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Grayson Russell (born May 1, 1998) is an American actor that played Fregley in the first three live-action movies. Based on many critics, he was given an A+, as he was said to be "born" to play the role. He wore fake glasses to play Fregley.

Career and Life[]

Russell was born in Clanton, Alabama to Crystal and Jerry Russell who have a Christian music ministry, he attends a public high school in Clanton. When he was six he started playing "Cowboy Grayson" in a series of commercials for a car dealership,he also had appearances in a few McDonald commercials and a Blue Cross Shield commercial,in 2006 he played Texas Bobby Boy in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby". He then made a one-episode appearance in the Disney sitcom,"I'm in the Band" as a character called Martin. In 2010 he played Calvin in The Rainbow Tribe, after making his filming career comeback in four years. Then he also appeared as Fregley in the first Wimpy Kid film in 2010. He voiced Marley in "Marley & Me: The Puppy Years" in 2011, he also appeared in T.V series R.L Stine's Haunting Hour. He returned for his Fregley role in the second Wimpy Kid film, he reprised Fregley in the Third film too, becoming one of the only 11 actors to appear in all three of the original-casted films. As of 2024, he still owns the Ventriloquist dummy Freggers, which he's been keeping since the wrap-up of Rodrick Rules. He created a song on Spotify with co-star Zachary Gordon in 2025.

Filmography
Year Movie/Tv show Role
2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Texas Ranger Bobby
2008 The Rainbow Tribe Calvin
2010 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fregley
2011 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years[1] Marley (voice)
2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Fregley
2013 Space Warriors Russell "Rusty" Riggs
Season of Miracles Rafer
2015 How I Got Made Sean McCrorie
2016 Mother's Day Tommy
2019 Christmas in July Jimmy
Apparition Sam
2020 Greyhound Signalman #1

Television[]

Year Show Role Notes
2009 I'm in the Band Martin Episode: "Birthdazed"
2011 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Walt Episode: "Alien Candy"
Pajanimals Himself Episode: "An Octopus Hug"
2020 Tell Me a Story Allen Episode: "Sweet Dreams"
2024 Blue Ridge Dwayne Dixon Recurring role; 4 episodes
  1. Chen, Sandie Angulo. "Marley & Me: The Puppy Years".