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OAKVILLESMUSIC STOREwww.gearmusic.net324 Kerr St.905-339-3515ArtsceneYouth enjoying his time in front of camerasBy Dominik KurekOAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFHes gone from being a boygenius to a human flesh-eatingzombie and at just 10-years-oldOakvilles Christian Martyn is hav-ing the time of his life doing it.The Grade 5 Joshua CreekPublic School student has spentabout the last two years perform-ing in a number of roles in filmand television, as a voice actor on acartoon and in commercials. Hesalso met a number of celebritiesduring the process. And just as onefilming project comes to an end,another pops up for the child-actor.Im having fun acting, makingjokes, having fun with my friends.Its acting, I just like it, he said ofhis career. He spoke during a sitdown interview withThe OakvilleBeaverin his family home on themorning of one of his busy days offilming in Toronto.Things started for the youngactor when he entered TorontosJohn Robert Powers Academy,which took him to an internation-al contest in Hollywood. From thecompetition, titled InternationalSUBMITTED PHOTOSPresentation of Performers (IPOP),Martyn took home a number ofONE IS A GENIUS...:Oakville actor Christian Martyn is pictured in his various film and television guises.Pictured on the left,hes the boy genius in a newtrophies, including one for bestdrama series XIII.On the right,hes a boy zombie in the film Exit Humanity.Both have yet to be released.child actor.Despite receiving all the hard-Rob Lowe.The young actor also had a lotoutside of school, he is capable ofYou know when peopleware, the biggest reward forMore recently he was filmed asof fun performing as a zombie notkeeping up with his homework. Inhave fantasies of what Martyn was the consequent 24a child zombie in the feature filmlong before. fact, when he returned from hisacting is,well you kind ofcasting calls, including one for theExit Humanity, which was shot inI really liked that because I gottwo months of filming Snowmen,film Snowmen, which starred theNovember. He was also filmed forlearn,Wow,I was so wrong.to dress up as a freaky zombie withhe returned to his class ahead. Atlikes of Ray Liotta, Christopherthe CBC special John A The Girthall black eyes and I got shot in thethat time he was attending theIts better.Lloyd and others.of a Country. He is the voice ofhead, he said.independent Fern Hill SchoolHe also learned somethingRabbit in the upcoming season ofOn film hes also done a rangewhere he was on an advanced pro-Christian Martyn,about acting.Franklin the Turtle, which will airof activities such as tobogganinggram.Child actorYou know when people haveon Treehouse beginning indown a large hill, swimming inFortunately hes very brightfantasies of what acting is, well youFebruary.what was made to appear under anso he does catch up easily, Lorikind of learn Wow, I was soAnd to start the new yearcant direct. I was like, no, myice sheet, playing video games andsaid.wrong. Its better, he said.Martyn was filmed for a pair ofmom is going to kill me. He said,more.When he was away two yearsWhats better is that the direc-episodes of the yet-to-be-airedCome on, do it, do it. It will beHe really enjoyed filmingago in Utah for two months he hadtor is always nice and usually indrama television show XIIIinhilarious. He said, Im the direc-Snowmenbecause it was hisa tutor there. Because he wasyour fantasy they would say, DoToronto. It was during the filmingtor, do it. I go out and I say, Thatsbiggest project and it had otherworking often one-on-one with thethis! Do that! But theyre alwaysof XIIIthat Christian spoke withnot blocking, this guy cantchildren on set. It was filmed overtutor so he ended up ahead. Whenawesome and fun and they let youthe Beaver. There are also addi-direct! Martyn laughed.two months in Utah.he came back from Utah he wasdo it your way and they let youtional projects that are yet to start.The role also has some fun chal-Snowmenwas a completelyahead of the rest of the class.improvise a lot. Its just a lot of fun.Its on the show XIIIwherelenges.different experience because it wasIt is a requirement for childrenThey let you put in humour andMartyn plays the boy genius. Hes(My character) is an artisticfilled with kids. It was like being onto have a tutor/chaperone on setthey put in humour for you.also having fun on set.brainiac kid who knows basicallyvacation, his mother, Lori, said.with whom they work betweenAfter Snowmenhe went on toMy director (Steve DiMarco),everything. Its difficult becauseAside from acting, the young-shoots, at a cost to the family.perform in the made-for-televisionlast night, he said go outside andyou always have to say thesester is also a junior blue belt inChristian also has two siblings,film Too Late to Say Goodbyewithsay, Thats not blocking, this guytongue-twisting words.karate and despite his workloadMikayla, 13, and Mackenzie, 15.www.oakvillebeaver.com OAKVILLE BEAVERWednesday, January 26, 2011 22