Biografía

Auditioned for Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episodio I - La amenaza fantasma (1999), but didn't get a callback.

Became the eighth-youngest nominee for a competitive Academy Award in 2000.

He is a straight-A student

His father, Eugene Osment, frequently makes cameo appearances in his movies.

Favorite authors: J.R.R. Tolkien and Edgar Allan Poe

[about his inspiration for acting] I think I got the feel for it from my dad. He's a great actor. He's been acting on stage for 12 years now. And I got the feel immediately. Dad's been helping me all the way. It comes naturally for me. I think it got passed down from dad. acting.

[on his acting performances] It's a team effort at my home, even when I'm nine time zones away.

I try to keep away from being big-headed. That's what causes people to lose the acting thing. They start being commercial, and then they stink for the rest of their lives. But there are several respected adult actors who were child actors that started very young. I'm going to try and model myself after Kurt Russell and Jodie Foster. Just keep learning from the role and not just go for the money.

[on what he takes from home with him] I carry my sense of trying to learn, my curiosity and my memory.

That professionalism comes from what I've watched people do on the set. I'm just trying to be as respectful to the environment, as they have been. I think I still act like a kid. I just try to be as professional as I can.