Robert Banfield Capron Jr. (July 9, 1998) is an American actor best known for Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Film Roles
- Bride Wars as Student #2
- Hachi A Dogs Tale as Student (Uncredited Role)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid as Rowley Jefferson
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules as Rowley Jefferson
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days as Rowley Jefferson
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice as Young Dave's Pal
- The Three Stooges as Young Curly
- Frankenweenie as Bob
- The Way, Way Back as Kyle
- Tarzan (2013) as Derek
- Annabelle Hooper And The Ghosts Of Nantucket as Jake McFeeley
- The Polka King as David Lewan
Television Roles
- The Middle as Tyler (1 episode)
- The Haunting Hour as Lex Johnson/Marty (2 episodes)
- Elementary as Mason (8 episodes)
Robert Capron's career and works provide examples of:
- Big Fun: He was a little on the chubby side as a kid and was just as nice as Rowley was when he was playing him.
- Butt-Monkey: A lot of the characters he plays are this but Rowley and Bob both deserve special mentions.
- The Ditz: A lot of the characters he plays are this. The only exceptions are Lex and Marty.
- Fat Best Friend: Frequently plays this role in various movies and (to a lesser extent) TV Shows.
- Formerly Fat: Looking at his picture now, you'd never guess he used to be fat as a kid.
- Nice Guy: He's kind, he's friendly and it takes a lot to piss him off.
- You Are Fat: He got fat-shamed during a screening of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, which resulted in him developing a low self-esteem and an eating disorder to boot.
- Weight Woe: As cited above, after he got fat-shamed as a teenager, he developed a low self-esteem and an eating disorder that went un-noticed until he got caught throwing out a ham-and-cheese sandwich his dad made.
