Cole Sprouse

Cole Mitchell Sprouse[1] (born August 4, 1992)[1] is an American actor. He is known for his role as Cody Martin on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2008) and its spin-off series The Suite Life on Deck (2008–2011). In his early career, he appeared in various projects alongside his twin brother Dylan Sprouse. In 2017, Sprouse began starring as Jughead Jones on The CW television series Riverdale.

Cole Sprouse
Sprouse at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019
Born
Cole Mitchell Sprouse

(1992-08-04) August 4, 1992
Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNew York University
OccupationActor
Years active1993–2012, 2017–present
RelativesDylan Sprouse (twin brother)

Early life and education

Cole Mitchell Sprouse was born in Arezzo, Italy, to Matthew Sprouse and Melanie Wright.[2][3] Cole was born 15 minutes after his older twin brother Dylan Sprouse.[4] Cole was named after jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole.[5][6] Four months after his birth, the family moved back to their parents' native Long Beach, California.[2]

Career

Cole (left) and his brother Dylan (right), with Piper Reese at the 2009 Power of Youth event

Cole and his brother, Dylan, began acting at the age of eight months following a suggestion from their grandmother, Jonine Booth Wright, who was a drama teacher and actress.[7] Much of Sprouse's early career was shared with his brother—some of their earliest roles were shared roles as one baby or child in commercials, television shows, and films.[8][9] Due to child labor laws in California restricting the amount of time children can be filmed in a day, casting twins in a single role allows more time for one character to be filmed.[10] Some notable roles he shared with his brother include the characters of Patrick Kelly in the sitcom Grace Under Fire from 1993 to 1998, Julian in the 1999 film, Big Daddy, and young Pistachio Disguisey in 2002's The Master of Disguise.[9][11][12] In 2001, Cole began appearing in episodes of NBC's television sitcom Friends, as Ross Geller's son, Ben; this role was his first role in which he did not appear with his brother.[11][13] As he and his brother grew older, they began taking on more roles as separate characters but often still worked on the same projects. Their first role as separate characters in the same production was as kids in a MADtv sketch.[14] Sprouse portrayed Cody Martin in the 2005 Disney Channel original series, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody alongside his brother; he reprised the role in the show's 2008 spinoff, The Suite Life on Deck and its related film.[9][15]

On February 9, 2016, Sprouse was cast as Jughead Jones in The CW's teen drama series Riverdale, based on the characters of Archie Comics.[16] The series premiered on January 26, 2017.

In 2019, Sprouse starred in Five Feet Apart, a romantic drama which was released in March; he plays a cystic fibrosis patient who falls in love with a girl with the same disease.[17] It was his second lead role in a major theatrical film, 20 years after his first, Big Daddy.

Sprouse produced and starred in the eight-episode podcast Borrasca in 2020.[18][19][20]

Personal life

Sprouse is a fan of comics and worked at the Los Angeles comic store Meltdown.[21]

Sprouse began attending New York University in 2011, after deferring one year.[22] Initially interested in studying film and television production, he decided to enroll instead in the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, pursuing the humanities and in particular archaeology.[23] He graduated alongside his brother in May 2015.[24] Sprouse worked briefly in the field of archaeology, participating in excavations and performing lab work. He specialized in geographical information systems and satellite imaging.[25][26] During his studies he performed summer digs in both Europe and Asia. While engaged in his undergraduate work, he unearthed a mask of Dionysus on a dig in Bulgaria.[27]

Sprouse has an avid interest in photography. In 2011, he launched a personal photography website and took classes at NYU.[28][23] He has had shoot assignments for major fashion publications including Teen Vogue, L'Uomo Vogue, The Sunday Times Style, and W Magazine, among others.[29][30][31][32]

On May 31, 2020, Sprouse was arrested after he joined the protests in Los Angeles for racial justice after the killing of George Floyd.[33]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999 Big Daddy Julian McGrath [9]
1999 The Astronaut's Wife Twin [9]
2001 Diary of a Sex Addict Sammy Jr. Direct-to-video film [34]
2001 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Justin Carver [35]
2002 The Master of Disguise Young Pistachio Disguisey [12]
2002 Eight Crazy Nights KB Toys soldier Voice [12]
2003 Apple Jack Jack Pyne Short film [36]
2003 Just for Kicks Cole Martin Direct-to-video film [37]
2004 The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things Older Jeremiah [38]
2006 Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen Kid Voice; direct-to-video film [39]
2007 A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper Eddie Tudor [40]
2008 The Kings of Appletown Clayton [12]
2010 Kung Fu Magoo Brad Landry Direct-to-video film [41]
2019 Five Feet Apart Will Newman [42]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1993–1998 Grace Under Fire Patrick Kelly Main role [43][9]
1998 Mad TV Kid Guest role; 2 episodes [14]
2000–2002 Friends Ben Geller Recurring role; 7 episodes (credited as Cole Mitchell Sprouse) [9]
2001 The Nightmare Room Buddy Episode: "Scareful What You Wish For" [44]
2001 That '70s Show Billy Episode: "Eric's Depression" [45]
2005–2008 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Cody Martin Main role [43][9]
2006 The Emperor's New School Zim Voice; episode: "Oops, All Doodles/Chipmunky Business" [46]
2006 That's So Raven Cody Martin Episode: "Checkin' Out" [47]
2008 According to Jim Himself Episode: "I Drink Your Milkshake" [48]
2008–2011 The Suite Life on Deck Cody Martin Main role [15]
2009 Wizards of Waverly Place Cody Martin Episode: "Cast-Away (To Another Show)" [49]
2009 Hannah Montana Cody Martin Episode: "Super(stitious) Girl" [49]
2010 I'm in the Band Cody Martin Episode: "Weasels on Deck" [50]
2011 The Suite Life Movie Cody Martin Television film [43][9]
2012 So Random! Himself Episode: "Cole and Dylan Sprouse" [51]
2017–present Riverdale Jughead Jones Main role [16]
2020 Borrasca Sam Walker Podcast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1999 YoungStar Awards Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film Big Daddy Nominated
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy (with Dylan Sprouse) Big Daddy Nominated [52]
MTV Movie Awards Best On-Screen Duo (with Dylan Sprouse and Adam Sandler) Big Daddy Nominated [53]
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Ten or Under Big Daddy Nominated [54]
2006 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Nominated [55]
2007 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Television Actor The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Nominated [56]
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Nominated [57]
2008 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Television Actor The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Nominated [58]
2009 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Television Actor The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Nominated [59]
2010 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Television Actor The Suite Life on Deck Nominated [60]
2011 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Television Actor The Suite Life on Deck Nominated [61]
2017 Shorty Awards Best Actor   Nominated [62]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Drama TV Actor Riverdale Won [63]
Choice TV Ship (with Lili Reinhart) Riverdale Won
2018 People's Choice Awards Male TV Star of the Year Riverdale Nominated [64]
Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Riverdale Nominated [65]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Drama TV Actor Riverdale Won [66]
Choice Liplock (with Lili Reinhart) Riverdale Won
Choice Male Hottie   Won
Choice TV Ship (with Lili Reinhart) Riverdale Won
2019 People's Choice Awards Drama Movie Star of the Year Five Feet Apart Won [67]
Male TV Star of the Year Riverdale Won
Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Riverdale Nominated [68]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Drama Movie Actor Five Feet Apart Nominated [69]
Choice Drama TV Actor Riverdale Won
Choice Ship (with Lili Reinhart) Riverdale Won
2020 People's Choice Awards Drama TV Star of the Year Riverdale Nominated [70]
Male TV Star of the Year Riverdale Won

Discography

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