Appeared as Scrooge at age 12 opposite Roddy McDowall and Hal Linden in the Broadway production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”

Played a troubled kid with family issues in “L.I.E.”

Appeared opposite Kevin Kline and Emile Hirsch in “The Emperor's Club”

Cast as Klitz, Emile Hirsch’s best friend in the coming-of-age comedy, “The Girl Next Door”

Played William Hurt’s Bible-thumping son in “The King”

Played Catherine Keener’s son in “The Ballad of Jack and Rose” helmed by Rebecca Miller

Played Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette's son in the independent film, "Little Miss Sunshine"; nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male

Cast as an alienated teenager in Richard Linklater's "Fast Food Nation"

Received rave reviews for his portrayal of Eli Sunday in Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood"

Co-starred as a mattress salesman, opposite Zooey Deschanel, in the independent comedy "Gigantic"

Co-starred in Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock"

Voiced Alexander in Spike Jonze's live-action adaptation of Maurice Sendak's children's book, "Where the Wild Things Are"