The Unseen Legacy of "Boyhood": What Ellar Coltrane's Story Reveals About Growing Up on Camera Ellar Coltrane, the boy from Richard Linklater's 2014 film "Boyhood," has grown up.
But his journey is a poignant reminder that growing up in the public eye can be complex and challenging. Coltrane was cast at six years old, giving him a blank slate as both an actor and a person.
His parents supported his decision to pursue acting, but they never pushed him into it.