9-Year-Old Toronto Actor Chance Orion Wood Dazzles With Lead Voice Role For Peacock TV’s New Animated Series “L’il Stompers”

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Actor Chance Orion Wood possesses a fierce passion for his craft, and has already accumulated an extremely impressive body of work. An accomplished, skilled young actor, voice actor, dancer and martial artist, Chance is unstoppable. This nine-year-old Toronto native already holds 6 martial arts world championships! He is proficient in open hand forms, sparring, as well as sword and bo staff. Chance has worked in television, film, new media, voiceover, commercials and modeling. He is currently appearing in Peacock TV‘s new original animated series L’il Stompers, voicing the lead characters: ‘Theo’ and ‘Jacob’ the twin dinosaurs. The series, as described by Peacock TV, follows “an adorable group of little dinosaur friends as they explore their world and learn to help each other through laughter and play.” Chance’s other recent voice roles include Wormy and Chimera’s Ghost. An upcoming HBO Max series, yet be revealed, gave Chance the thrilling opportunity to work with their prosthetics team for this exciting role. His latest feature film Massacre at Femur Creek, is scheduled for release later this year. Even more notable is that Chance managed to accomplish all he has while living with Cystic Fibrosis. He is in good health, and his CF has not slowed him down in any way, or interfered with the pursuit of his dreams.

The new show Boogie House Pilot highlights Chance’s dance prowess, as he encourages the audience to “get up on their feet and boogie!” In the series Junior/Senior, Chance actually teaches another character how to dance and perform martial arts. His short film credits include the following three titles screened at the 2023 Hamilton Film Festival Like Humans, Mona’s Death Party and Bloody Bobby, as well as You Have. Prior to these productions, Chance had a lead role in the television series Haunted Hospitals, playing ‘Shadow Ghost” in 2022, and was invited to return as the ‘Angel of Death’ for another episode in 2023. His resume also includes countless commercials and a COVID-19 PSA for the United States and Canada

With a flair for the dramatic and a particular fondness for the horror/thriller genre, Chance’s favorite aspect of acting is “taking audiences to another world.” In addition to his film and television work, Chance has been involved with the Sago Mini app for the past two years, in which he performs backflips, sings, tells jokes and helps to educate younger children. He has modeled for Famous Footwear, Sobeys, Cystic Fibrosis Magazine, and Evolution Martial Arts.

Chance trains with Julian LeBlanc at the renowned LeBlanc School of Acting in Vancouver, BC; works with Jessica Clement at HamOnt Acting in Hamilton, Ontario; and the LB Acting Studio in Toronto. He studies dialect with coaches Natalie Moon and Doug Abrahams, as well as voice acting with Krystal Meadows, Denise Oliver and Susan Hart. In addition, Chance has recently begun singing training, making him an official ‘triple threat!

Chance began dancing at the age of five in hip-hop and contemporary, and is on the competitive team for hip-hop and breakdancing. He trains at Defining Movement Dance and online with Guy Amir from LA Playground. He is also highly skilled in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Karate, having been raised around martial arts at Evolution Martial Arts in Ontario, which is owned by Chance’s parents. His training began at age two and earned his first three NASKA Championships by the age of 3. He has earned a total of six titles so far, along with an invitation to join a prestigious competition team in Chicago. At his martial arts school, Chance is on the demonstration team and also serves as a leader to younger students. He has also appeared in several short films for the school, including playing the role of ‘Baby Batman’ as an infant.

Off-set, Chance’s myriad interests and pursuits include singing, crafting (he loves creating masks and contraptions out of cardboard), cats (he hopes to open a cat café where he can help homeless cats find loving homes), swimming, trail biking up to 10km, gymnastics (jumping, flipping, stunts/fight choreography) and martial arts tricking. He is also a proud philanthropist for Cystic Fibrosis Canada, his charity of choice. To-date he has helped raise over $100,000 for CF Canada through varies fundraising activities, including martial arts demonstrations, biking, bake sales and raffles.

Chance lives in Toronto, Ontario with his parents Ashley and Gord. He is represented by Frank da Costa at da Costa Talent Management in Toronto frank@dacostatalent.com (416) 322-6554.

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