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-> ''"I'm not the kind of guy who got into this to be famous."''

Logan Lerman (born January 19, 1992) is an American actor.

He was born in Beverly Hills, California, to a Jewish family. He has been acting since the age of four, starting out in commercials. His first film role as Creator/MelGibson's son in ''Film/{{The Patriot|2000}}'' and he continued to play bit parts in films and TV shows in his childhood. A major career boost came when he starred in ''Series/JackAndBobby'', playing the younger version of the titular Bobby - a kid who will become the US President one day. The show was cancelled after one season, but Logan continued to impress in other small roles.

He was [[StarMakingRole brought to national attention]] with the film adaptation of ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' as the titular character. The film was a success and earned a sequel. Logan also earned his dramatic credentials in films like ''Film/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'', ''{{Film/Noah}}'' and ''Film/Fury2014''. His performance in the adaptation of Creator/PhilipRoth's ''Indignation'' (which he also executive produced) won him wide critical acclaim.
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!! Selected Filmography:
* ''Film/{{The Patriot|2000}}'' (2000) - William Martin
* ''Film/WhatWomenWant'' (2000) - Young Nick Marshall
* ''Film/TheButterflyEffect'' (2004) - Evan Treborn at seven years old
* ''Series/JackAndBobby'' (2004-2005) - Young Bobby [=McCallister=]
* ''Film/ThreeTenToYuma2007'' - William Evans
* ''Film/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' - [[Characters/TheCampHalfBloodSeriesPercyJackson Percy Jackson]]
** ''Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief'' (2010)
** ''Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'' (2013)
* ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers|2011}}'' - D'Artagnan
* ''Film/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'' (2012) - Charlie
* ''Film/StuckInLove'' (2012) - Louis
* ''{{Film/Noah}}'' (2013) - Ham
* ''[[Film/Fury2014 Fury]]'' (2014) - Norman Ellison
* ''Indignation'' (2016) - Marcus
* ''{{Series/Hunters}}'' (2020-) - Jonah Heidelbaum
* ''Film/{{Shirley}}'' (2020) - Fred
* ''Film/BulletTrain'' (2022) - The Son

!! Tropes associated with Logan Lerman:
* DawsonCasting: Not at first, since Percy Jackson was aged up from twelve to be his own age for the first film. But he was in his early twenties in the second film. He was also nineteen playing a sixteen-year-old in ''The Perks of Being A Wallflower''.
* FakeBrit: He adopts an English sounding accent for ''Noah'' to blend in with his on-screen family.
* StarMakingRole: Playing the titular Percy Jackson in ''Film/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' shot him to success.
* ThoseTwoActors:
** He played Mel Gibson's son in ''Film/{{The Patriot|2000}}'' and the younger version of Mel in ''Film/WhatWomenWant''.
** Played Emma Watson's love interest in ''Film/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'' and her brother-in-law in ''Noah''.
* TomHanksSyndrome: In his mid-20s he has moved away from teen films with roles like ''Noah'' and ''Fury''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He screen-tested for the role of [[Comicbook/{{SpiderMan}} Peter Parker]] in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' before the casting of Creator/AndrewGarfield.
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