Shia LaBeouf

Shia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor and filmmaker who gained recognition for his role as Louis Stevens in the Disney Channel series *Even Stevens*. For this role, he received Young Artist Award nominations in 2001 and 2002, and won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2003. LaBeouf made his film debut in *The Christmas Path* in 1998. He later transitioned into filmmaking, making his directorial debut with the short film *Let's Love Hate* in 2004. In 2011, he directed another short film titled *Maniac*, which starred American rappers Cage and Kid Cudi.