Hal Scardino

Hal Scardino (born Albert Henry Hugh Scardino; December 25, 1984) is an American actor and producer best known for having played the leading role in the movie The Indian in the Cupboard. He also starred in Searching for Bobby Fischer, Marvin's Room, and The Show (2015).

Scardino appeared in the play Saltonstall's Trial by Michael Cormier in October 2019 in Beverly, MA.

Born in the United States of America in Savannah, Georgia, Scardino grew up in the London neighborhood of Knightsbridge. He is the youngest of three children born to Marjorie Morris Scardino, chief executive officer of media group Pearson, and Albert Scardino, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.

He was educated at Winchester College, an independent school for boys in England. He graduated in 2008 from Columbia University, where he played on the Columbia Lions fencing team.

• Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) as Morgan
• The Indian in the Cupboard (1995) as Omri
• Marvin's Room (1996) as Charlie
• The Show (2015) as Ethan (also producer)