Jaeden Martell (born January 4, 2003), previously credited as Jaeden
Lieberher, is an American actor. He has played the role of Bill
Denbrough in the 2017 and 2019 film adaptations of the Stephen King
novel It. He has also appeared in the mystery film Knives Out (2019)
and starred in the miniseries Defending Jacob (2020).Martell was born
on January 4, 2003 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Wes
Lieberher, a Los Angeles-based executive chef, and Angela Teresa
Martell. His maternal grandmother, Chisun Martell, is Korean. He grew
up in South Philadelphia and in 2011, when he was eight years old, he
moved to Los Angeles. In the first six years of his career, he was
credited almost exclusively under his family name, Lieberher. In 2019,
he switched to his mother's maiden name, Martell.Martell's first
acting role was in a commercial for Hot Wheels. He appeared in several
other commercials after that, including Google, Moneysupermarket.com,
Liberty Mutual, Hyundai (for the 2013 Super Bowl), Verizon Fios and
General Electric. His first major feature film role was in 2014's St.
Vincent, where he starred alongside Bill Murray. Murray later
recommended Martell to Cameron Crowe for the director's 2015 film,
Aloha. He played the title character in the 2017 film The Book of
Henry. Martell received further recognition for his starring role as
Bill Denbrough in the 2017 supernatural horror film It and its 2019
follow-up It Chapter Two.
Lieberher, is an American actor. He has played the role of Bill
Denbrough in the 2017 and 2019 film adaptations of the Stephen King
novel It. He has also appeared in the mystery film Knives Out (2019)
and starred in the miniseries Defending Jacob (2020).Martell was born
on January 4, 2003 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Wes
Lieberher, a Los Angeles-based executive chef, and Angela Teresa
Martell. His maternal grandmother, Chisun Martell, is Korean. He grew
up in South Philadelphia and in 2011, when he was eight years old, he
moved to Los Angeles. In the first six years of his career, he was
credited almost exclusively under his family name, Lieberher. In 2019,
he switched to his mother's maiden name, Martell.Martell's first
acting role was in a commercial for Hot Wheels. He appeared in several
other commercials after that, including Google, Moneysupermarket.com,
Liberty Mutual, Hyundai (for the 2013 Super Bowl), Verizon Fios and
General Electric. His first major feature film role was in 2014's St.
Vincent, where he starred alongside Bill Murray. Murray later
recommended Martell to Cameron Crowe for the director's 2015 film,
Aloha. He played the title character in the 2017 film The Book of
Henry. Martell received further recognition for his starring role as
Bill Denbrough in the 2017 supernatural horror film It and its 2019
follow-up It Chapter Two.
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