Atticus Shaffer Gender:   Male Date of birth: June 22, 1998 Place of birth: Santa Clarita, California Characters portrayed: Albert Glass

Atticus Shaffer (born June 19, 1998) is an American actor, known for portraying Matty Newton in the 2009 supernatural horror-thriller film The Unborn and Brick Heck in the ABC comedy TV series, The Middle.

He is the voice of Albert Glass.

Personal life Edit

Shaffer was born to Ron and Debbie Shaffer in Santa Clarita, California, where he presently lives with them and five cats, two dogs, birds, fish, a rabbit and a large flock of chickens. He is home-schooled and does well in his studies. His interests include Star Wars, Lego, and going to Yu-Gi-Oh! card tournaments. Atticus was a Cub Scout but opted out of becoming a Boy Scout.

Shaffer has osteogenesis imperfecta, type IV, a genetic condition inherited from his mother, who has type I. Atticus says that the disability is just a small part of who he is. His character on The Middle is three years younger than he is.

Notable roles Edit

FilmEdit

• Leaving Barstow (2008) as Little Boy on Bus
• Hancock (2008) as Boy at Bus Bench
• An American Carol (2008) as Timm/Atticus
• The Unborn (2009) as Matty Newton
• Opposite Day (2009) as Kid Detective #2
• Subject: I Love You (2009) as the voice of Tommy

TelevisionEdit

• The Class: "The Class Rides a Bull" (2007) as Jonah
• Days of our Lives: "Episode #1.10632" (2007) as Irish Boy
• Carpoolers: "Take Your Daughter to Work Day" (2008) as Boy
• Out of Jimmy's Head: "Bad Fad" (2008) as Aaron
• My Name Is Earl: "Chaz Dalton's Space Academy" (2009) as Space Camper
• The Middle (2009–present) as Brick Heck
• Fish Hooks (2010-present) as Albert Glass
• Jay Leno Show (2010)

Background information Edit

External links Edit

• Actor's website
• Wikipedia
• imdb
• Facebook

References Edit