Uriah Shelton
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Uriah Shelton is an American
teen actor and singer. He is the son of accountant Allen Shelton and house-wife Cindy Shelton. His name means "God is light" in Hebrew. Shelton was born in Dallas, Texas but spent spent most of his childhood in Magnolia Springs, Alabama with both of his parents. Growing up, Shelton pursued interests in martial arts, piano, and soccer. At the age of 7, he took a modeling class with his cousin, Charli. This led to a talent competition in Orlando, after which he was pursued by multiple agencies in New York and Los Angeles. Realizing that he’d come to love acting, he and his mother decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue his professional career. Most of his family still lives in Alabama and Tennessee.
Shelton starred in the movie "Lifted," a story about a singer whose family life is disrupted when his Marine father is deployed to Afghanistan. The boy, despite many obstacles, is inspired to compete in a teen singing competition. The film was the inaugural film of producer Deborah Del Prete's Coronet Films. Dash Mihok, Nicky Aycox, James Handy, "American Idol's" Ruben Studdard and country star Trace Adkins also are in the movie.
Shelton is currently starring in the new A&E drama, "The Glades
," a show about a Chicago detective who moved to South Florida with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement after being falsely accused of sleeping with his captain's wife. He plays Jeff Cargill, the rebellious son of female nurse and love-interest played by Kiele Sanchez. The show has received acclaim from several leading national newspapers. The Deseret News reported: "With a show like this--a show about a super-smart, super smart-alecky police detective--it's not about the concept, it's about the execution. The characters. The actors. And The Glades looks like a winner on those counts."
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teen actor and singer. He is the son of accountant Allen Shelton and house-wife Cindy Shelton. His name means "God is light" in Hebrew. Shelton was born in Dallas, Texas but spent spent most of his childhood in Magnolia Springs, Alabama with both of his parents. Growing up, Shelton pursued interests in martial arts, piano, and soccer. At the age of 7, he took a modeling class with his cousin, Charli. This led to a talent competition in Orlando, after which he was pursued by multiple agencies in New York and Los Angeles. Realizing that he’d come to love acting, he and his mother decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue his professional career. Most of his family still lives in Alabama and Tennessee.
Shelton starred in the movie "Lifted," a story about a singer whose family life is disrupted when his Marine father is deployed to Afghanistan. The boy, despite many obstacles, is inspired to compete in a teen singing competition. The film was the inaugural film of producer Deborah Del Prete's Coronet Films. Dash Mihok, Nicky Aycox, James Handy, "American Idol's" Ruben Studdard and country star Trace Adkins also are in the movie.
Shelton is currently starring in the new A&E drama, "The Glades
The Glades (TV series)
The Glades is an A&E Network drama television series created by Clifton Campbell. The one-hour drama premiered on Sunday, July 11, 2010. The series stars Matt Passmore as Det...
," a show about a Chicago detective who moved to South Florida with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement after being falsely accused of sleeping with his captain's wife. He plays Jeff Cargill, the rebellious son of female nurse and love-interest played by Kiele Sanchez. The show has received acclaim from several leading national newspapers. The Deseret News reported: "With a show like this--a show about a super-smart, super smart-alecky police detective--it's not about the concept, it's about the execution. The characters. The actors. And The Glades looks like a winner on those counts."
Feature Films
- Lower LearningLower LearningLower Learning is a 2008 comedy film starring Jason Biggs, Eva Longoria, Rob Corddry, Ryan Newman, Monica Potter, and Andy Pessoa. It was directed by Mark Lafferty and written by Lafferty and Shahin Chandrasoma...
(2008) - Prep School Kid - Opposite DayOpposite Day (film)Opposite Day is a 2009 American comedy film released in October 2009. Starring Billy Unger, Ariel Winter, and Dylan...
(2009) - Security Guard - Alabama MoonAlabama MoonAlabama Moon is a 2010 film starring Jimmy Bennett and John Goodman, based on the book Alabama Moon by Watt Key. The story takes place in the forests of Alabama.-Plot:...
(2009) - Kit - Lifted (2011) - Henry Matthews
Made-for-Television Films
- Ring of DeathRing of Death (2008 film)Ring of Death is a television movie created for Spike TV in 2008, which stars Johnny Messner, Stacy Keach and Charlotte Ross.- Plot :Burke Wyatt is a hardened ex-cop with a seasoned history of extreme and over-the-top methods during his time with the police, but having been dismissed for the past...
(2008) - Tommy Wyatt - The Nanny ExpressThe Nanny ExpressThe Nanny Express is a Hallmark Channel television movie. It premiered on Hallmark Channel on Friday, January 9, 2009, and stars Vanessa Marcil and Dean Stockwell.-Plot:...
(2008) - Ben Chandler
Television
- Without a TraceWithout a TraceWithout a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
(2007) - Brett Hendricks- 1 episode: "Fight/Flight"
- Ghost WhispererGhost WhispererGhost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
(2007) - Young William- 1 episode: "Holiday Spirit"
- Kamen Rider: Dragon KnightKamen Rider: Dragon KnightKamen Rider: Dragon Knight is the Daytime Emmy Award-winning American adaptation of the Japanese tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Ryuki, the twelfth installment of the Kamen Rider Series. It was brought to television by Steve and Michael Wang and produced by Jimmy Sprague through Adness Entertainment...
(2008) - Dakoda- 1 episode: "Search for the Dragon"
- Little Monk (2009) - Brian
- unknown episodes
- The Suite Life on DeckThe Suite Life on DeckThe Suite Life on Deck is an American sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from September 26, 2008 to May 6, 2011. It is a sequel/spin-off of the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody...
(2009) - Prince Jeffy- 1 episode: "Maddie on Deck"
- Trust MeTrust Me (TV series)Trust Me is an American drama series that began airing on TNT on January 26, 2009 at 10 p.m Eastern/ 9 P.M Central. In Canada, Trust Me can be seen on Super Channel.Trust Me premiered with 3.4 million viewers....
(2009) - Jack McGuire- 3 episodes: "Before and After", "All Hell the Victors" and "Odd Man Out"
- TraumaTrauma (TV series)Trauma is a television series which originally ran on NBC from September 28, 2009 to April 28, 2010 and focused on a group of paramedics in San Francisco, California....
(2009) - Rudy- 2 episodes: "Bad Day at Work" and "All's Fair"
- Exit 19Exit 19The Protector is an American drama television series created by Michael Nankin and Jeffrey Bell. The series stars Ally Walker as Gloria Sheppard, a single mother who struggles to maintain the balance between her personal and professional life as an LAPD homicide detective.The series is broadcast in...
(2010) - Leonard "Leo" Woods- no episode aired yet
- R.L. Stine's The Haunting HourR.L. Stine's The Haunting HourR.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour is a Canadian/American original anthology horror-fantasy series, with episodes each half an hour long. The new show was produced by Front Street Pictures, The Hatchery, Incendo Films and Endemol, and premiered on The Hub, which overtook Discovery Kids on October 10,...
(2011)- 1 episode: "My Sister the Witch"
- The GladesThe GladesThe Glades or The glades may refer to:* The Glades , a shopping centre in London, United Kingdom* The Glades , a nickname given to areas in western Palm Beach County, Florida...
(2010) - Jeff Cargill- 13 episodes