Known from movies

Weeds (2005-2012)
as Shane Botwin

Finding Nemo (2003)
like Nemo

Finding Dory (2016)
as Passenger Carl / Additional voices

Bambi II (2006)
like Bambi



Alexander Jerome ‘Alex’ Gould is an American actor and voice actor who is perhaps best known for his voice over work as Nemo in the first hit movie of the series “Finding Nemo”, but will also be recognized for roles in “How To Eat Fried Worms” and the Showtime series “Weeds”. Due to changes in his voice, Alexander was not recast as Nemo in the latest “Finding Dory”, but instead as the character Carl. He has won multiple awards and is a talented young man with a bright future Here’s a brief look at the mysteries surrounding Alexander’s life.

Early life and family

Alexander was born in Los AngelesCalifornia, USA, at 4^e May 1994 to parents Tom and Valerie Gould. He has two younger sisters, Kelly and Emma, ​​who are both actresses themselves.

Alexander grew up in a Jewish family and continues to practice Judaism to this day, as a member of the United Synagogue Youth (USY) group. He made his first film debut at the age of two in 1996, starring in both the movie “City of Angels” as a little boy in the TV series “Bailey Kipper’s POV” and the younger version of Kipper in the episode “Teacher, Docent”.

Alex grew up in Los Angeles, where he was homeschooled, and in his senior year of high school was elected president of the USY group in his place.

Educational background

Most of his schooling was done from home, and after his matriculation exam, Alex took a gap year to travel to Israel as part of the Nativ program. During his visit – specifically to the Negev desert – Alex spent 10 months teaching young Israelis how to speak and write English correctly.

On his return to the US, Alexander enrolled at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, but later moved to Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, where he completed his studies in philosophy in 2017.

Career

Despite debuting in 1996, Alexander’s career really took off at the age of six in the year 2000 when he was cast as Peter Cobb in the movie “Mexico City” and Ronnie in an episode of the series “Freaks and Geeks”. He also appeared on the “Geena Davis Show” as Sam in the episode titled “Cooties”, as well as “Malcolm In The Middle” as Egg.

In 2002, he landed his next role in a big movie titled “They”, but he also continued to appear in several TV series including “Ally McBeal”, “7th Heaven” and “Family Law”.

The following year, he landed the voice-over role of Nemo in “Finding Nemo”, for which he won a Young Artist Award for Outstanding Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor, and reprized the character in “Exploring the Reef With Jean”. -Michel Cousteau” in the same year.

In 2006, at the age of twelve, Alexander landed the role of Twitch in the children’s movie “How To Eat Fried Worms”, and did voice-over roles for the films “Curious George” and “Bambi 2”.

By that time, he had already been cast in the show “Weeds” in which he played a total of 102 episodes as Shane Botwin, his biggest role to date, for which he won an award for Best Supporting Actor again from Young Artist Awards in 2007. , and also appeared in a few other shows, including “Even Stevens” and “Boom Town”.

His later work includes appearances in “Criminal Minds”, “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”, “Pushing Daisies” and “Supernatural”, and in 2010 he had another voice over role in “The Life and Times of Tim”. .

Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts

Alex is a fan of the sitcom “Two and a Half Men”, and also loved the “Dark Knight Trilogy”, as well as “The Daily Show”.

However, as evidenced by his Facebook profile, he likes reading more than watching movies, and it seems like he really enjoyed keeping up with JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series, and also read the “Eragon” series of novels.

Relationships

Alexander has been in a relationship with a girl named Lieba and is definitely heterosexual. The two probably met while studying at the same university as both of their Facebook accounts have this in common, but no other facts about their affair have been made public. According to Alexander’s Facebook records, the two have been married since June 24, 2018. As of mid-2020, no children or pregnancies have been announced.

Physical Characteristics

• Date of birth: May 4, 1994
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Brown
• Height: 5ft 8ins (1.73m)
• Weight: 152 lb (69 kg)
• Shoe size: unknown
• Nationality: American
• Ethnicity: white

Net value

Alex’s career as a young actor and voice actor has given him a net value estimated at over $4.8 million, as of 2020.

General information

First and last name	Alexander Gould
Net value	$4.8 million
Date of birth	May 4, 1994
Height	1.7 meters
Profession	Voice actor
Education	Clark University
Nationality	American

Family

Parents	Valerie Gould, Tom Gould
Brothers or sisters	Kelly Gould, Emma Gould

Performance

Awards	Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Voice Over Role – Young Actor/Actress
Nominations	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Movies	How to Eat Fried Worms, Curious George, Bambi II, Dark Shadows, Exploring the Reef, Finding Nemo, Wheelmen, They, The Day the World Ended, Mexico City, Ties
TV shows	Weeds

Links to social profiles

Quotes

#	Quote
1	The great thing about Weeds is that anything we do is never serious enough to be taken seriously. There’s always humor behind it, and it thinks it definitely makes it more fun for the audience.

Facts

#	Fact
1	He comes from a Jewish family (from Russia, Poland and Romania). Alexander is active in USY (United Synagogue Youth), the youth movement of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ).
2	Beginning 2013 as a freshman at Clark University.
3	Older brother of Emma Gould and Kelly Gould.
4	He has been acting since he was 2 years old.
5	His parents are Tom and Valerie Gould.
6	He was homeschooled.

Pictures

Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
find dory	2016		Passenger Carl / additional voices (voice)
Superman: Unbound	2013	Video	Jimmy Olsen (voice)
Weeds	2005-2012	TV serials	Shane Botwin
Ties	2011	Short	Eva
The life and times of Tim	2010	TV serials	Boy Scout
Supernatural	2009	TV serials	Cole Griffith
Push daisies	2008	TV serials	Elliot McQuody
Law & Order: special unit for victims	2008	TV serials	Jack Trembley
Criminal ghosts	2007	TV serials	Jeremy
The Librarian of the Black Lagoon	2007	Video short	Hubie (narrator)
How to eat fried worms	2006		Twitch
Curious George	2006		Child (voice)
Bambi II	2006		Bambi (voice)
Dark shadows	2005	TV movie	David Collins
Wheelmen	2005		Arthur
Diary of a Worm	2005	Short	Narrator (voice)
Duck Dodgers	2005	TV serials	Boy / young son
Oliver Bones	2004	TV serials	Young Ted
American dreams	2003-2004	TV serials	Alex Manassee
Finding Nemo	2003		Nemo (voice)
Finding Nemo	2003	Video game	Nemo (voice)
She	2002		Young Billy
Tree City	2002	TV serials	Tom at 8 o’clock
Even Stevens	2002	TV serials	Grayson Gribalski
Family law	2001	TV serials	Josh Deverell
The day the world ended	2001	TV movie	Young Ben
7th heaven	2001	TV serials	PeeWee #1
Ally McBeal	2001	TV serials	Ben
The Geena Davis Show	2000	TV serials	Sam
Mexico City	2000		Peter Cobb
Malcolm in the middle	2000	TV serials	Egg
Freaks and Geeks	2000	TV serials	Ronnie Johnson
City of Angels	1998		Little Boy (uncredited)
POV from Bailey Kipper	1996	TV serials	The young Bailey Kipper

Yourself

Title	Year	Status	Character
Growing Up in the Weeds with Alexander Gould	2012	Video short	Himself
Goodbye Botwins	2011	Video short	Himself
The Wendy Williams Show	2010	TV serials	Himself – Guest
Burbs to the beach	2008	Video short	Himself
I’m a big boy now	2008	Video short	Himself
Tour of Bubbie’s house	2008	Video short	Himself
Best blockbuster movies ever	2006	Documentary about TV movies	Himself
Weeds: Shakedown in the suburbs	2005	TV Short documentary	Himself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show	2003	TV serials	Himself – Guest
Explore the reef	2003	Video documentary short	Nemo (voice)
Finding Nemo: Pixar studio tour	2003	Video short	Himself

Awards

Awards won

Year	Price	Ceremony	Presentation	Movie
2007	prize for young artists	Prizes for young artists	Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film	How to Eat Fried Worms (2006)
2007	prize for young artists	Prizes for young artists	Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actor	Weed (2005)
2004	prize for young artists	Prizes for young artists	Best Performance in a Voice Over Role – Young Actor	Finding Nemo (2003)

Nominated awards

Year	Price	Ceremony	Presentation	Movie
2009	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Weed (2005)
2008	prize for young artists	Prizes for young artists	Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor	Weed (2005)
2007	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Weed (2005)
2004	OFTA Film Award	Association for Online Film and Television	Best Voiceover Performance	Finding Nemo (2003)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia