Background
Robinson was born in Seattle, Washington, the oldest of five children, though he also has two older half-siblings from his father"s previous marriage.
Robinson was born in Seattle, Washington, the oldest of five children, though he also has two older half-siblings from his father"s previous marriage.
He is perhaps best known for his roles as Zach Mitchell in Jurassic World, Joe Toy in The Kings of Summer and his role as Ryder Scanlon on the American Broadcasting Company Family sitcom Melissa & Joey. He starred as Ben Parish/Zombie in the science fiction film The 5th Wave, released on January 22, 2016. At age 11, Robinson made his professional acting debut in a stage version of Charles Dickens" A Christmas Carol.
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In 2011, while on hiatus from Melissa & Joey, Robinson began filming of the Disney Channel original movie Frenemies with fellow Disney stars Bella Thorne and Zendaya of "Shake lieutenant Up." Robinson played the role of Jake Logan. Frenemies premiered on January 13, 2012, on the Disney Channel.
In 2012, Robinson was cast in the lead role of Joe Toy in director Jordan Vogt-Roberts feature film-debut The Kings of Summer. ing began in May 2012 in the Cleveland, Ohio-area and ended August 2012. He also guest-starred in the third season of Home Box Office"s Boardwalk Empire as Rowland Smith, a young thief who has stolen part of Nucky Thompson"s (Steve Buscemi) underground liquor shipments.
The episode, entitled "Blue Bell Boy," aired October 7, 2012.
During the summer of 2012, Robinson began starring in a series of television commercials for Cox Communications entitled "Buffer Time is Bonding Time." A new series of commercials began airing in October 2012. In late 2013, Robinson was cast in Jurassic World, the long awaited fourth installment of the Jurassic Park franchise which was ultimately released in 2015. Jurassic World went on to become the second-highest grossing film of 2015.
Robinson played Ben Parish in the film adaptation of the novel The 5th Wave, which was released in January 2016.
Robinson"s roles in both Jurassic World and The 5th Wave resulted in his character being written out of Melissa & Joey for multiple episodes of the show"s final season. With sporadic appearances throughout, he returned for the final three episodes.
He will play the lead in upcoming independent film Being Charlie, which premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Festival. Phoenix Critics Society Awards.