Isaac Kragten

Isaac Kragten
Born (2002-05-16) May 16, 2002
Caledonia, Ontario, Canada[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
FamilyHattie Kragten (sister)

Isaac Kragten is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Agent Otis in Odd Squad for which he won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Pre-School Children's or Family Viewing Program at the 44th Daytime Emmy Awards.[2] He also portrayed Josh in Breakthrough.

Early life

Isaac Kragten was born in Caledonia, Ontario. He has an older brother and a younger sister,[3] Hattie Kragten, an actress who has appeared in Snoopy in Space and Abby Hatcher among other roles.[4][5]

Career

Kragten was found through dance competitions when a judge of the competition offered to give Kragten an agent.[6] He began his acting career in 2015 when he appeared in an episode of Rookie Blue.[7] Kragten later appeared as Agent Otis in the PBS Kids/TVOKids educational, comedy series Odd Squad. He reprised his role as Agent Otis in Odd Squad: The Movie, marking his first theatrical appearance.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Odd Squad: The Movie Agent Otis Television film with limited theatrical release[8]
Total Frat Movie Young Billy
2017 Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew Moody Spurgeon Television film
2018 Odd Squad: World Turned Odd Agent Otis Television film
2019 Breakthrough Josh
2020 The War with Grandpa Steve
The Kid Detective Billy
2022 Luckiest Girl Alive Liam Ross

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Rookie Blue Hip Hop Kid #2 Episode: "Letting Go"
2016–2019 Odd Squad Agent Otis 35 episodes
2016–2017 OddTube Agent Otis 5 episodes
2018 Taken Young Bryan Mills Episode: "Quarry"
2024 Mistletoe Murders Pete 2 episodes
2025 Shoresy Jack 5 episodes
Bet Ricky Episode: "House Wars"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2017 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Pre-School Children's or Family Viewing Program Odd Squad Won [2]
2019 Youth Media Alliance Outstanding Youth Performer Nominated [9]
Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series [10]

References

  1. ^ "ODD SQUAD Season 2 Character & Cast Bios". PBS Pressroom. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b TVO News (May 1, 2017). "TVOKids' Odd Squad honoured with five Daytime Emmys®". TVO. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Isaac Kragten [@theisaackragten] (December 25, 2018). "Merry Christmas! From the siblings and I". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Sundriyal, Diksha (March 31, 2020). "What Does The Future Hold For 'Snoopy in Space'?". The Cinemaholic. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hattie Kragten". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Miller, Bruce (May 7, 2017). "It adds up: 'Odd Squad' stars say personality pays off". Sioux City Journal. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Caledonia Studio of Dance (June 11, 2015). "One of CSOD's dancers, Isaac Kragten will be on tonight's episode of ROOKIE BLUE! Global at 9pm! We are so proud of him!". FaceBook. Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  8. ^ Pinto, Jordan (June 15, 2016). "Odd Squad heads to the big screen". Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "Awards of Excellence Nominees Announced" (PDF). Youth Media Alliance. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  10. ^ "Isaac Kragten". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. February 7, 2019. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
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