Whit Hertford - The man behind the role

Whit Hertford

Whitby Flint Hertford, better known as Whit Hertford, is an American actor, film director and writer, who was born on November 2, 1978 in Provo, Utah. He married Heidi Hertford in 2002 and divorced in 2011.

Whit Hertford has participated in films such as

Poltergeist II

in 1986, a movie about a family moving to Arizona because they needed to get over the kidnapping of Carol Anne, but ghosts started coming through Carol Annes toy phone. The movie got nominated for an oscar for best visual effects but did not win.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5

in 1989, the fifth movie in the Freddy Krueger franchise. A sequel to the fourth movie where Krueger now Uses Alice Johnsons newborn babys dreams to claim his new victims. The movie did quite well making a 14 million dollar profit but still got pretty bad reviews. Whit Hertford won the young artist award for his role as Jacob Johnson in this movie

Jurassic Park and The Lost World

Playing the volunteer boy in 1997 among others. The movie is the second one in the Jurassic Park series and grossed over 250 million dollars. That was the second highest earning movie in 1997 after Titanic. The movie got nominated to an academy award for best visuals effect.

He studied at the University of Essex East 15 as an MFA Theater Directing Scholar and graduated from the University of Utah Conservatory's Actor Training Program. Whit began his career at the age of three in Los Angeles, California.

winner of the 1989 Young Artist Awards

with the film A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. He played Jacob Johnson the son of Alice Johnson, who got used by Freddy Krueger to lure people into his dreams. Freddy wanted Jacob to be is apprentice.

In 2009 and 2010 he played

Detective Ross

a minor charcter, a cop who had a crush on Virgina Chance in the Comedy Series

Raising Hope

an American comedy series aboyt a guy getting a serial killer pregnant who then gets sentenced to life in prison. The guy then has to take care of the baby with the help of the mothers unorthodox family. The series was 4 seasons long and aired on Fox.

tyrannical rival choreographer Dakota Stanley

during the first season of Glee. Dakota Stanley was a famous Adrenaline Choreographer who was very harsh to his students and even made one student puke. They had to raise 8000 dollars to hire. They raised the money hired him and realized how cruel he really was. Whit Hertfords role as Dakota Stanley was only one episode, season one episode 3.

Sneak Attack

Sneak attack was an independet film company created by Whit Hertford and Ryan Darst. It was created in 2009 and did movies such as Wildlife. They made both short and long films in the New Wave genre.

His American New Wave award-winning shorts and features written by Hertford have been screened at events across the United States and Europe, including the premiere of the revenge film

Wildlife

was shown at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival which was filmed in an area rural utah. It was a short film about a man trying to removie himself from ghosts and a bad history.

Best Actor awards

He got and best actor awards for his work as geneticist Jesse Darden in the science fiction feature film The Perfect 46

from the Other Worlds Film Festival in Austin, Texas and the Filmquest Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Charles Manson

In the 1960s thriller Prettyface. He played the famous cult leader and serial killer Charles Manson. The movie is about two teens who encounter the infamous cult family. The Manson Family.

FAQ - Whit Hertford

* Who is he married to?
Heidi Hertford!|* What role is he best known for?
volunteer boy in Jurassic Park!

* What is Whit Hertford doing now?
He is doing theatre directing and directs his company Riot act!

* Why did he change his name to Whit Flint?
Flint is his middle name, he choose to use that instead to part himself from his child acting and his father!

* Why is Whit Hertford so short?
Its his natural stature and not because any medical condition!

* How many movies has Whit Hertford starred in?
Currently 87 with 2 movies upcoming!

* How many awards has Whit Hertford won?
3! Best young awards for his role as the dream child in nightmare on elm street 5 and filmquests best actor 2014 for his role as Jesse Darden in the perfect 46 where i also one the best feature actor for the same role.

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