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21 Artscene 25 casting calls. And nearly one month later, Christian got the call that he'd been hired to play the part of Lucas Lamb in Snowmen. "My character is a bit of a wimp who says `profound' instead of `awesome' and becomes the hero in the end," said Christian. Filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah in February and March, the young actor worked alongside stars Ray Liotta and Christopher Lloyd. While dining in a local restaurant, Christian even signed his first autograph. Snowmen heads to the big screen in the fall. Christian is currently working closer to home, in Hamilton, on the made-for-television movie Too Late to Say Goodbye, based on a true story of the suspicion surrounding the death of Jenn Corbin, played by Lauren Holly. Sign up now for guitar, bass, drums, and piano OAKVILLE'S MUSIC STORE · WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009 Actor making a scene By Melanie Cummings SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Actor Christian Martyn is turning heads in Hollywood. The nine-year-old natural already claims this year's title of best child actor among 2,000 other challengers in an international competition for budding thespians. And he's got two movies to his credit: Snowmen and Too Late to Say Goodbye, both due out later this year. It's an impressive start to a career that began barely one year ago. After successfully auditioning for a spot in Toronto's John Robert Powers Academy, Christian then earned a place on the Powers team to compete in the international Presentation of Performers event in Los Angeles, California. The win in January netted him NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER See Youth page 22 Christian Martyn O United Way of Oakville Mayor's Invitational Golf Tournament was a huge success! Thank you to all who participated, and to our generous event sponsors who made this event possible: