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Liam James is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Noah Curtis in the 2009 film 2012, young Shawn Spencer on the USA Network television series Psych, and the lead character, Duncan, in 2013's The Way, Way Back.He also starred as Jack Linden in AMC's The Killing and Adam Warren in ABC's The Family, playing the son of main characters. James is ...
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Liam James (born August 7, 1996) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Noah Curtis in the 2009 film 2012, young Shawn Spencer on the USA Network television series Psych, and the lead character, Duncan, in 2013's The Way, Way Back.
Liam James is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Noah Curtis in the 2009 film 2012, young Shawn Spencer on the USA Network television series Psych, and the lead character, Duncan, in 2013's The Way, Way Back.He also starred as Jack Linden in AMC's The Killing and Adam Warren in ABC's The Family, playing the son of main characters. James is...
- August 7, 1996
- Psych Likely Recast Young Shawn Because Liam James Looked Too Grown-Up
- Liam James Moved on from Psych Quickly
- Psych's Central Relationship Meant The Flashbacks Weren't Needed Anymore
- What Liam James & Skyler Gisondo Have Done Since Psych
Liam James Looked Too Mature
Liam James, the actor most closely associated with the role of young Shawn, played the character for the last time in Psych season 5, episode 4. So why did Psych replace James with Skyler Gisondo? Unfortunately, it likely concerns the problem every show faces with child actors – aging. In his last few appearances on Psych, James was noticeably taller, and his voice was deeper. The show may not have been ready for teenage Shawn, so it could be that an actor who at least appeared younger was ne...
Liam James Joined The Killing Cast
Following Liam James' abrupt exit from Psych season 5, he was cast in AMC's The Killing. James played the recurring role of Jack Linden, the son of Sarah (Mireille Enos). James' new role in The Killing could also have led to his sudden Psycho departure. After the role was recast, Skyler Gisondo played young Shawn for the rest of season 5, but the show's format changed in season 6. Flashbacks ceased being a tradition, and it got to a point where they were only occasional; they completely stopp...
Shawn Had Grown Past Needing Past Life Lessons
Since these scenes from Shawn's childhood were such an integral part of the show for a long time, it's natural to wonder why Psych cut the flashbacks after season 6. One Reddit user, museloverx96, has a compelling theory. According to this theory, as Shawn and Henry's present-day relationship evolves and improves, the need for flashbacks gradually wears away. Henry may have been a tough-love kind of father, but in Psych's late-season narrative, it's shown little by little just how much he car...
Deadly Class, Vacation, THe Righteous Gemstones, & More
Liam James went on to have a successful career after leaving Psych. He starred in The Killing for four seasons and then picked up two more main roles, first in as Adam Warren/Ben Murphy The Family on ABC and then as Billy in the superhero series Deadly Class in 2018. The young actor also played John Hunt in White House Plumbers in 2023. In movies, he was in Fred Claus, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, and The Way, Way Back. James won a Young Hollywood Breakthrough Performance Award for that latt...
Jan 31, 2013 · Meet Liam James, the talented star of Sundance hit The Way, Way Back. The 16-year-old Vancouver native (who you may know from AMC's The Killing) sat down with me at Sundance to...
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The Way, Way Back is a 2013 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash in their directorial debuts. It stars Liam James as Duncan, an introverted 14-year-old who goes on summer vacation to Wareham, Massachusetts, with his mother and her overbearing boyfriend.
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