Forrest Landis was born in Palm Beach, Florida in August of 1994 and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was discovered at the age of 4 in Chicago by a talent scout. By age 5 he was already modeling in New York City for clients such as Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales, and Target.
By age six he was doing commercials for McDonalds, Kraft, General Mills Cereal, MasterCard, and Spongebob Squarepants to name a select few. In 2003, his family decided to make the move from Indianapolis to Los Angeles for Forrest to focus on auditions.
Luck came his way within five weeks of their arrival as he landed the role of Mark Baker in the 20th Century Fox family blockbuster Cheaper By the Dozen starring Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. Soon after his debut in Cheaper by the Dozen, Forrest worked with such talent as Jodie Foster in the Disney / Imagine Entertainment production Flightplan, and with Kate Hudson in the Universal Pictures production The Skeleton Key.
In spring of 2005, Forrest was asked to reprise his role as Mark Baker in Cheaper by the Dozen 2, again working beside Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt as well as Eugene Levy. Shortly after wrapping on Cheaper by the Dozen 2, Forrest landed his first leading role in Doubting Thomas working beside such people as AnnaSophia Robb, Lea Thompson, D.L. Hughley, and Rider Strong.
Not only has Forrest had an extensive film career in his short time in the business he has also done guest starring roles on such T.V. shows as ER in which Cynthia Nixon played his mother and the critically-acclaimed, award winning Showtime series Weeds.
Forrest currently resides in Los Angeles. When he is not working or going to school he enjoys skateboarding with his friends.
