Patrick Elyas

Patrick Elyas (born July 30, 1990) is an American actor. He began acting early in 2003 when he was chosen to play the role of Aden in the made-for-IMAX Disney film, "Young Black Stallion". Currently, he is working on a web miniseries called "Beverly Dr" with close friend Gregory Kim.

Elyas was born in Los Angeles, California where he also grew up. He attended Notre Dame Academy Elementary School which was across the street from his home. He attended NDAE from Kindergarten to 8th grade.

After Patrick's uncle saw an advertisement on an Egyptian television station searching for a 12-year-old Arabic boy to play a part in an upcoming movie, Patrick auditioned for the part of Aden in "Young Black Stallion" (2003). For his youthful charm and celebrity-like smile, the casting directors immediately chose to cast him for the part, and Patrick left school for almost 3 weeks to film in places around South Africa. Patrick had his voice re-taped by another child actor because of its "Arabic-ness". Disney casted a white film actor ", instead of his real last name, "Elyas"²

Patrick is currently a senior at Loyola High School in Los Angeles, California. Over the summer of 2007, he, together with his long-time friend Gregory Kim, are filming a web mini-series which they plan to upload on the internet. The series will be about a handful of teenagers in Los Angeles and will be called "Beverly Dr", named after a street on which the two often convened growing up.

Furthermore, Elyas plans to attend the University of Pennsylvania.

Filmography

2003 - Young Black Stallion - Aden³

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318850/awards]
* [http://www.amazon.com/Young-Black-Stallion-Richard-Romanus/dp/B0002RQ334]