by Nathaniel R
Happy 25th birthday to Tye Sheridan today. He first won critics, audience, and Hollywood's attention as a child star in The Tree of Life (2011) and Mud (2012). Ten years on now he's shown staying power but has Hollywood noticed that he's grown up? Though the media had a brief flirtation with presenting him as a 'sexy' leading man a few years back when Ready Player One (2018) hit the screens, Hollywood is mercilessly competitive; the late 20something through 30something years are often when movie stars are made and Sheridan's particular vintage (1996) is unusually robust with actors like Paul Mescal, Tom Holland, Lucas Hedges, Harris Dickinson, Mason Gooding, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tony Revolori, Jacob Latimore (and more) already in play. And that's not even counting the actors just a year or two younger or older OR those actors who have yet to emerge since a lot of the biggest stars in history aren't famous at the young age of 25: Brad Pitt broke out at 28. George Clooney didn't start headlining movies until he was 35. Viggo Mortensen was low profile until 39.
Still 2021 has been busy for Sheridan even if his profile is lower than some of his already-established peers...
Sheridan has already had two features in release this year, the Oscar Isaac led drama The Card Counter and the sci-fi film Voyagers. Up next he plays a character named "Junior" in the George Clooney directed coming of age film The Tender Bar. It's another boyish role though, as he's looking for a father figure at a local bar. He shares his role this time with child actor Daniel Ranier as "Young Jr".
Tye Sheridan photographed by Fabien Kruszelnicki for "Hero" magazine, 2018
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