Pearce Joza

From the Mountains to the Sets

Pearce Joza was born in Durango, Colorado, in 2002. Before turning twelve, he already knew his place was on the stages of Los Angeles and not on the ski slopes of his hometown. So he convinced his family to cross the country and seek an opportunity in an industry that is rarely kind to newcomers.

Theater was her first real school.

In 2014, he landed his first significant role in the series Lab Rats. It was a brief appearance, but it caught the attention of casting directors who noticed the boy's ease in front of the camera, unusual for his age. But the real break came in 2016 with Mech-X4, where he played Spyder for two full seasons.

The Weight of the Disney Label

Producing Mech-X4 demanded considerable physical effort, and Joza drew on his past as an athlete to shoot many of his action scenes. The actor competed in national-level skateboarding before focusing entirely on acting. That discipline allowed him to endure twelve-hour shooting days without his energy fading.

In 2020, he joined the cast of Zombies 2 to bring Wyatt to life. The werewolf role required long makeup and hair sessions every morning before sunrise. The movie drew an audience of 2.46 million viewers at its original premiere on Disney Channel.

It was not all an easy road.

During the filming of Zombies 3 in 2022, the crew had to deal with strict health protocols that limited interaction between the actors off camera. Joza used the downtime to polish his vocal technique and took part in recording the official soundtrack for the movie.

Beyond the Choreography

Despite his ties to teen movies, Pearce Joza has sought out projects with a different tone, such as the short film Under the Lights by 2019. In it, he played a teenager with epilepsy who tries to live a normal life at his prom. The project won the award for best short film at the Cleveland International Film Festival.

And the gamble paid off.

His training includes time at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, where he studied the Method intensively. In 2024, the actor keeps a low profile on social media and prefers to focus on preproduction for new independent scripts. The distribution deal for his most recent film role closed for close to three million dollars in the European market.