In 2014, Fegley made his acting debut in the drama film
Fort Bliss, along with
Michelle Monaghan and
Ron Livingston, in which he played Paul Swann. The film, which premiered in 2014, was directed by
Claudia Myers. He later appeared as Young Elias "Eli" Thompson in the
fifth season of the
HBO series
Boardwalk Empire. Fegley played the lead role of Pete in
Walt Disney Pictures' fantasy comedy-drama film ''
Pete's Dragon'' (a reimagining of
Disney's 1977 film), opposite
Oona Laurence,
Bryce Dallas Howard, and
Robert Redford. The film was directed by
David Lowery and released in August 2016. In 2019, he played the starring role of Theodore Decker in
The Goldfinch, directed by
John Crowley. Fegley appeared in
The Weinstein Company's comedy film
The War with Grandpa, starring
Robert De Niro, released in August 2020. In January 2021, Fegley entered early negotiations to play the role of Lampwick in
Disney's live-action adaptation of Pinocchio. Lewin Lloyd was eventually cast in the role. The film was directed by
Robert Zemeckis and released in September 2022. In 2022, he played Chad Thomas in
Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical film
The Fabelmans, the character being based on a student who levied anti-Semitic abuse towards Spielberg during his high school years in real life. ==Filmography==