He stunned us with his magnificient performance in Room, as the son of a woman held captive. He is being hailed as the best child actor, ever, and has bagged the Critics’ Choice award for Best Young Actor. And he’s already working on two other films, one of which is with Naomi Watts. Here’s why Team t2 is crushing on Canadian kid Jacob Tremblay, who’s four months older than t2!

All that jazz about J-Trem 

DoB: October 5, 2006

From: Vancouver, Canada

Siblings: Emma and Erica

Films in his kitty: Room, The Smurfs 2 (live action actor), Santa’s Little Ferrets (short TV film), My Mother’s Future Husband

Working on: Before I Wake starring Kate Bosworth, and The Book of Henry starring Naomi Watts. Shut In, a psychological thriller, starring Naomi Watts and Oliver Platt will release soon. 

On Twiitter: @JacobTremblay has 42.7K followers.