Jaiven Natt is a twelve year old, up-and-coming actor from Vancouver. Starting his career with a role in Arrow, Jaiven is best known for playing Robert in When Calls the Heart. Not only is he a talented actor, but he's also an incredible dancer in several different styles ranging from Hip hop to Locking to Breakdancing. I got to speak with Jaiven about his role of Robert, his passion for dance, and his life outside of acting.
What inspired you to become an actor?
Jaiven: Well, before I started acting I would watch my favorite TV shows and see my favorite characters and I would remember what they would say. Then I would remake the scene. Then one day something popped up on my moms phone for acting, and here I am!
So what were some of those favorite shows that inspired you?
Jaiven: Drake and Josh and a lot of Spider Man shows!
That's great! What were some of your first roles?
Jaiven: My first role was Arrow. And it's kind of funny because before I got my first show, I was always hoping that it would be a superhero show. So then when it was Arrow it was pretty cool! I played "Boy" and basically he just got saved by Black Canary.
Going from that, how did you get the role of Robert?
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Well, not my only scene but just like my only scene with just the two of us where I got to work with him. So that was nice! I would have to say my hardest scene would be the one where I was showing Cody the dollar Opal's parents gave me in the bear episode. It was really hard because me and Peter, the director, were doing these exercises to really get me in my character. And I had to get more and more sad and I had to bring my emotions all the way down to this point where my heart was like about to burst. I had to look like I was about to cry. So it was a really hard scene to film but I was happy because I got to film it with Carter. It was very