Ellar Coltrane
Ellar Coltrane (born Ellar Coltrane Kinney Salmon ; born August 27, 1994 in Austin , Texas ) is an American actor .
Life
Ellar Coltrane was born in Austin in 1994 to musician Bruce Salmon and dancer Genevieve Kinney. His parents separated when he was nine years old. He has a half-sister from a later relationship with his mother. Coltrane was home-schooled until the age of 16 and then attended a charter school for two years , from which he graduated with a GED .
As a child, he appeared in a few commercials and had a first small role in the 2002 movie Lone Star State of Mind . In the same year he was cast by Richard Linklater for his long-term film project Boyhood , which was supposed to show a boy growing up into an adult. For the next 12 years Linklater shot a few scenes with Coltrane every year. He was supported by actors such as Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette . The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival . In Germany, the film ran for the first time in the competition at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2014 , where Richard Linklater received the Silver Bear for best director .
During the same period, Coltrane appeared in other films, including Linklater's drama Fast Food Nation (2006).
He lives in his hometown Austin.
Filmography (selection)
- 2002: Lone Star State of Mind
- 2005: Faith & Bullets
- 2006: Fast Food Nation
- 2009: Hallettsville
- 2014: Boyhood
- 2017: The Circle
- 2018: The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot
- 2019: Drowned
- 2019: Summer Night
Web links
- Castellar Coltrane in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ellar Coltrane Kinney Salmon at mocavo.com, accessed May 5, 2014
- ^ A b Meet the Star of "Boyhood," the Epic Film Everybody's Talking About at motherjones.com, accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ His 'Boyhood' screens at Sundance to rave reviews at latimes.com, accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Richard Linklater's Leading Boy at nytimes.com, accessed June 28, 2014
- ↑ Richard Linklater's Ambitious 'Boyhood' Premieres at Sundance at slashfilm.com, accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Boyhood at berlinale.de, accessed on May 5, 2014
- ↑ Prizes of the International Jury at berlinale.de, accessed on May 5, 2014
- ↑ 'Boyhood' star Ellar Coltrane Wants You to Believe He Was Raised by Wolves at thewrap.com, accessed July 11, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coltrane, Ellar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salmon, Ellar Coltrane Kinney (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1994 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Austin , Texas , United States |