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Jaeden Martell (born January 4, 2003) is an American actor. He first gained recognition for his role as Bill Denbrough in the 2017 film adaptation of Stephen King's novel It (2017) and reprised this character in the sequel It Chapter Two (2019) . His other notable work includes the mystery film Knives Out (2019) and the miniseries Defending Jacob (2020). He is the son of Wes Lieberher, a Los Angeles-based executive chef, and Angela Teresa Martell. He has Korean heritage through his maternal grandmother, Chisun Martell. Initially growing up in South Philadelphia, he moved to Los Angeles at the age of eight in 2011. For the first six years of his career, he was credited under his family name, Lieberher, but in 2019, he adopted his mother's maiden name, Martell.

Jaeden's acting career began with a commercial for Hot Wheels and expanded to include various other advertisements for brands such as Google, Moneysupermarket.com, Liberty Mutual, Hyundai (for the 2013 Super Bowl), Verizon Fios, and General Electric. His first significant film role was in St. Vincent (2014) (2014), where he starred alongside Bill Murray. Murray later recommended Martell to Cameron Crowe, which led to his role in the 2015 film Aloha (2015) . He played the title character in The Book of Henry (2017) , further cementing his position as a talented young actor.

In addition to his early successes, Martell joined the cast of the Apple miniseries Defending Jacob (2020-2020) in March 2019, based on the novel by William Landay. He also confirmed his participation in the film Tunnels (????) as Grayson Mitchell during an Instagram Live interview with Teen Vogue on April 30, 2020; however, this film has yet to be released. In September 2021, he portrayed Morty Smith in promotional interstitials for the two-part fifth season finale of Rick and Morty (2013-) . In October 2021, he was cast as Craig in the Netflix film Men (2022) , directed by John Lee Hancock and based on the novella from Stephen King's Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022) .

Continuing to expand his filmography, Jaeden Martell appeared in Y2K (2024) and Arcadian (2024) in 2024. Both films showcase his versatility and commitment to developing complex characters. Through these roles and his consistent presence in both independent and major studio projects, Martell continues to establish himself as one of the most promising actors of his generation.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: yusufpiskin

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

2.35

Popularity

25

Credits

6.5

Rating

20.6M

Budget

132M

Revenue

Acting

Primarily

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2025 Our Hero, Balthazar Producer

2025 The Lost Boys

2025 Tunnels

2025 Dirty Finger Nails

2025 Out of Body as Cameron

2024 Y2K as Eli

2024 Arcadian as Joseph

2022 Mr. Harrigan's Phone as Craig

2022 Metal Lords as Kevin Schlieb

2020 The Lodge as Aidan

2019 The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends as Self

2019 The Summers of It – Chapter One: You'll Float Too as Self

2019 The True Adventures of Wolfboy as Paul

2019 Knives Out as Jacob Thrombey

2019 Low Tide as Peter

2019 It Chapter Two as Young Bill Denbrough

2017 It as Bill Denbrough

2017 The Book of Henry as Henry Carpenter

2017 Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man as Walter

2016 The Confirmation as Anthony

2016 Midnight Special as Alton Meyer

2015 Aloha as Mitchell Woodside

2014 St. Vincent as Oliver Bronstein

2014 Playing It Cool as 6 Year Old Me

2013 Grief as The Child

Genres

7.70 Documentary 2

7.67 Crime 2

6.91 Music 1

6.78 Mystery 3

6.66 Thriller 6

6.45 Drama 9

6.40 Comedy 7

6.31 Horror 6

6.25 Adventure 1

6.10 Action 1

5.85 Science Fiction 3

5.68 Romance 2