Nathan Kress

Nathan Karl Kress  (born November 18, 1992) is an American actor. He is also a professional  child model  and actor since the age of three, and is best known for his role as Freddie Benson on the  Nickelodeon  television series  iCarly.

Nathan Kress was born on November 18, 1992, in  Glendale, California. [1] [2] [3]  He has two older brothers, Andrew (born October 23, 1987) and Kevin (born May 30, 1990)

In April 2005, Kress made his first live television appearance since returning to acting in a comedy sketch on  ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live!] where he played a young  Simon Cowell  of  American Idol'', and would continue to appear in various comedy sketches on the show a total of 5 times over the next year. [3] [11]  Kress continued to land steady work over the next two years, appearing in guest-starring roles on dramatic series such as  House M.D. ,  Standoff, and  Without a Trace  as well as the  Disney Channel  comedy series  The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. [3] [6] [11] [12]  Kress also appeared in several short films including  Pickled ,  Magnus, Inc., and  Bag , for which he was awarded a  168 Film Festival  Jury Award for his portrayal of a small-fry  drug dealer  with a conscience. [7] [11] [13]  In addition to live-action roles, Kress continued to work as a voice-actor, lending his voice to various characters in the animated feature film  Chicken Little  and on the  Nickelodeon  animated series  Shuriken School. [11]

In 2011, Kress continued to appear in the role of Freddie Benson on the fourth season of iCarly, and in January 2011, Miranda Cosgrovebegan telling news sources that she was looking forward to returning to Hollywood to begin filming the fifth season of the main character of the popular Nickelodeon show.[25] [26] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-The_Middletown_Press_27-0" style="line-height:1em;">[27]  On January 27, 2011 Cosgrove told Cleveland Live News "We're getting ready to start the next season, right after the (Dancing Crazy) tour. I would be willing to do the show as long as people like it and as long as it works."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Cleveland_Live_News_25-1" style="line-height:1em;">[25] On January 29, 2011, Reuters news agency also reported that Cosgrove was preparing to begin filming season 5,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Reuters.com_26-1" style="line-height:1em;">[26]  and on February 3, 2011 Cosgrove told The Middletown Press, when speaking of the show and her co-stars, Kress and Jennette McCurdy “I’ve known them since I was little. I can’t wait to get back. I’m really comfortable doing (iCarly). It’s like my home away from home.”, leading many to conclude that Kress and McCurdy would also be returning for a 5th season of their favorite show.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-The_Middletown_Press_27-1" style="line-height:1em;">[27]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;font-family:sans-serif;">Kress continued to star in the Nickelodeon show until filming ended in June, 2012.