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Lucas Jade Zumann (born December 12, 2000) is an American actor. He played Milo in the horror film Sinister 2, Jamie Fields in the indie comedy-drama film 20th Century Women and Gilbert Blythe in Anne with an E.
Zumann was born in the Chicago, Illinois, neighborhood of Rogers Park, the oldest of four brothers. He is of Jewish origin and attended Hebrew school. He attended Waters Elementary School, and then in fifth grade moved to the Chicago Waldorf School until eighth grade, and returned again for twelfth grade.
He was discovered by a talent agent when auditioning for a Disney talent search in Chicago at Paskal Rudnicke casting. His first foray into acting came as an ensemble member in a production of the musical Oliver! in his hometown at Music Theater Works (formerly Light Opera Works)[citation needed]. He then made a cameo in the Netflix series Sense8.
Zumann's first big role was in the horror film Sinister 2, playing Milo. He was also noticed by playing the character Jamie Fields, in the Oscar-nominated 20th Century Women, alongside Elle Fanning, Billy Crudup, Greta Gerwig and Annette Bening. He is known globally as Gilbert Blythe on the Canadian Netflix series Anne with an E, and also portrayed Nathan Daldry/A in the teen rom-com movie Every Day (2018).
