Shawn Weston Thacker is a child actor from Pikeville, Kentucky. His parents are Shawn and Shawna Thacker. He has three sisters and one brother. He began his acting career at the age of 8 as a featured background actor in the student film "Growing Strong" and in addition to working in feature films, has worked as a model and theater actor. He had a major role in the Dollywood Theme Park show "O Holy Night" for Christmas seasons 2015 and 2016.