed projects, and its IMDb rating of 7.3 rests on more than 700,000 votes.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jackson_robert_scott) • [8](https://www.rarefilmfinder.com/actor.php?id=24156) Scott has said his favorite scene to film was the one in which Georgie's arm is ripped off, and that he enjoys watching horror films, finding the scariness "fun"; he also enjoyed working with [Bill Skarsgård](https://www.edgepedia.org/bill-skarsgard)'s Pennywise because Skarsgård is, in Scott's words, "a very nice" person.[6](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/jackson-robert-scott-locke-key-bode-actor-facts-a4354706.html) He returned in *It: Chapter Two* (2019) as Dead Georgie.[8](https://www.rarefilmfinder.com/actor.php?id=24156)
*It* connected him with director [Andy Muschietti](https://www.edgepedia.org/andy-muschietti), who also directed the original *[Locke & Key](https://www.edgepedia.org/locke-and-key-tv-pilot)* pilot.[10](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/jackson-robert-scott) In a 2022 interview Scott explained the difference between that pilot and the series that followed: the Hulu version Muschietti directed was "a lot darker, a lot more like the comics", while Netflix asked for a more family-friendly show.[9](https://joshatthemovies.com/2022/08/29/interview-actor-jackson-robert-scott/amp/) According to the [Evening Standard](https://www.edgepedia.org/evening-standard), he was the only cast member who was not recast when Netflix acquired the rights to the property after the original pilot.[6](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/jackson-robert-scott-locke-key-bode-actor-facts-a4354706.html)
## Bode Locke in *Locke & Key*
As Bode Locke, the youngest of the three siblings who discover the magical keys of Keyhouse Manor, Scott was a series regular for all three Netflix seasons, appearing in 28 episodes between 2020 and 2022.[2](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Jackson%2BRobert%2BScott-2360032) Co-showrunner Meredith Averill said the possession storyline, in which Bode's body is taken over by the demon Dodge in the final season, was one of the plot points from [Joe Hill](https://www.edgepedia.org/joe-hill) and Gabriel Rodríguez's graphic novels the showrunners most wanted to feature, and that it had to wait until the end of the series because of how dark it was. Scott, a reader of the comics, had asked repeatedly when it would happen.[11](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/locke-key-season-3-bode-dodge-possession-jackson-robert-scott?inapp=trueOs)
Playing the possessed Bode drew on his earlier villain work. Averill credited his experience on *The Prodigy* as "good training", and his co-star [Connor Jessup](https://www.edgepedia.org/connor-jessup) joked that playing Dodge was "just closer to his natural state".[11](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/locke-key-season-3-bode-dodge-possession-jackson-robert-scott?inapp=trueOs) Scott described the role as one of the most fun he had played and praised director Ed Ornelas for giving him freedom in how to portray it.[11](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/locke-key-season-3-bode-dodge-possession-jackson-robert-scott?inapp=trueOs)
## Horror roles and *Skin*
__Between *It* and *[Locke & Key](https://www.edgepedia.org/locke-and-key)*__, Scott took the title role of Miles Blume in *[The Prodigy](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-prodigy-film)* (2019), playing an eight-year-old boy whose behavior becomes increasingly erratic and violent and who may be under the grip of a dark and supernatural force, opposite [Taylor Schilling](https://www.edgepedia.org/taylor-schilling).[12](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/84/e0/a2dbb5b944deb29661257b89675a/tvmovies2021-01-17.pdf) It was his first starring role in a feature film.[5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/jackson-robert-scott) The film received the lowest scores of his filmography, 44% on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metascore of 45 on Metacritic.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jackson_robert_scott) • [7](https://www.metacritic.com/person/jackson-robert-scott/)
In 2018 he played Troy in *[Skin](https://www.edgepedia.org/skin-2018-short-film)*, a short film that won the Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action).[6](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/jackson-robert-scott-locke-key-bode-actor-facts-a4354706.html) Later work includes Tate in *Gossamer Folds* (2020), the title character Luke in the short *Rising* (2020), Young Greg in *Jesus Revolution* (2023), and Young Glen Ford in *Edge of Space* (2024).[8](https://www.rarefilmfinder.com/actor.php?id=24156) On television he also appeared as Billy Reference in four episodes of *WandaVision* (2021).[13](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-805644/filmographie/)
## Reception and public appearances
Across his four theatrically released films tracked by Metacritic, his career Metascore average is 55, with one film in the positive range (*It*, 69) and three in the mixed range (*It: Chapter Two*, 58; *The Prodigy*, 45; *Jesus Revolution*, 46).[7](https://www.metacritic.com/person/jackson-robert-scott/) Critics reviewing his films by name include Christy Lemire on *It* and Nell Minow on *Jesus Revolution* at RogerEbert.com.[14](https://www.rogerebert.com/cast-and-crew/jackson-robert-scott)
His horror associations have followed him off screen. He has appeared at multi-fandom genre conventions including For the Love of Horror in Manchester, Weekend of Horrors in Cologne, and Spooky Empire in Orlando.[15](https://www.rostercon.com/en/people/jackson-robert-scott-en/events/38084) He attended a screening of *It* at an Alamo Drafthouse in Phoenix dressed as Georgie, complete with the yellow raincoat.[4](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/jackson-scott.html)
## Beyond acting
Scott has described acting as his first love, supported by a mother who started as an actor herself and became his acting coach; she has him act out villainous tones so he can find the right one, and he separates the work from off-camera life by making sure that "when we say cut, that I'm Jackson".[9](https://joshatthemovies.com/2022/08/29/interview-actor-jackson-robert-scott/amp/) He has studied Mandarin for several years and speaks the language, and he enjoys soccer, baseball, gaming, and fishing.[16](https://jacksonrobertscott.com/pages/about) On *Locke & Key*, the writers met with him during filming to work elements of his real personality, including his fun-loving nature, into the character of Bode.[5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/jackson-robert-scott)
## References
1. [Jackson Robert Scott – Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jackson_robert_scott)
2. [Jackson Robert Scott – Filmweb](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Jackson%2BRobert%2BScott-2360032)
3. [Jackson Robert Scott – TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jackson-robert-scott/)
4. [Jackson Robert Scott – Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/jackson-scott.html)
5. [Jackson Robert Scott Movies on Netflix – NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/jackson-robert-scott)
6. [Who is Jackson Robert Scott? 9 facts about the talented child actor who plays Bode in Locke and Key – London Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/jackson-robert-scott-locke-key-bode-actor-facts-a4354706.html)
7. [Jackson Robert Scott – Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/jackson-robert-scott/)
8. [Jackson Robert Scott :: Filmography – RareFilmFinder](https://www.rarefilmfinder.com/actor.php?id=24156)
9. [Interview: Actor Jackson Robert Scott – Josh At The Movies](https://joshatthemovies.com/2022/08/29/interview-actor-jackson-robert-scott/amp/)
10. [Jackson Robert Scott Movies and TV Shows – Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/jackson-robert-scott)
11. [Jackson Robert Scott Breaks Down Bode's Surprise 'Locke & Key' Transformation – Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/locke-key-season-3-bode-dodge-possession-jackson-robert-scott?inapp=trueOs)
12. [TV Movies listing for The Prodigy (2019) – Los Angeles Times syndicated grid](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/84/e0/a2dbb5b944deb29661257b89675a/tvmovies2021-01-17.pdf)
13. [Jackson Robert Scott : Filmographie – AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-805644/filmographie/)
14. [Jackson Robert Scott Movies and TV Shows – RogerEbert.com](https://www.rogerebert.com/cast-and-crew/jackson-robert-scott)
15. [All events with Jackson Robert Scott – Roster Con](https://www.rostercon.com/en/people/jackson-robert-scott-en/events/38084)
16. [About – JacksonRobertScott (official site)](https://jacksonrobertscott.com/pages/about)
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