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'''Grayson Russell '''(born December 27, 1998) is an American actor that played [[Fregley]] in the films, who is one of the few characters not to be given a last name. Based on many critics, he was given an A+, as he was said to be "born" to play the role. He wore fake glasses to play Fregley.
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'''Grayson Russell '''<span style="font-size:13px;line-height:21px;">(born December 27, 1998) is an American actor that played </span>[[Fregley Farley|Fregley]] in the films<span style="font-size:13px;line-height:21px;">, who is one of the few characters not to be given a last name. Based on many critics, he was given an A+, as he was said to be "born" to play the role. He wore fake glasses to play Fregley.</span>
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==Career and Life==
==Life and career==
Russell was born in Clanton, Alabama to Crystal and Jerry Russell who have a Christian music ministry, he attends a public high school in Clanton. When he was six he started playing "Cowboy Grayson" in a series of commercials for a car dealership,he also had appearances in a few McDonald commercials and a Blue Cross Shield commercial,in 2006 he played Texas Bobby Boy in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby". He then made a one-episode appearance in the Disney sitcom,"I'm in the Band" as a character called Martin. In 2010 he played Calvin in The Rainbow Tribe, after making his filming career comeback in four years. Then he also appeared as Fregley in the first Wimpy Kid film in 2010. He voiced Marley in "Marley & Me: The Puppy Years" in 2011, he also appeared in T.V series R.L Stine's Haunting Hour. He returned for his Fregley role in the second Wimpy Kid film, he reprised Fregley in the Third film too, becoming one of the only 11 actors to appear in all the films.
Russell was born on May 1, 1998 in {{wp|Clanton, Alabama}}, the son of Crystal and Jerry Russell, who have a Christian music ministry. He attended public {{wp|high school}} in Clanton at {{wp|Chilton County High School}}, home of the Tigers, and graduated from there in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title= 'Wimpy Kid' movie No. 1 at box office|url=http://www.clantonadvertiser.com/2011/03/28/%e2%80%98wimpy-kid%e2%80%99-movie-no-1-at-box-office/|author=Scott Mims|coauthors= |editor=|pages=|publisher=The Clanton Advertiser |archivedate=|accessdate=2011-03-28|quote=}}</ref>
 
In 2010, Russell appeared in the film adaptation of author [[Jeff Kinney]]'s ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''. Russell played Fregley, an awkward and unpopular classmate of [[Greg Heffley]]. He reprised the role in the sequels, ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules]]'' (2011) and ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days]]'' (2012).
 
==Filmography==
===Film appearances===
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|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
|-
|2006
|''{{wp|Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby}}''
|Texas Ranger Bobby
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|''The Rainbow Tribe''
|Calvin
|-
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]''
|rowspan=3|[[List of Diary of a Wimpy Kid characters#Fregley|Fregley]]
|-
|2011
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules]]''
|-
|2012
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days]]''
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
|''{{wp|Space Warriors (2013 film)|Space Warriors}}''
|Russell 'Rusty' Riggs
|-
|''{{wp|Season of Miracles}}''
|Rafer
|-
|2016
|''{{wp|Mother's Day (2016 film)|Mother's Day}}''
|Tommy
|-
|2020
|''{{wp|Greyhound (film)|Greyhound}}''
|Signalman #1
|}
 
===Film voice===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" ;
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
|-
|2011
|''{{wp|Marley & Me: The Puppy Years}}''<ref>[http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/marley-me-puppy-years Marley & Me: The Puppy Years]</ref>
|Marley's voice
|-
|}
 
===Television appearances===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" ;
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Show
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
|2009
|''{{wp|I'm in the Band}}''
|Martin
|1 episode
|-
|2011
|''{{wp|R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour}}''
|Walt
|1 episode
|-
|2020
|''{{wp|Tell Me a Story (TV series)|Tell Me a Story}}''
|Allen
|1 episode
|}
 
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==

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Grayson Russell
Grayson Russell.jpg
Born 27 December 1998 Calton, Alabama, United States
Occupation Actor
Active  2005–Present
Role Fregley

Grayson Russell (born December 27, 1998) is an American actor that played Fregley in the films, who is one of the few characters not to be given a last name. Based on many critics, he was given an A+, as he was said to be "born" to play the role. He wore fake glasses to play Fregley.

Life and career

Russell was born on May 1, 1998 in Template:Wp, the son of Crystal and Jerry Russell, who have a Christian music ministry. He attended public Template:Wp in Clanton at Template:Wp, home of the Tigers, and graduated from there in 2016.[1]

In 2010, Russell appeared in the film adaptation of author Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Russell played Fregley, an awkward and unpopular classmate of Greg Heffley. He reprised the role in the sequels, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012).

Filmography

Film appearances

Year Film Role
2006 Template:Wp Texas Ranger Bobby
2010 The Rainbow Tribe Calvin
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fregley
2011 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2013 Template:Wp Russell 'Rusty' Riggs
Template:Wp Rafer
2016 Template:Wp Tommy
2020 Template:Wp Signalman #1

Film voice

Year Film Role
2011 Template:Wp[2] Marley's voice

Television appearances

Year Show Role Notes
2009 Template:Wp Martin 1 episode
2011 Template:Wp Walt 1 episode
2020 Template:Wp Allen 1 episode

References

  1. ↑ Scott Mims. "'Wimpy Kid' movie No. 1 at box office". The Clanton Advertiser. Retrieved on 2011-03-28.
  2. ↑ Marley & Me: The Puppy Years

External links

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