The actor who decided to become an actor at the age of two and achieved this dream: Who is Logan Lerman?

His full name is Logan Wade Lerman, he was born on January 19, 1992 in Beverly Hills, California. He was born to his mother, Lisa, who was his manager, and to his father, businessman and orthotist Larry Lerman. Lerman, who is Jewish, has an older sister and an older brother.

Most of his family owned and operated an orthotics and prosthetics company founded by his great-grandfather in 1915, many in the medical profession. Attending Beverly Hills High School, Lerman considered enrolling to study creative writing at New York University in 2010, but postponed it.

Lerman, who started acting from a young age just to escape his education and entertainment, had a great passion for cinema. Lerman, who began auditioning for the role in 1990, first appeared in commercials. He made his feature film debut in the 2000s as William Martin in the epic historical war movie "The Patriot" directed by Roland Emmerich. The film, which received mostly positive reviews from critics, resulted in a successful commercial win at the box office.

In the same year, he appeared as Young Nick Marshall in the romantic fantasy comedy "What Women Want" directed by Nancy Meyers. The film ended up being a box office success, as well as being met with mixed reviews from critics. The following year, he starred in the biopic "Riding in Cars with Boys", based on the autobiography of the same name, directed by Penny Marshall. The film, which failed at the box office, was also received mixed critically.

In 2003, Lerman appeared as Luke in the CBS film "A Painted House", based on the novel of the same name directed by Alfonso Arau. For his performance, he was considered "a promising newcomer" and earned a nomination for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Leading Young Actor. The following year, he appeared as seven-year-old Evan in the science fiction thriller "The Butterfly Effect," written and directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. The film, which was generally poorly received by critics, resulted in a healthy gross at the box office against its production budget. The film received nominations for the Saturn Award and Teen Choice Awards in 2004.

At the age of ten, Lerman decided to take a break from acting, a year later he decided to completely turn his career into an acting career. In 2004, Lerman took one of the lead roles as Robert "Bobby" McCallister in the drama television series "Jack & Bobby". Although the series received some positive reviews, it did not find success in the ratings and was canceled in 2005. He was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his performance.

In 2006, Lerman made his feature film debut with Luke Wilson and Brie Larson in the family comedy "Hoot", based on the novel of the same name written and directed by Wil Shriner. The film, which met with mixed and average reviews, was also a commercial failure at the box office. Despite this, he received the Young Artist Award for his performance.

The following year, Lerman starred as Robin Sparrow in the thriller "The Number 23" directed by Joel Schumacher. Lerman, which was successful at the box office, was met with generally negative reviews from critics. In the same year, he appeared as William Evans in the western action drama film "3:10 to Yuma" directed by James Mangold. The film received moderately good reception at the box office, as well as receiving generally positive reviews from critics. Receiving praise and positive feedback from critics and audiences for his performance, Lerman was nominated for the Young Artist Award.

In 2008, he appeared in one of the lead roles as a teenager mentored by Bill in the comedy film "Meet Bill," written and directed by Bernie Goldmann and Melisa Wallack. The film was not successful both at the box office and critically. The following year, he starred as Simon in the sci-fi action movie "Gamer," written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. The movie was a box office and critical failure.

He then appeared alongside Renée Zellweger as George in the comedy drama "My One and Only" directed by Richard Loncraine. The film, which was met with generally positive reviews, failed to find success at the box office. In 2010, Lerman co-starred with Brandon T. Jackson and Alexandra Daddario as Percy Jackson in the action fantasy film "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief", the first film in the series based on a novel directed by Chris Columbus. The film was a huge success at the box office, as well as receiving mixed reviews from critics. Acclaimed and praised for his performance, Lerman earned two nominations at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, two nominations at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards, and one nomination at the 37th Saturn Awards.

In 2011, he starred with Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans and Orlando Bloom in the action adventure movie "The Three Musketeers" directed by Paul WS Anderson. Lerman, who took three months of sword fighting training for the role, wore artificial hair. The film, which received mostly negative reviews from critics, nevertheless resulted in moderate revenue at the box office.

The following year, he played the lead role of Charlie alongside Emma Watson and Ezra Miller in the coming-of-age drama "The Perks of Being a Wallflower", based on the novel of the same name directed by Stephen Chbosky. The film premiered on September 8, 2012 at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation. After its release, the film, which garnered praise and positive reviews in all areas, also achieved average success at the box office. Additionally, Lerman was acclaimed for his performance and was nominated for many awards. Additionally, he won the Teen Choice Award for Best Picture Actor - Drama.

Later that year, he played one of the lead roles as Louis in the romantic comedy-drama film "Stuck in Love" written and directed by Josh Boone. The film, which began a limited theatrical release on July 5, 2013, received mixed or average reviews. Later, he took on the same role in a fantasy adventure movie called "Percy Jackson: Monsters of the Sea", which is the sequel to the series. The film, which received mixed reviews from critics, was a success at the box office.

In 2014, he appeared as Ham in the epic biblical drama film "Noah" directed by Darren Aronofsky. The film was released on March 28, 2014 and received generally positive reviews from critics. It also resulted in a commercial gain with the box office gross. Later, Lerman appeared as Norman "Machine" Ellison in the war movie "Fury" written and directed by David Ayer. Upon its release, the film was met with positive reviews and ended up being a healthy commercial success at the box office. For his performance, it was considered a "great comeback".

In the following years, he played one of the leading roles as Marcus Messner in the drama film "Indignation", written and directed by James Schamus and based on the novel of the same name. The film, which made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2016, received positive reviews from critics after its theatrical release. For his performance, Lerman garnered accolades and received a Best Actor nomination at the Seattle Film Critics Circle.

In 2017, Lerman got the lead role as Sidney Hall in the mystery drama film "The Vanishing of Sydney Hall" directed by Shawn Christensen. The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2017, was mostly unpopular. The following year, he took one of the lead roles as Robert Conroy in a computer-animated adventure film "Sgt.Stubby: An American Hero" directed by Richard Lanni, focusing on the real-life Sergeant Stubby. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office failure.

The following year, he co-starred with John Hawkes and Sarah Bolger in the drama film "End of Sentence" directed by Elfar Adalsteins. In 2020, he got the lead role as Jonah Heidelbaum in the conspiracy drama television series "Hunters" created by David Weil. The series has been renewed for its second and third seasons. He then starred in the biographical drama film "Shirley" based on the novel of the same name directed by Josephine Decker.

In 2021, Lerman was announced along with Jonathan Schwartz as executive producers on the upcoming Sam Taylor-Johnson film "Rothko." Additionally, Lerman co-produced with Jonathan Schwartz on the science fiction romantic drama film "Press Play". The following year, he appeared in a supporting role in the action comedy "Bullet Train" directed by David Leitch. The film was considered a box office success, along with mixed reviews.

Private life

In 2009, Lerman fell in love with actress Alexandra Daddario, whom he met on the set of a movie. It is not known when the couple became lovers, but they got engaged in 2014. However, they decided to leave the following year. Later, Lerman began a relationship with Analuisa Corrigan, a sculptor. The couple has been together since 2020.

Lerman is very close to actor Dean Collins, and in their spare time the duo directed, wrote and shot videos as well as acting. These videos were uploaded to YouTube under the joint account "monkeynuts1069". The duo also formed a band called "Indigo" with musician Daniel Pashman. In the band, Lerman played keyboards and guitar.

Besides playing the piano, Lerman is a fan of soundtrack compositions. Additionally, Lerman writes and creates diaries for the stories. Self-described as introverted and quiet, Lerman dreams of becoming a director. In addition, Lerman is fond of sports and plays football, basketball, baseball and tennis.