John Paul Ruttan

John Paul Ruttan is a Canadian actor who began acting at age 6 and had already appeared in many television shows by age 8. Born in Toronto, he guest starred on the Rick Mercer Report in 2008, and his other television work includes Mighty Mama and the Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show, with appearances on Murdoch Mysteries and The Listener, plus Degrassi: The Next Generation. In 2012 he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his voice-over work on the Doodlebops show. His early film credits were the television movies Will You Merry Me? (2008) and The Two Mr. Kissels, the short Ninety-one and his feature debut, Defendor. He played the son of Tom Hardy's character in This Means War (2012), which earned him another Young Artist Award nomination, and he later took a Young Artist Award for his supporting part in RoboCop (2014). He also won a lead performance honor for Shelby: The Dog Who Saved Christmas.