One of the earliest films in which Donato appears is as eight-year-old Mike Hillary in the
low budget television film,
Specimen. He was also up for the role of Cole in
The Sixth Sense. Later roles include
Derek Haig on
Degrassi: The Next Generation and those in
Doc,
Locked in Silence,
The Blue Butterfly,
Avatar: The Last Airbender and other cartoon voices, recently as Ethan in
The Future Is Wild. He also had small roles as Mason in
The Sweet Hereafter, Adam in
Pay It Forward, Davey in
White Oleander, and as a child in
Adam Sandler's character's 1st grade class in
Billy Madison, and starred in the thriller film
The Final. His latest accomplishment was landing the role of Tarek in the live action feature film
Bad Kids Go to Hell (2012), based on the best selling graphic novel of the same name. In 2013, he starred in
Sick Boy starring with his real-life ex-girlfriend
Skye McCole Bartusiak. He also had a role in the music video for
Simple Plan's hit song "I'd Do Anything" playing a boy who enters Simple Plan's concert with two dates. ==Filmography==