Teo Briones
Born
Mateo Justis Briones

(2005-01-11) January 11, 2005
Oxford, England
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Musician
Years active2010–present
Notable workChucky
Parent
RelativesIsa Briones (sister)

Mateo Justis Briones (born January 11, 2005) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Junior Wheeler in Chucky, a television continuation of the Child's Play film franchise.[1][2]

Early life

Briones was born in Oxford, England, on January 11, 2005, while his parents were on tour. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 3. His father is Filipino actor/singer Jon Jon Briones and his mother is Irish and Swedish actress/talent agent Megan Briones. His older sister is actress/singer Isa Briones.[1]

Career

Briones began acting and modeling at age five with his first credited film role being Alex Cabrera in the 2010 TV movie Cutthroat.[3] He appeared in the Disney XD TV show Kickin' It in a 2011 episode as a young Jack. He appeared on Parks and Recreation in 2012 as Joey. In 2013, he appeared in an episode of the TV show Pretty Little Liars as Malcolm Cutler. Briones played the role of Casey in the 2017 film Wind River which starred Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen,[4] Then he appeared again on Ratched on September 18 of 2020 which starred Sarah Paulson and Finn Wittrock. Briones played the role of Junior Wheeler in the first season of the TV series Chucky.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Kickin' It Jack Brewer (young) Episode: "Boo Gi Nights"
2011 Death Valley Kid Episode: "Tick... Tick... BOOM!"
2012 Parks and Recreation Joey Episode: "Pawnee Commons"
2013 Pretty Little Liars Malcolm Cutler 5 episodes
2013 Days of Our Lives Timmy Bernardi 5 episodes
2013 Modern Family Santa Kid Episode: "The Old Man & the Tree"
2013, 2015-2016 Doc McStuffins Carlos Voice, 3 episodes
2014 Stalker Landon Richards Episode: "Skin"
2014 Disorganized Zone Logan Episode: "Deadly Labels"
2015 Voces ocultas Silas 2 episodes
2015 Longmire Cade Tall Grass Episode: "Four Arrows"
2016 Lethal Weapon Ethan McFadden Episode: "Can I Get a Witness?"
2017 Will vs. The Future Will Jin
2020 Ratched Peter 3 episodes
2021 Chucky Junior Wheeler Main cast, season 1

References

  1. 1 2 "Teo Briones". Syfy. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Chavez, Yong (16 November 2021). "Teo Briones on his Filipino character in 'Chucky' and why acting matters to him". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Teo Briones Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Teo Briones". IMDb. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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