Biography
Gabriel Michael Bateman (born September 10, 2004) is an American actor recognized for his roles in several horror films, including Robert in Annabelle (2014), Martin Wells in Lights Out (2016), Andy Barclay in Child's Play (2019), and Kyle Hunter in Unhinged (2020). He began his acting career in 2012 with the film George Biddle, CPA. In 2014, he played Robert in the supernatural horror film Annabelle, a spin-off of The Conjuring. Between 2014 and 2015, he portrayed Ethan Taylor in the CBS drama thriller series Stalker.
In November 2014, Bateman was cast in Robert Kirkman's Cinemax horror drama series Outcast, playing Joshua Austin from 2016 to 2017. In 2015, he made guest appearances on television shows such as Your Family or Mine, Wicked City, and Code Black. In 2016, he starred alongside Teresa Palmer in the supernatural horror film Lights Out, produced by James Wan. That same year, he played Jack Hawthorne in the CBS mystery drama series American Gothic, which lasted one season. In 2018, he featured as Carter Hughes in the Netflix family comedy Benji and as Wyatt McKenna in the Prime Video comedy drama series The Dangerous Book for Boys.
Bateman has appeared in commercials for Staples, Frigidaire, Energizer EcoAdvanced Recycled Batteries, Iams, and the Cadillac CTS Sedan. He also appeared in two music videos, "It's a Job" and "A New Beginning," for the album I Remembered But Then I Forgot by Wolfie's Just Fine, a folk music side project of Jon Lajoie.
In 2019, Bateman gained further acclaim for his role as Andy Barclay in the horror film Child's Play, alongside Aubrey Plaza; the film was both a critical and commercial success. That year, he also starred as Charlie Brenner in the musical adventure Playmobil: The Movie and as Scott in the historical war film Robert the Bruce. In 2020, he appeared as Oliver Reed in the family film Think Like a Dog and as Kyle Hunter in the thriller Unhinged, starring alongside Russell Crowe.
