Jared Gilman

Jared T Raynor Gilman born December 28 1998 is an American actor best known for his role as Sam Shakusky in the 2012 Wes Anderson film Moonrise Kingdom which earned him a 2013 Young Artist Award nomination as Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film Gilman won his first professional acting role as Sam Shakusky in Moonrise Kingdom at age 12 In preparation for the film Gilman studied canoeing cooking over an open fire and Clint Eastwoods character in Escape from Alcatraz In 2016 he appeared in Paterson once again alongside Kara Hayward Gilman has scripted acted in and edited his own short action videos