Jacob "Gaven" Wilde was born in Conyers, GA. He is one of five children. As a young child, Gaven showed a great love and passion for the game of baseball. Although he took professional pitching lessons and excelled in all aspects of the game, in his heart, he was destined to do more. Out of the 5 children, Gaven seemed to be the one to always "entertain" the family. His quick-wittiness and constant dramatic antics drove him to making goofy skits for a new YouTube channel he had made. Eventually, Gaven exhibited signs of a passion that flowed much deeper than the love of baseball. He began writing, producing, and editing his own films and decided that being an actor was what he longed for. Since then, Gaven has not only auditioned for several roles for many different films but, landed some significant roles as well, both speaking and background. In with being cast, Gaven has had the opportunity to have training in Fight Choreography for Film, Stick Choreography for Film, and Language Courses for a British speaking role that he was cast in as one of the lead characters. Past and upcoming projects for J. Gaven Wilde include the role of "Cody" in Spooked (2016), "Young Kai" in The Rejects: Origins (2017), Stranger Things Season 2 (2017), Ozark Season 1, and "Emille" in Testing... (2017). Gaven just wrapped A Bad Mom's Christmas, set to release November, 2017 and has just booked the lead role of "Derek" in a film that starts shooting in 2018. Stay tuned for updates on his newest television series as "Prince Eagwig" in Knight's End and the lead role of "Timmy" in a film yet to be announced publicly! Show less «