William Brent "Billy" Unger (born October 15, 1995) is an American actor, best known for playing Chase Davenport in the Disney XD\Disney Channel sitcoms, Lab Rats, Lab Rats: Elite Force and Elite ANTS: Talent And Power Island . William stars as a super-powered super-human, and the second youngest of four siblings, the other 3 of whom are bionic. He is currently 22 years old.
Life And Career[]
William was born in Palm Beach County, Florida, on October 15, 1995, William and his family moved to Hollywood in 2006 to pursue his dream of becoming a professional actor. Since moving to LA, William has guest starred on Disney XD's Kickin' It, Disney Channel's Sonny with a Chance, No Ordinary Family, Ghost Whisperer, Hawthorne, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles, Mental, Medium, Desperate Housewives, Cold Case, and Scrubs. He also made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno!
In addition to a starring role in National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets, William has appeared in such other feature films as You Again, The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone, Monster Mutt, Opposite Day, Rock Slyde, Jack and the Beanstalk, Cop Dog and Seven Eleven: Sweet Toys.
In his time away from set, William enjoys extreme martial arts, advanced stunting, motocross, surfing, skateboarding, playing guitar, hip-hop dancing, singing, and songwriting. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography[]
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Seven's Eleven: Sweet Toys | Frankie | Film debut |
| National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Charles Gates | ||
| 2008 | Rock Slyde | Young Rock Slyde | |
| Crank: High Voltage | Young Chev Chelios | ||
| Cop Dog | Robby North | Lead role | |
| Opposite Day | Sammuel " Sammy" Benson | Lead role | |
| 2010 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Prince Charming | |
| Monster Mutt | Zack Taylor | Lead role | |
| Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage | Hatchling Sammy | ||
| You Again | Ben Olsen | ||
| 2012 | The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone | Billy Stone | Lead role |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Scrubs | Devin | Episode: "My Turf War" (Season 6, Episode 18) |
| Cold Case | Jeff Reed | Episode: "Stalker" (Season 4, Episode 24) | |
| Desperate Housewives | Chad | Episode: "Gossip" (Season 3, Episode 20) | |
| Jeremy McMullin | Episode: "Something's Coming" (Season 4, Episode 9) | ||
| 2008 | Medium | Young Joey / Teddy Carmichael | Episode: "Being Joey Carmichael" |
| Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? | Eric | Episodes: "Birthday Manners", "Good Sport Gator" | |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Martin "Marty" Bedell | Episode: "Goodbye to All That" | |
| Special Agent Oso | Michael | Voice role | |
| 2009 | Mental | Conor Stephens | Episode: "Manic at the Disco" (Season 1, Episode 4)
Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV series – Guest Starring Young Actor (2005) |
| Hawthorne | Sam | Episode: "Yielding" | |
| 2010 | Ghost Whisperer | Pete Murphy | Episode: "The Children's Parade" |
| Sonny with a Chance | Wesley | Episode: "Sonny With a 100% Chance of Meddling" | |
| 2011 | No Ordinary Family | Troy Cotten | Episode: "No Ordinary Friends" |
| Fish Hooks | Bradley "Brad" Kingstone | Voice role; 2 episodes | |
| 2012–16 | Lab Rats | Chase Davenport | Main role; 90 episodes |
| 2012 | Kickin' It | Brody | Episode: "The Wrath of Swan" (Season 1, Episode 20) |
| A.N.T. Farm | Neville | Episode: "endurANTs" (Season 2, Episode 7) | |
| 2016-Present | Lab Rats: Elite Force\Elite ANT Force | Chase Davenport | Main role (LR:EF), (Recurring most epsiodes season1 of EAF.) |
Trivia[]
- He was formerly known as 'Billy Unger'.
- His hair is dyed blond, but he wears a brown toupee while filming.
- He's done a My Life segment and a Hot Seat on Disney XD.
- Even though he portrays the 3rd out of the 4 Davenport siblings, he's actually older than Kelli Berglund who plays his older sister Bree.
- He plays the electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano and the drums.
- He has guest starred on Sonny With A Chance, A.N.T. Farm and Kickin' it.
- This appearance in ANT Farm has been frequently parodied and referenced.
- His sister Erin, appeared in many Lab Rats episodes as an extra.
- He turned 22 on October 15th, 2017.
- He did a TRYit! segment with Leo Howard from Kickin' It.
- He's 5'8 in real height.
- He's good at stunts, and would do anything, according to Kelli Berglund.
- He's done a few segments of Win, Lose or Draw with Tyrel Jackson Williams.
- He has dyed his hair black before in 2013.
- He was in a band with Leo Howard of Kickin' it.
- He has a pet snake.
- His siblings, Eric and Erin Unger, are also actors.
- He's in a band called 'California Chrome', which is founded by himself and where he's the main guitarist.
- He was born in Palm Beach County, Florida.
- He graduated school early when he was 15 years old.
- He's dating Angela Moreno.
- His parents are divorced.
- He knows 4 Martial Arts types.
- His favorite band is Guns N' Roses.
- He loves to surf.
- He has been surfing since he was six years old.
- First he was cast in the series "Sonny With a Chance", where he would play Sonny's little brother, but then they reworked the show.
- He's been bullied because of his height, being called Small Fry.
- His favorite Avenger is Iron Man.
- He went to Paris in Summer 2015.
- He's the oldest of both the Lab Rats: Elite Force and Elite ANT Force main casts.
- He and Bradley Steven Perry were in the movie Opposite Day together.