Robert Capron

Robert B. Capron Jr
Capron in 2011
Born	Robert Banfield Capron Jr. (1998-07-09) July 9, 1998 (age 26) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Other names	Robert B. Capron
Alma mater	Brown University[1][2][3]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present

Robert Banfield Capron Jr. (born July 9, 1998)^[4] is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's best friend, in the first three installments of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series. More recently, Capron is known for starring as Mason in the drama series Elementary, and as David Lewan in the film The Polka King.

Career

Capron started off with a role in Bride Wars, and later had small parts in Hachiko: A Dog's Story and the Disney film, The Sorcerer's Apprentice. His mother, Kaye Capron, played his character's mother in Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Capron is from Scituate, Rhode Island, and has also been billed as Robert B. Capron. Sometime after, he began teaching film and acting classes at Actors for Autism.

Personal life and education

He graduated from Brown University in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in modern culture and media/history.^[5]

During spring 2019, he attended Fordham University's London Dramatic Academy Program.^{[citation needed]}

Capron was teased due to his weight as a child. This resulted in him suffering an eating disorder in which he only ate 500 calories a day.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Bride Wars	Student #2	Credited as Robert B. Capron
	Hachi: A Dog's Tale	Student	Uncredited
2010	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Rowley Jefferson
	The Sorcerer's Apprentice	Oliver	Credited as Robert B. Capron
2011	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	Rowley Jefferson
2012	The Three Stooges	Young Curly
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	Rowley Jefferson
	Frankenweenie[7]	Bob (voice)
2013	The Way, Way Back	Kyle	Credited as Robert Banfield Capron
	Tarzan	Derek (voice)
2016	Annabelle Hooper and the Ghosts of Nantucket	Jake McFeeley
2017	The Polka King	David Lewan
2020	Growing Pains	Moe	Short film
	A Different Kind of Animal	Owen	Short film
2021	Bye Bye Buddy	Peter	Short film
	Caffe Greco	Sympathetic Psychic	Short film; also associate producer

Television

Year	TItle	Role	Notes
2011–2012	R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour	Lex Johnson / Marty	2 episodes
2012	The Middle	Tyler	Episode: "Get Your Business Done"
2014–2018	Elementary	Mason	Recurring role (season 3), guest (season 4–6) 8 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2011	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Nominated
		Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast		Won
2012		Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	Nominated
2013		Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	Won
		Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast		Won

References

1. "Robert Capron - Los Angeles, California, United States". www.linkedin.com.
2. "Just Brown Things: Random Stuff I've Found at Brown". www.theribofbrown.com. 4 November 2022.
3. "Robert Capron - Fusion Academy". www.fusionacademy.com.
4. "Beloved wimp back for more sweet-natured fun – phillyBurbs.com : Local Entertainment". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
5. "Pictured: me! Graduating! Yay! Not pictured: hundreds more people who helped make me who I am today. Thanks Brown. Love always :)". instagram.com.
6. Towers, Julian (26 January 2022). "The Damage Done by a Hollywood Stereotype". The New Yorker.
7. Janusonis, Michael. The Providence Journal, March 25, 2011, "Being 'Wimpy' pays off for Scituate's Robert Capron". Accessed March 31, 2011.

External links

• Official website
• Robert Capron at IMDb