, 2011 Naylor started acting in 2003 when he joined the local children's theatre school Theatre West (formerly Pegasus Performing Arts). He first appeared on TV in an English commercial, a part he got from his first audition. He has had various television movie roles including Adam in
Race to Mars, Jamie in
Voices, and Young Tanner in
Fakers. His first lead role came at the age of 12 in the Quebec feature
10½ starring
Claude Legault and directed by
Daniel Grou. His role of Tommy in
10½ earned him the Best Actor award at the
International Film Festival Bratislava in 2010, a nomination in the 31st
Genie Awards for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, and a
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in an International Feature Film. In 2010, he worked on U.S.-produced movie
Immortals, directed by
Tarsem Singh, playing Young Theseus. on Radio-Canada. Directed by
Daniel Grou ("Podz"), the series tells the story of two Montreal cops. Robert plays the role of Théo Berof, the son of the character played by Réal Bossé. In May 2011, he portrayed Eric Hillridge in the
Muse Entertainment-produced TV movie
Cyberbully, which was shot in Montreal and premiered on
ABC Family on July 17, 2011. Later that summer, he received the role of Stevie Atkins, a ghost, in the second season of
Being Human. He then worked on one episode of an IFC scripted TV series,
Bullet in the Face, which was produced by
Muse Entertainment and Just For Laughs and aired in summer 2012. ==Music career==