Overview
- Capron’s Instagram birthday photos circulated widely after he turned 28 on July 9, prompting fans to call his changed appearance a “glow-up” in posts shared by accounts such as Pop Crave.
- He remains best known for playing Rowley Jefferson across the live-action Diary of a Wimpy Kid films released between 2010 and 2017.
- A brief 2011 film moment known as the “Rowley waves then looks down” GIF became an enduring reaction meme that resurfaced broadly on platforms like iFunny, X and TikTok in 2023, shaping ongoing public interest in Capron.
- Capron stepped back from on-screen roles after the 2021 short Caffe Greco and has focused on writing, with credits on short films including Vigor (2022), Vial (2024) and 15 to Sunrise (2025).
- He graduated from Brown University in 2020 after studying at Fordham’s London program in 2019, and he is reported to be attached to the comedy Growing Up Gorman in pre-production, which could mark a return to acting and renew mainstream attention to his career.