Biography
Having no previous acting training whatsoever, the 11-year-old Alabama native aced a casting call for a supporting role in the Kevin Costner drama "The War" (1994) then jumped straight into television as a cast member on the short-lived but well-regarded supernatural drama "American Gothic" (CBS, 1995-96). It was, however, Black's unaffected turn as a boy who befriends a local outcast in writer-director-star Billy Bob Thornton's acclaimed film …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Co-starred in the apocalyptic thriller, "Legion" | |
2006 | Cast in "The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift," the third installment of the popular street-racing film franchise | |
2005 | Cast in Sam Mendes' "Jarhead," which is based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling novel about his pre-Desert Storm experiences | |
2004 | Again teamed with Billy Bob Thornton for the American football-themed drama, "Friday Night Lights" | |
2003 | Had a supporting role in the war-drama, "Cold Mountain" | |
2000 | Re-teamed with Billy Bob Thornton for "All the Pretty Horses" | |
1999 | Co-starred as Melanie Griffith's nephew in "Crazy in Alabama" | |
1998 | Appeared in the feature film, "The X-Files," based on the popular Fox series | |
1996 | Had featured role as a 12 years old boy who befriends a mentally disabled man (played by Billy Bob Thornton) in "Sling Blade"; Thornton also wrote and directed | |
1995 | Made TV acting debut in the CBS supernatural drama, "American Gothic" | |
1994 | Made professional acting debut in "The War," starring Kevin Costner and Elijah Wood | |
1993 | Attended an open casting call for the film "The War" and met with director Jon Avnet | |
| Performed in school plays in the first and third grades | ||
Awards
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Sling Blade |