# Spencer List
**Spencer List** (birth name Spencer W. List) is an American film and television actor who began working as a child and is known for playing the Child in the *Fringe* episode "Inner Child" and the title role in [Famke Janssen](https://www.edgepedia.org/famke-janssen)'s directorial debut *Bringing Up Bobby*. He is the twin brother of actress Peyton List, his twin sister.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1998, Florida, USA[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/bio/) |
| Family | Twin sister, actress Peyton List; older brother of actor Phoenix List[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/bio/) |
| First TV role | Tate Walker on *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, 2003, at age 5[2](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/spencer-list.html) |
| Signature TV role | The Child in *Fringe*, episode "Inner Child" (2009)[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/19974/spencer-list) |
| Title role | Bobby in *Bringing Up Bobby* (2011), Famke Janssen's directorial debut[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/bio/) |
| Recurring TV role | Carter Hunter on *The Fosters* (3 episodes, 2018) and *Good Trouble* (3 episodes, 2019–2021)[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/19974/spencer-list) |
| Height | 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/bio/) |
## Early career
List began his career at an early age in films, television series, and commercials. His first television role came at age 5, playing Tate Walker in a 2003 episode of *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*[2](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/spencer-list.html). In 2004 he appeared, uncredited, as a little boy playing on the steps in *Spider-Man 2*[4](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/92729-spencer-list?language=en-US). As a child he also appeared on *Saturday Night Live* in 2007, playing a boy in the sketch "Angry Dog"[2](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/spencer-list.html), and on Nickelodeon's *iCarly* as Lurvin[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/bio/).
His best-known early television part is the Child in the *Fringe* episode "Inner Child", first broadcast April 7, 2009[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/19974/spencer-list). He also voiced the Giraffe in an episode of *[Wonder Pets!](https://www.edgepedia.org/wonder-pets)*[5](https://www.metacritic.com/person/spencer-list/).
## Film work
**Horror and independent features** make up much of List's filmography. He played Martin in the indie horror thriller *Bereavement* (2010), appearing opposite his twin sister Peyton List[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/bio/). In 2011 he played the title role in *Bringing Up Bobby*, Famke Janssen's directorial debut, with [Milla Jovovich](https://www.edgepedia.org/milla-jovovich), Bill Pullman, and [Marcia Cross](https://www.edgepedia.org/marcia-cross)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/bio/), and appeared as Young Marcus in *The Orphan Killer*[6](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/spencer-list/).
In 2014 he played the lead, Oliver Nicholas, in *Night Has Settled*, directed by [Steve Clark](https://www.edgepedia.org/steve-clark), with [Adriana Barraza](https://www.edgepedia.org/adriana-barraza) and Pilar Lopez de Ayala[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/bio/), and appeared as Jacob Henry in [Jason Blum](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-blum)'s *Mockingbird*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/bio/). Other credits include Steven in *Foreclosure* (2015), Gary in James Franco's *Black Dog, Red Dog* (2015), and Jamie in *Hard Sell* (2016), opposite Skyler Gisondo and Kristin Chenoweth[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/bio/).
On Rotten Tomatoes, List's highest-rated film is *The Bachelors* (2017), in which he played Taber, at 84 percent, and his lowest-rated is *Hard Sell* at 38 percent[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/spencer-list). In 2022 he played Peter McCalister in the horror film *She Came from the Woods* and Tommy in *Exploited*[8](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/).
## Television as an adult
List guest-starred on Disney's *Bunk'd* (as Eric, 2016) and CBS's *CSI: Miami* (as Troy Faber, 2011)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/bio/). His most substantial adult television role is Carter Hunter, a character he played in three episodes of Freeform's *The Fosters* in 2018 and three episodes of its spin-off *Good Trouble* between 2019 and 2021[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/19974/spencer-list).
## Family and other work
List was born in Florida in 1998, five minutes apart from his twin sister Peyton List, according to family profiles; he is also the older brother of actor Phoenix List[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/bio/) • [2](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/spencer-list.html). The twins have worked together on screen in *Bereavement* and on the Disney series *Bunk'd*[9](https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/peyton-list-twin-brother-spencer-list-also-hollywood-actor.html/). While Peyton built her career largely in media for younger viewers, Spencer worked mostly in films for older audiences, including *Mockingbird* and *Black Dog, Red Dog*[9](https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/peyton-list-twin-brother-spencer-list-also-hollywood-actor.html/).
He is a StarPower Ambassador for the Starlight Children's Foundation[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/bio/), and his commercial work includes a Dannon Danimals television commercial[8](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/).
## References
1. [Spencer List – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/bio/)
2. [Spencer List – Age, Bio, Family, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/spencer-list.html)
3. [Spencer List, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/19974/spencer-list)
4. [Spencer List, The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/92729-spencer-list?language=en-US)
5. [Spencer List, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/spencer-list/)
6. [Spencer List, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/spencer-list/)
7. [Spencer List Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/spencer-list)
8. [Spencer List, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478535/)
9. [Peyton List's Twin Brother, Spencer List, Is Also a Hollywood Actor, The Cheat Sheet](https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/peyton-list-twin-brother-spencer-list-also-hollywood-actor.html/)
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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Screen people and creators › Screen actors of the Anglosphere and Europe › American actors: 2000s onward › Surnames Le to L*
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