Peyton Meyer

Peyton Meyer
Born (1998-11-24) November 24, 1998[1]
Occupation Actor
Years active 2013–present

Peyton Meyer (born November 24, 1998[1]) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Lucas Friar on the Disney Channel television series Girl Meets World,[2][3] and his earlier recurring role as Wes Manning on Disney Channel's Dog with a Blog.[4]

Career

In 2013, Meyer made his debut with Disney Channel Original Series Dog with a Blog, where he played love interest of G. Hannelius.[5] In 2014, he landed a main role in the Disney Channel Original Series Girl Meets World, spinoff of Boy Meets World. He plays the role of Lucas Friar, a new guy from Texas who attends school with Riley (played by Rowan Blanchard).[6] Meyer also guest starred with his Girl Meets World co-star Rowan Blanchard on Best Friends Whenever, where he reprised his role as Lucas Friar.[7]

In 2016, Meyer starred as Tommy in the family comedy Gibby.[8] The movie is a heart-warming story of one cheeky monkey bringing happiness to a grief-stricken girl.[9]

Filmography

Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013–14 Dog with a Blog Wes Manning Recurring role (9 episodes)
2014–present Girl Meets World Lucas Friar Main role
2015 Best Friends Whenever Lucas Friar Episode: "Cyd and Shelby's Haunted Escape"
2016 Gibby Tommy Film[10]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Refs
2015 Young Artist Award Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series Girl Meets World Nominated
2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Actor Girl Meets World Nominated [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Peyton Meyer". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  2. ↑ Ng, Philiana (May 2, 2014). "'Girl Meets World' Gets Official Premiere Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-07-04. Girl Meets World follows Riley (Blanchard) and her best friend Maya (Carpenter)... Peyton Meyer plays Riley's crush Lucas Friar...
  3. ↑ Lowry, Brian (June 27, 2014). "TV Review: 'Girl Meets World'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-07-04. Although Riley’s preoccupied with a dreamy new kid (Peyton Meyer)...
  4. ↑ Roots, Kimberly (August 20, 2013). "Exclusive: Girl Meets World Casts Riley's Dreamy Crush and Her Cutie Pie Kid Brother". TVLine. Retrieved 2016-07-04. Peyton Meyer has joined Disney Channel’s Boy Meets World spin-off Girl Meets World... Meyer can be seen guest-starring on the upcoming season of Dog With a Blog...
  5. ↑ Crooks, Amy. ""Dog With A Blog" Episode "Love, Loss And A Beanbag Toss" Airs On Disney Channel May 16, 2014". Dis411. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  6. ↑ Roots, Kimberly; Roots, Kimberly (2013-08-20). "Exclusive: Girl Meets World Casts Riley's Dreamy Crush and Her Cutie Pie Kid Brother". TVLine. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  7. ↑ "Promo of Rowan and Peyton crossover guest starring on "Best Friends Whenever"". Girl Meets World Fan Website • Your #1 Source For Girl Meets World News. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  8. ↑ "Gibby | Dove Family Friendly Movie Reviews". Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  9. ↑ "Gibby - Movies & TV on Google Play". Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  10. ↑ Peyton Meyer [peytonmeyer9] (July 10, 2014). "The cast of the new movie I'm working on called GIBBY everyone go follow sabinabacino @ysapenarejo… instagram.com/p/qSnlj0qUrg/" (Tweet). Retrieved 2015-08-06 – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ Eliahou, Maya (June 9, 2016). "Teen Choice Awards 2016--Captain America: Civil War Leads Second Wave of Nominations". E! Online. NBC Universal. Retrieved 2016-06-18.


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