Tye Sheridan

A native of Elkhart, Texas, Tye Sheridan had almost no acting experience, besides a few school plays, when he was cast in Terrance Malick's THE TREE OF LIFE. As the sensitive youngest son of a disciplinarian father, Tye starred in a breakthrough role opposite Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain. THE TREE OF LIFE won the 2011 Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the 2011 Gotham Award for Best Picture, also receiving three Academy Award nominations. Tye was also featured in indieWIRE's "Top 25 Filmmakers and Actors" of 2011.

In 2013 Tye earned the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice Film Festival for his authentic performance opposite Nicolas Cage in the Southern drama JOE. Also in 2013 was Jeff Nichol's coming-of-age drama MUD, with Tye starring as a Mississippi River teenager who befriends a fugitive (Matthew McConaughey) trying to reunite with his soul mate (Reese Witherspoon). Tye was recognized by numerous film critics, most recently receiving a nomination for Best Young Actor by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. The cast was honored with the Robert Altman Award at the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards.

Tye can be seen in THE FORGER. The film is about an imprisoned petty thief (John Travolta) who arranges to buy his way out of prison to be with his son (Sheridan), but is forced to change his plans and commit one last big job for the syndicate that financed his early release.

Tye had three films premiering at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. They included THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT, based on a shocking real-life psychological experiment, Rodrigo Garcia's LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT, co-starring Ewan McGregor, and the indie drama ENTERTAINMENT, starring alongside Michael Cera and John C. Reilly.

Released in 2015, Tye also starred in Paramount's horror comedy SCOUTS VS. ZOMBIES, the tale of three Boy Scouts who save their hometown from a zombie outbreak. He also took part on THE YELLOW BIRDS, a war film with Benedict Cumberbatch and Will Poulter.

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