Logan Lerman

Logan Lerman Bio

Logan Wade Lerman (born January 19, 1992) is an American actor and producer whose career has spanned historical dramas, family adventures, and coming-of-age stories since he was a child. Born in Beverly Hills, California, he first appeared on screen as a young boy in The Patriot (2000) and steadily built a body of work that includes the Percy Jackson film series, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and the World War II film Fury. He later moved into producing and earned a starring role in the Amazon series Hunters (2020–2023). Lerman has been engaged to Ana Corrigan and continues to act in both film and television projects.

Across more than two decades in the entertainment industry, Lerman has transitioned from child performer to leading adult actor while expanding his work behind the camera. His filmography balances studio releases with independent dramas, and he has consistently chosen roles that explore identity, family, and personal growth.

Early Life and Background

Logan Wade Lerman was born on January 19, 1992, in Beverly Hills, California. He is the son of Lisa Goldman, who has worked as his manager, and Larry Lerman, a businessman and orthotist. He has an older sister and an older brother, and he grew up in a household that is largely connected to the medical profession, which Lerman has publicly described as making him the family “black sheep” because of his acting career.

Lerman is Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony. His family background reflects a wide geographic heritage. His paternal grandfather, Max Lerman, was born in Berlin in 1927 to a Polish Jewish family and left Germany in the 1930s because of the Nazi regime, eventually living in Shanghai until the end of World War II. His paternal grandmother was born in Mexico City to Russian Jewish parents, while his maternal grandfather was a Polish Jewish immigrant and his maternal grandmother was born in Los Angeles to a Jewish immigrant family. His family owns and operates an orthotics and prosthetics company founded by his great-grandfather in 1915.

Lerman attended Beverly Hills High School. In 2010, he applied to study creative writing at New York University but postponed his attendance to continue his acting career. He developed an early passion for movies and has described himself as a “film geek” who has been shaped by cinema since childhood.

Path to Acting

Lerman began his entertainment career in the mid-1990s by appearing in television commercials. He started auditioning for roles in the late 1990s, and by the year 2000 he had made his film debut in The Patriot, directed by Roland Emmerich, where he played William Martin, one of the lead character’s children. He appeared in the same year in What Women Want and, in 2001, played the son of the main character in Riding in Cars with Boys.

During his earliest roles, Lerman later said he did not have a strong conscious awareness of what he was doing and even had a negative experience on some sets. He quit acting for about a year when he was around ten years old. By the time he was twelve, he made a conscious decision to embrace acting as a profession after developing a deeper interest in the filmmaking process.

His early television work also shaped his path. In 2003, he appeared in the CBS made-for-television film A Painted House, based on the early life of author John Grisham, and won a Young Artist Award for his performance. He was then cast in the 2004–2005 WB television series Jack & Bobby, playing a 12-year-old character destined to become President of the United States. The show received positive reviews but low ratings, and Lerman later said the experience was when he “started taking things seriously” about his career.

Logan Lerman Career

Early Career (2000–2008)

Lerman’s first notable starring role came in the children’s adventure Hoot, where he played Roy Eberhardt, a teenager who moves to Florida from Montana and tries to save endangered burrowing owls. The film began shooting in South Florida in July 2005 and opened on May 5, 2006. His performance earned him the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor in 2007.

He continued building his résumé with supporting roles in studio films. In 2007, he appeared in the thriller The Number 23 and in the critically acclaimed western remake 3:10 to Yuma, where he played William Evans, a teenager who admires criminal Ben Wade. He earned another Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor in 2008. He also appeared in Meet Bill in 2008 and in the 2009 science fiction film Gamer.

Breakthrough (2009–2016)

In spring 2009, Lerman was cast in the lead role of Percy Jackson in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Filming took place in 2009 in Vancouver, and the film was released in February 2010. Lerman had not been familiar with the book series when he received the script, and the role turned him into a leading young actor of mainstream Hollywood. He went on to star as d’Artagnan in Paul W. S. Anderson’s 3D adaptation of The Three Musketeers, released in the United States on October 21, 2011. For the role, he trained in sword fighting for three months and wore hair extensions.

His performance in the 2012 coming-of-age drama The Perks of Being a Wallflower, directed by Stephen Chbosky, marked another major step forward. Lerman played the lead role of Charlie, and the film received strong reviews. He won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Drama for the role and was also nominated for Best Young Actor/Actress by the Broadcast Film Critics Association.

Lerman starred in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters in 2013 before moving on to two high-profile 2014 releases. He played Ham, the son of prophet Noah, in Darren Aronofsky’s Biblical epic Noah, and he starred as Norman Ellison, a young American soldier fighting Nazi forces, in David Ayer’s World War II drama Fury alongside Brad Pitt. Both films received positive reviews, with critics highlighting Lerman’s ability to hold his own in large ensemble productions. In 2016, he played the lead role of Marcus Messner in James Schamus’s adaptation of Philip Roth’s Indignation, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. For Indignation, Lerman also served as one of the film’s executive producers, earning his first producing credit.

Notable Works and Milestones

Lerman’s signature work includes the Percy Jackson film series, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Fury, and the Amazon series Hunters. His transition into producing with Indignation, The Vanishing of Sidney Hall, and Press Play has further cemented his presence behind the camera, alongside his longtime producing partner Jonathan Schwartz.

Logan Lerman Award Nominations

Logan Lerman has received multiple award nominations across his career, with particular recognition from the Young Artist Awards during his early years as a child actor. He was nominated for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor for The Number 23 in 2008, and he has also received nominations from organizations including the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Teen Choice Awards.

Logan Lerman Awards Won

Logan Lerman has won several awards for his acting work, including Young Artist Awards and a Teen Choice Award. His wins span both his early career as a young lead in family films and his breakout role in The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Logan Lerman Family

Lerman was raised in Beverly Hills, California, by his mother Lisa Goldman, who has worked as his manager, and his father Larry Lerman, a businessman and orthotist. He has an older sister and an older brother, and the family operates an orthotics and prosthetics company founded by his great-grandfather in 1915.

Through his paternal line, Lerman has family roots in Berlin, Mexico City, Russia, and Poland, while his maternal grandparents include a Polish Jewish immigrant and a Los Angeles-born member of a Jewish immigrant family. On his mother’s side, he is a relative by marriage of twin singers Evan and Jaron Lowenstein.

Personal Life

Lerman has described himself as a “film geek” who is “reserved and quiet” and a self-described “homebody” who is “not a big fan of sports.” He has cited Paul Thomas Anderson, Stanley Kubrick, David Fincher, and Peter Bogdanovich among his favorite directors, and named American Beauty, Defending Your Life, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind among his favorite films.

Lerman became engaged to his longtime girlfriend Ana Corrigan in 2023. The couple later married in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, California, on June 20, 2026.