Dakota Avery Goyo is a young Canadian actor. At nineteen, he has already starred in more than two dozen films. The main role of Max Kenton in the film "Real Steel" brought him fame. Goyo also worked on projects: "Thor", "Keepers of Dreams", "Dark Skies", "Noah", "Midnight Sun".
Dakota's creative biography began literally from the very birth. When he was only a few weeks old, his parents starred with the boy in a popular commercial. At the age of five, Goyo had already landed a full-fledged role in CBS's Ultra pilot project.
Biography facts
The boy was born in Canada in the summer of 1999. Dakota's ancestors came from Scotland and Italy. His father was a manager of one of the large companies, and his mother belonged to representatives of show business. Before the birth of children, she worked as a model and singer. Dakota has two brothers, Devon and Dallas, who are several years older than him.
Dakota began to show acting skills from an early age. Having starred in his first project at the age of five, the boy attracted the attention of television representatives with his ability to memorize complex scenarios, hard work, dedication and ability to enter the role. Not surprisingly, immediately after the first successful work on the set, he began to receive new proposals from directors.
Television and film career
For several years, Goyo starred in television projects: "Super Why!", "Jojo's Circus", "Arthur", "Murdoch's Investigations", "Thought Reading".
In the television film Charlie's Decision, Dakota starred as Charlie, an orphaned boy with the highest intelligence. In the plot, he helped solve complex crimes.
Goyo appeared in big cinema at the age of seven. One of his first works was the role in the film "Emotional Arithmetic", starring Susan Sarandon and Christopher Plummer.
Then Goyo starred in the film "Defensive", where he got the role of Jack Carter, and the main role was played by Woody Harrelson.
In the sports drama Raising the Champion, he played the role of Teddy Kiernan, the son of the protagonist Eric. On the set, the boy played with such famous actors as Samuel L. Jackson, Katherine Morris, Josh Hartnett.
The work in this film brought Dakota not only recognition from viewers and film critics, but also the first nomination for the Young Artist Award.
When Dakota was ten years old, he was cast for the lead role in the movie "Real Steel" directed by Sean Levy. Hugh Jackman played the main role in the film. The film was produced by Steven Spielberg.
The film was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Visual Effects category. Dakota won the Young Artist Award and a Saturn nominee for her role as Max Kenton.
The very next year, Goyo starred in the Marvel Studio Thor project, where he played the role of the young thunder god Thor.
In 2011, Dakota became a guest star on RL Stein: Hour of the Ghosts, playing Josh. For this work, the actor was nominated for an Emmy Award.
Goyo played the next role in Darren Aronofsky's film Noah. He worked on the set with famous actors: Russell Crowe, Emma Watson, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins. Dakota played the role of young Noah in the film.
In 2013, Dakota got one of the main roles in the film "Dark Skies" directed by Scott Stewart. This film is about the invasion of the earth by alien beings.
In the same year, Goyo began acting in the film "Midnight Sun", where he again got the main role of Luke - a boy trying to save a polar bear cub who had lost his mother.
In 2012, Dakota took part in the dubbing of the animated film "Keepers of Dreams", where a character named Jamie spoke in his voice.
Dakota talks about her personal life and upcoming works on her official Instagram account.
