Skyler Gisondo has been acting on television and in movies since the age of 6, so it’s not surprising that he’s got a huge variety of projects on his acting resume. Though he got his start in commercials and TV shows, he made a quick transition into movies. While many of his projects as a young actor were in family movies and shows, he’s since appeared in teen comedies, sci-fi stories, and crime dramas.
Gisondo is slated to appear in the next big DC superhero movie as well. He’ll be in Superman on the big screen as Jimmy Olsen. That’s his biggest project to date, and it’s set for a 2025 release.
10 Phineas And Ferb (2011)
Various Voices
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10/10 Phineas and Ferb TV-GAnimationAction
Phineas and Ferb follows the adventures of stepbrothers Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher as they embark on various creative and often unreal projects during their summer vacation, while their sister Candace tries to reveal their escapades to their mother. Concurrently, the family’s pet platypus Perry leads a double life as a secret agent battling the evil scientist Dr. Doofenshmirtz.
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*Availability in US Cast Vincent Martella , Dan Povenmire , Ashley Tisdale , Jeff Marsh , Dee Bradley Baker , Thomas Brodie-Sangster , Caroline Rhea , Alyson Stoner Release Date August 17, 2007 Creator(s) Jeff Marsh , Dan Povenmire
As a child, Gisondo mostly appeared in live-action family-friendly projects. A few years into his acting career, however, he began to take on voice acting work in animated projects as well. One of those roles is in Phineas and Ferb. The Disney animated series sees two brothers determined to make the most of their summer, having a new adventure or creating a new invention every day while their older sister tries to get them in trouble.
While Gisondo didn’t have a regular role in Phineas and Ferb, his voice was used to provide words for various background characters. Not his biggest role, even at the time. It did, however, give Gisondo one of his first tastes of voiceover work. Since then, he’s voiced several animated characters or animals in live-action. Working on Phineas and Ferb, however briefly, gave Gisondo the foundation for future voiceover work.
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9 Vacation (2015)
As James Griswold
5/10 Vacation RComedyAdventure
Set decades after National Lampoon’s Vegas Vacation, Vacation is a 2015 sequel and continuation of the popular franchise. The film now focuses on the eldest son, Rusty Griswold, and his new family as they decide to head on to their usual vacation spot – but when unpleasant memories surface, Rusty makes a last-minute change and decides to take them to the site of the first film – Wally World. Now on a road trip across the country, Rusty and his family are guaranteed to follow in his father’s footsteps in a series of ludicrous detours and encounters.
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*Availability in US Director Jonathan M. Goldstein , John Francis Daley Release Date July 29, 2015 Writers John Francis Daley , Jonathan M. Goldstein Cast Chevy Chase , Christina Applegate , Leslie Mann , Ed Helms , Chris Hemsworth , Beverly D’Angelo Runtime 99 Minutes
The National Lampoon movies are classics with Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo, though the modern takes on the movie series haven’t fared quite as well. The particular comedy style of the movies was definitely a product of its time, so many of the modern attempts have fallen flat. This might not be the most beloved version of a Vacation movie, but it is a great showcase for Gisondo’s teenage work in the industry.
Gisondo’s storyline in the movie is one of the supporting ones instead of the main story of the family vacation trip. He plays James, the teenage brother of the family who happens to be bullied by the younger brother. He’s not the most popular or charming of characters, but Gisondo still manages to make him likable and make the audience root for him.
8 Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017)
As Deegs
Gisondo appears in three episodes of the eight-episode limited series, so he’s not there for the entire run, but that doesn’t detract from his performance in Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later. The series picks up, as the title suggests, 10 years after the original movie with a new group of campers and new shenanigans, though many original cast members return as well.
Gisondo plays Deegs, the new bad boy of the camp counselors. He’s compared by the others in the series to Paul Rudd’s Andy, and in fact, he and Andy eventually compete to be the “king of camp.” Gisondo proves that he’s got a gift for comedy when he’s able to hold his own in scenes opposite Rudd and other comedy veterans.
The movie prompted some comparisons between Gisondo and Rudd who haven’t actually had a hugely different career trajectory. For example, they both played the character of Tommy Doyle in different generations of Halloween movies.
7 Booksmart (2019)
As Jared
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9/10 8/10 Booksmart RComedy
Booksmart is a comedy film directed by Olivia Wilde and follows two studious and by-the-book high school seniors who decide on their final day of school to shake up the formula and break some rules. Having lamented missing four potential years of fun and friendship, the best friends attempt to cram four years of the “high school experience” into a single night.
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*Availability in US Director Olivia Wilde Release Date May 24, 2019 Writers Susanna Fogel , Emily Halpern , Sarah Haskins , Katie Silberman Cast Lisa Kudrow , Michael Patrick O’Brien , Beanie Feldstein , Diana Silvers , Will Forte , Eduardo Franco , Kaitlyn Dever , Mason Gooding , Jessica Williams , Molly Gordon , Noah Galvin , Jason Sudeikis , Billie Lourd , Skyler Gisondo Runtime 105 minutes Expand
Booksmart was hugely praised as a coming-of-age film for the modern day. It’s a party movie, one that features one last hurrah before the main characters leave high school for college. That particular subgenre of teen comedies usually focuses on male friends, but Booksmart goes a different route, focusing on two young women who focused to diligently on their academics that they didn’t have much of a social life outside of one another.
Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein are the leads of the movie, and they are electric in their roles, but the supporting cast, which includes Gisondo, helps make the movie cohesive and realistic, even in heightened circumstances. Gisondo plays a classmate who has a crush on Feldstein’s character. He doesn’t have very many scenes in the movie, but the ones he does have make an impact as the characters bond over other people not being able to get to know the real them. It’s a very relatable look at teen feelings.
Booksmart and its cast were nominated at a slew of film festivals after its release.
6 Hard Sell (2016)
As Hardy
Hard Sell is probably one of the least-known of Gisondo’s movies. It’s an underrated gem of a teen dramedy that deserves to have more eyeballs on it.
In the movie, Gisondo stars as Hardy, a poor student who goes to school with wealthy kids and never quite feels like he fits in. His mother, who is unstable on her best days, devotes her time to her dog. When the dog gets sick, Hardy is ready to do everything he can to save the dog and keep his mom happy. When he meets a socialite who is willing to help him scam his rich classmates out of their money, he sees it as a win-win.
Of course, in the grand tradition of teen movies, Gisondo’s Hardy has to learn a lesson along the way. Gisondo is great in the role, and it’s certainly a preview of how adept he can be as both a comedic and a dramatic actor.
5 Class Rank (2018)
As Bernard
Another underrated gem among Gisondo’s movie roles is his as Bernard in Class Rank. With his youthful appearance, it’s entirely possible that Gisondo could continue playing teen roles like this one for a few years yet.
Class Rank features Gisondo as a young man who joins forces with one of his classmates, played by former Disney Channel star Olivia Holt, to become a member of the local school board. It’s unusual for a teenager to become a member of a school board, and that idea allows the movie to take on ideas of modern politics and the way young people engage with both politics and their own education.
Of course, the movie is also a love story. Gisondo’s Bernard has to come to terms with his own feelings for Veronica while they work together, only realizing how he feels about her after their long journey. Class Rank proves that Gisondo could very well become a rom-com leading man one day.
4 The Amazing Spider-Man Movies (2012, 2014)
As Howard Stacy
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7/10 8/10 The Amazing Spider-Man PG-13
In Andrew Garfield’s first film as the iconic Marvel superhero, Peter Parker gains his powers and his alter ego as Spider-Man. Meanwhile, the Lizard is a growing threat, and Spider-Man must use his newfound abilities to save the day.
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*Availability in US Director Marc Webb Release Date July 3, 2012 Writers Steve Kloves , James Vanderbilt , Alvin Sargent Cast Martin Sheen , Denis Leary , Sally Field , Rhys Ifans , Campbell Scott , Andrew Garfield , Irrfan Khan , Emma Stone Runtime 136 minutes
Gisondo gets the chance to appear as a regular kid in a larger-than-life world…
Gisondo doesn’t have a huge role in the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man movies. It’s fitting, however, that he’s had a supporting role in both a Marvel, and now, a DC project, getting to see different sides of the superhero spectrum at different ages.
Gisondo plays the younger brother of Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy. That means he isn’t heavily involved in the action, but instead, he’s in the scenes that help ground the superhero movies. He’s in the family dinners with the Stacys, reminding the audience of the real families that populate the world of superheroes. He might be an annoying little brother in one scene or a supportive little brother in another.
Gisondo gets the chance to appear as a regular kid in a larger-than-life world while Spider-Man is busy saving the city.
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3 The Righteous Gemstones (2019-2023)
As Gideon Gemstone
8/10 The Righteous Gemstones TV-MAComedyDrama
The Righteous Gemstones is an HBO comedy created by and starring Danny McBride. The series centers on the Gemstone family, who run a televangelist series that helps them collect funds and live a lavish lifestyle. John Goodman leads the cast as Eli Gemstone, alongside Eli’s children, played by Danny McBride, Edi Patterson, and Adam DeVine.
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The Righteous Gemstones is an interesting blend of dark comedy and crime. It’s been a very successful series for HBO, garnering a lot of critical praise and award show nominations.
The series follows a dysfunctional family who happen to be televangelists. They use their megachurch presence and funding to live extravagant lifestyles that appear to mean more to them than their actual faith at times. Each season of the series follows the family’s efforts to expand their church into new territories, including a religious resort at one point.
Gisondo plays Gideon who, at first, is the black sheep of the family. He left the work with the church to pursue a career as a stunt actor. That means he has some unusual skills compared to the rest of his family, like stunt driving and martial arts. It gives Gisondo a chance to really stretch his acting skillsets.
2 Santa Clarita Diet (2017-2019)
As Eric Bemis
Santa Clarita Diet ComedyHorror
Joel and Sheila Hammond live a typical life as real estate agents in Santa Clarita, California, but all that changes when Sheila becomes a zombie and starts craving human flesh. This horror comedy stars Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant and lasted for a total of three seasons before being canceled in April 2019.
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*Availability in US Cast Timothy Olyphant , Drew Barrymore Release Date February 3, 2017 Showrunner Victor Fresco
It’s a great role for Gisondo as he gets to play to his comedic strengths, but the show is also full of pathos.
Santa Clarita Diet is a hidden gem on Netflix. The unusual supernatural comedy is one of the best shows Netflix has to offer. It combines elements of a family comedy with that of a zombie horror, making for a fresh take on a zombie story.
Drew Barrymore stars as a woman who ends up one of the undead, and has a craving for human flesh. Gisondo is the neighbor of her family and the one who helps her the most with her transition into being a member of the undead. He also happens to be the stepson of one of her early victims in the show. It’s a great role for Gisondo as he gets to play to his comedic strengths, but the show is also full of pathos.
Unfortunately, Netflix canceled the series on a cliffhanger, which will definitely leave new viewers wishing for more from the show.
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1 Psych (2010-2012)
As Young Shawn
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8/10 6/10 Psych ComedyMysteryCrime
Shawn Spencer happens to possess some uncanny powers of observation thanks to his father, Henry, a former police officer who taught his son to remember even the smallest details of his surroundings. When Shawn is accused of committing a crime that he actually solved, he convinces the cops that he’s a psychic — and with the reluctant help of his best friend, Gus, Shawn starts solving cases for a skeptical but increasingly impressed police force.
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*Availability in US Cast Dulé Hill , Kirsten Nelson , Corbin Bernsen , James Roday , Maggie Lawson , Anne Dudek , Timothy Omundson Release Date July 7, 2006 Showrunner Steve Franks
Psych was a hugely successful crime series because it was an offbeat comedy that lauded friendship and pop culture references. With a pineapple in every episode and a list of nicknames longer than most fans’ arms, the series is both hilarious and a challenge for those who love a mystery. Gisondo didn’t appear during the entire run of the show, but he did appear in a few seasons in flashbacks as the younger version of James Roday Rodriguez’s character, Shawn.
While Shawn is an incredibly observant man pretending to be a psychic in the modern day, as a child, he was trained to see what others don’t by his detective father. For the first few seasons of the show, Liam James played young Shawn. As James aged and grew, however, a new actor was brought in to maintain Shawn’s age in the flashbacks. The same happened for the actor playing the younger Gus.
This meant that not only did Gisondo have to take on another actor’s role, but he also had to be believable as someone who could grow up to be the older Shawn. Skyler Gisondo stepped into the role effortlessly and became a part of one of the best and most unique crime shows of all time.