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{{short description|American actor (born 1993)}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = David Lambert
| name = David Lambert
| image = David Lambert 2014 (cropped).jpg
| image = David Lambert 2014 (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 210px
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| caption = Lambert in 2014
| caption = Lambert in 2014
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|29}}<ref name=birth />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|29}}<ref name=birth />
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| birth_place = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], U.S.<ref name="Ttt">{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/info/david-lambert-info.aspx|title=David Lambert Biography|access-date=July 25, 2015|publisher=BuddyTV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041614/http://www.buddytv.com/info/david-lambert-info.aspx|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], U.S.<ref name=birthplace />
| residence = [[California]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2006–present
| years_active = 2006–present
| television = {{plainlist|
*''[[The Fosters (U.S. TV series)|The Fosters]]''
}}
}}
'''David Lambert''' (born November 29, 1993)<ref name=birth /> is an American actor. He is best known for playing Brandon Foster on the [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]] original series ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]''.
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'''David Lambert''' (born November 29, 1993)<ref name=birth /> is an American actor born in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]].<ref name="birthplace">{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/info/david-lambert-info.aspx|title=David Lambert Biography|accessdate=July 25, 2015|publisher=BuddyTV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041614/http://www.buddytv.com/info/david-lambert-info.aspx|archive-date=September 24, 2015|dead-url=yes}}</ref> He is best known for playing Brandon Foster on the ABC Family original series ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]''.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
David Lambert was born in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]].<ref name=birthplace /> His mother is Puerto Rican.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/buzz/david-lambert-the-fosters-interview?page=2|title=EXCLUSIVE: David Lambert Talks 'The Fosters' and Puerto Rican Heritage|author=Priscilla Rodriguez|publisher=Latina|accessdate=July 25, 2015}}</ref> He was [[home-schooled]]. He has lived in England, [[Texas]], and [[Taiwan]] but has been living in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] for many years.<ref name="TVGuide">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/david-lambert/bio/305829/|title=David Lambert Biography|publisher=TVGuide|accessdate=July 25, 2015}}</ref>
David Lambert was born in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]].<ref name="Ttt" /> His mother is Puerto Rican, while his father is from the mainland United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/buzz/david-lambert-the-fosters-interview?page=2|title=EXCLUSIVE: David Lambert Talks 'The Fosters' and Puerto Rican Heritage|author=Priscilla Rodriguez|publisher=Latina|access-date=July 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223707/http://www.latina.com/buzz/david-lambert-the-fosters-interview?page=2|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> He was [[home-schooled]]. He has lived in England, [[Texas]], and [[Taiwan]] but has been living in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] for many years.<ref name="TVGuide">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/david-lambert/bio/305829/|title=David Lambert Biography|publisher=TVGuide|access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref>


He can play the piano and trumpet, and is learning the electric guitar.<ref name=TVGuide /> He also has a very strong tenor singing voice.
He can play the piano and trumpet, and is learning the electric guitar.<ref name=TVGuide /> He also has a very strong tenor singing voice.
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Lambert was discovered at an open casting call by agent Joy Pervis in [[Atlanta]]. After performing his monologue, he was asked to do something else. At first thought, he recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and it worked. He was in Georgia when he got the call to pack for Canada, where ''Aaron Stone'' was filmed.
Lambert was discovered at an open casting call by agent Joy Pervis in [[Atlanta]]. After performing his monologue, he was asked to do something else. At first thought, he recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and it worked. He was in Georgia when he got the call to pack for Canada, where ''Aaron Stone'' was filmed.


Most recently, Lambert starred as Jason Landers, Charlie Landers/Aaron Stone's brother, in ''[[Aaron Stone]]'', and Goose in the [[Disney Channel]] original movie ''[[Den Brother]]'', also starring [[Hutch Dano]]. Lambert starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie ''A Smile As Big As The Moon'', which aired on January 29, 2012.
From 2009 to 2010 Lambert starred as Jason Landers, Charlie Landers/Aaron Stone's brother, in ''[[Aaron Stone]]'', and Goose in the [[Disney Channel]] original movie ''[[Den Brother]]'', also starring [[Hutch Dano]]. Lambert starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie ''A Smile As Big As The Moon'', which aired on January 29, 2012.


He had a major role in [[The Lifeguard]], competed at the [[2013 Sundance Film Festival]] for Best Dramatic Film. He plays the love interest of the character played by [[Kristen Bell]], his co-star in the film.
He had a major role in [[The Lifeguard]], competed at the [[2013 Sundance Film Festival]] for Best Dramatic Film. He plays the love interest of the character played by [[Kristen Bell]], his co-star in the film.


He had a starring role on the ABC Family original series, ''[[The Fosters (U.S. TV series)|The Fosters]]''. He played Brandon Foster, a talented, 16-year-old pianist who is the biological son of cop Stef Adams Foster.
Most recently, he had a starring role on the ABC Family original series, ''[[The Fosters (U.S. TV series)|The Fosters]]''. He played Brandon Foster, a talented, 16-year-old pianist who is the biological son of cop Stef Adams Foster.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Lambert is of Puerto Rican descent.<ref>{{cite web | title=David Lambert Talks 'The Fosters,' Puerto Rican Heritage & More | work=latino.foxnews.com | url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2014/01/15/david-lambert-talks-fosters-puerto-rican-heritage-more/ |accessdate=January 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=David Lambert's Benjamin Braddock Moment | work=interviewmagazine.com | url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/david-lambert-the-lifeguard/ |accessdate=July 25, 2015}}</ref> His mother has stated that his birth year as reported on most websites (1992) is incorrect, and that Lambert was born on November 29, 1993.<ref name="birth">{{Cite tweet|user=DoriLambert|number=538597317218414592|date=November 29, 2014|title=@kelly_279 David was born November 29, 1993}}</ref>
Lambert is of Irish, English, German, French and Puerto Rican descent.<ref>{{cite web | title=David Lambert Talks 'The Fosters,' Puerto Rican Heritage & More | work=latino.foxnews.com | url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2014/01/15/david-lambert-talks-fosters-puerto-rican-heritage-more/ |access-date=January 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=David Lambert's Benjamin Braddock Moment | work=interviewmagazine.com | url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/david-lambert-the-lifeguard/ |access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref> His mother has stated that his birth year as reported on most websites (1992) is incorrect, and that Lambert was born on November 29, 1993.<ref name="birth">{{Cite tweet|user=DoriLambert|number=538597317218414592|date=November 29, 2014|title=@kelly_279 David was born November 29, 1993}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| ''[[Den Brother]]''
| ''[[Den Brother]]''
| Danny "Goose" Gustavo
| Danny "Goose" Gustavo
| Television film
| rowspan=2|Television film
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| 2012
| 2012
| ''[[A Smile as Big as the Moon]]''
| ''[[A Smile as Big as the Moon]]''
| Steve
| Steve
| Television film
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| 2013
| 2013
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| 2020
| 2024
| ''[[Black Widow (upcoming film)|Black Widow]]''
|''[[Snow Valley (film)|Snow Valley]]''
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| Brannon
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| "Paternity and Fraternity: Part 1" (Season 2, Episode 15)
| "Paternity and Fraternity: Part 1" (Season 2, Episode 15)
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| 2008
| rowspan=2|2008
| ''[[Psych]]''
| ''[[Psych]]''
| JJ
| JJ
| "The Old and the Restless" (Season 2, Episode 12)
| "The Old and the Restless" (Season 2, Episode 12)
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|-
| 2008
| ''[[Pretty/Handsome]]''
| ''[[Pretty/Handsome]]''
| Bob Fitzpayne (Young)
| Bob Fitzpayne (Young)
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| 2012
| 2012
| ''[[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]''
| ''[[Longmire (TV series)|Longmire]]''
| Jason Lennox
| Jake Lennox
| "Unfinished Business" (Season 1, Episode 10)
| "Unfinished Business" (Season 1, Episode 10)
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| Main role
| Main role
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|-
| 2019
| 2019-2024
| ''[[Good Trouble (TV series)|Good Trouble]]''
| ''[[Good Trouble (TV series)|Good Trouble]]''
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| Guest role
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Guest role
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| ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]''
| ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]''
| {{Nominated}}
| {{Nominated}}

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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Twitter}}
* {{Twitter}}
* {{IMDb name|3620810|David Lambert}}
* {{IMDb name|3620810}}


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[[Category:American male child actors]]
[[Category:American male child actors]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American people of Puerto Rican descent]]
[[Category:American actors of Puerto Rican descent]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Male actors from Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]


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Latest revision as of 17:04, 6 June 2024

David Lambert
Lambert in 2014
Born (1993-11-29) November 29, 1993 (age 30)[1]
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.[2]
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

David Lambert (born November 29, 1993)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for playing Brandon Foster on the Freeform original series The Fosters.

Early life

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David Lambert was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[2] His mother is Puerto Rican, while his father is from the mainland United States.[3] He was home-schooled. He has lived in England, Texas, and Taiwan but has been living in Georgia for many years.[4]

He can play the piano and trumpet, and is learning the electric guitar.[4] He also has a very strong tenor singing voice.

He has been doing theater for many years, beginning when he was cast in the play the Wizard of Oz at age 3. His theatrical roles include Mr. Tumnus in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Mr. Mayor in Seussical, Carisford in Little Princess, and Phao in The Jungle Book. He played J.J. for one episode of Psych. He also starred as Jaylen in the television show Tyler Perry's House of Payne.

Career

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Lambert was discovered at an open casting call by agent Joy Pervis in Atlanta. After performing his monologue, he was asked to do something else. At first thought, he recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and it worked. He was in Georgia when he got the call to pack for Canada, where Aaron Stone was filmed.

From 2009 to 2010 Lambert starred as Jason Landers, Charlie Landers/Aaron Stone's brother, in Aaron Stone, and Goose in the Disney Channel original movie Den Brother, also starring Hutch Dano. Lambert starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie A Smile As Big As The Moon, which aired on January 29, 2012.

He had a major role in The Lifeguard, competed at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival for Best Dramatic Film. He plays the love interest of the character played by Kristen Bell, his co-star in the film.

Most recently, he had a starring role on the ABC Family original series, The Fosters. He played Brandon Foster, a talented, 16-year-old pianist who is the biological son of cop Stef Adams Foster.

Personal life

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Lambert is of Irish, English, German, French and Puerto Rican descent.[5][6] His mother has stated that his birth year as reported on most websites (1992) is incorrect, and that Lambert was born on November 29, 1993.[1]

Filmography

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Films and television films
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Den Brother Danny "Goose" Gustavo Television film
2012 A Smile as Big as the Moon Steve
2013 The Lifeguard Jason
2024 Snow Valley Brannon
Television shows and appearances
Year Title Role Notes
2007 House of Payne Jalen "Paternity and Fraternity: Part 1" (Season 2, Episode 15)
2008 Psych JJ "The Old and the Restless" (Season 2, Episode 12)
Pretty/Handsome Bob Fitzpayne (Young) Unsold Pilot
2010 Sons of Tucson Quan "Glenn's Birthday" (Season 1, Episode 11)
2009–2010 Aaron Stone Jason Landers Main role
2012 Longmire Jake Lennox "Unfinished Business" (Season 1, Episode 10)
2013–2018 The Fosters Brandon Foster Main role
2019-2024 Good Trouble Guest role

Awards

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice summer TV Star: Male The Fosters Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b c @DoriLambert (November 29, 2014). "@kelly_279 David was born November 29, 1993" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b "David Lambert Biography". BuddyTV. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Priscilla Rodriguez. "EXCLUSIVE: David Lambert Talks 'The Fosters' and Puerto Rican Heritage". Latina. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "David Lambert Biography". TVGuide. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "David Lambert Talks 'The Fosters,' Puerto Rican Heritage & More". latino.foxnews.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "David Lambert's Benjamin Braddock Moment". interviewmagazine.com. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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