James Badge Dale

Born in New York City, Dale is the only child of actor, dancer, and choreographer Grover Dale (born 1935) and actress and singer Anita Morris (1943–1994). At age 10, he was picked out of his fifth grade class at Wonderland Elementary School in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles to test for the role of Simon in Lord of the Flies, which he was cast in. After five months on location in Jamaica, he returned to his schooling at Wonderland Elementary. \n', '

When he was 15, his mother died. He is an alumnus of Manhattanville College, where he played for the hockey team until he suffered a leg injury.[citation needed]\n', 'Once on a Trip to Alaska, his raft capsized, and he was left on the other side of the river with no shoes and had to walk several miles to safety.[citation needed]\n', '

His most notable works to date are in the 1990 film adaptation of Lord of the Flies (in which he played the part…