Background
He was born on June 20, 1989 in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada.
He was born on June 20, 1989 in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada.
He trained at the Chester Summer Theatre Performance School between ages 11 and 16.
He started acting in community theatre at age six. His best known role is as Emerson in the 2005 film Whole New Thing. Other roles include A Stone's Throw.
Prior to his first feature film, Webber played numerous roles in several Chester Playhouse productions, including Mortimer in The Fantasticks and the title roles in both Peter Pan and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
While playing Gollum in The Hobbit, Webber grabbed the attention of producer Camelia Frieberg, and was asked to audition for the lead role of Emerson in Whole New Thing. Webber was the first to audition for Whole New Thing and director Amnon Buchbinder and co-writer Daniel MacIvor cast him immediately, cutting short an anticipated countrywide search for the all-important role of Emerson.
After winning a 2005 Atlantic Canada Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor, Webber went on to play the supporting role of Thomas in Frieberg's directorial debut, A Stone's Throw. Following that he once again played the lead for Buchbinder in an experimental short called The Traveling Medicine Show.
Most recently Webber played the role of Sebastian (a character specifically written for him) in Garfield Lindsay Millar’s directorial debut The Last New Year.
Webber currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but spends several months a year in Toronto, Ontario.