Growing up in Los Angeles County, he entered the entertainment world early, receiving training that led to his first on-screen role in a 1997 Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen video and a small part in the 1999 film The Muse. A breakthrough arrived with the 2003 release Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, where he portrayed Francis, a beta-tester whose performance earned him the nickname “Spy Kid” among his peers.…