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My Take
What strikes me most about Atticus Shaffer is how completely he disappeared into Brick Heck without ever feeling like a gimmick. Child actors usually trade on cuteness; Shaffer traded on stillness, timing, and an oddball interiority that felt genuinely lived-in. I also admire how he pivoted toward voice work, from Edgar in Frankenweenie to Ono in The Lion Guard, which suggests a performer who understands his own instrument rather than chasing leading-man fantasies. He keeps a low profile, builds a niche, and seems content being excellent in it. In an industry that chews up former child stars, that kind of self-knowledge reads to me like quiet wisdom, and I respect it enormously.
Overview
Atticus Shaffer (born June 19, 1998) is an American actor and YouTuber. He is known for playing Brick Heck on the ABC sitcom The Middle (2009–2018), as well for voicing Edgar in the movie Frankenweenie (2012) and Ono on the Disney Junior series The Lion Guard (2016–2019), and for his brief appearance in Hancock (2008). Shaffer also voices Morrie Rydell on Focus on the Family's Adventures in Odyssey.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Atticus Shaffer
- Name (Japanese)
- アッティカス・シェイファー
- Reading
- あってぃかす・しぇいふぁー
- Born
- June 19, 1998 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Santa Clara, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / television actor / film actor / child actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.