Dakota Goyo

Goyo in 2011, photo by PR Photos

Birth Name: Dakota Avery Goyo

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: August 22, 1999

Ethnicity:
*father – Italian
*mother – English, with remote French-Canadian

Dakota Goyo is a Canadian actor. His roles include the films Resurrecting the Champ, Emotional Arithmetic, Defendor, Thor (2011), Real Steel, Rise of the Guardians, in voice performance; Dark Skies, Noah (2014), and The Journey Home, and the shows Murdoch Mysteries, Arthur, and The Haunting Hour: The Series.

His mother, Debra, is a model and singer.

Dakota’s paternal grandfather was named Guerino Casimiro Goyo. Guerino was from Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy.

Dakota’s paternal grandmother was named Margaret Rigoletti. Margaret was from Milan, Lombardy.

Dakota’s maternal grandfather was Almer Burton Carr (the son of Almer John Carr and Beatrice Clark). Dakota’s grandfather Almer was born in Ontario. Dakota’s great-grandfather Almer was the son of William Henry Carr and Mary Violet Staples.

Dakota’s maternal grandmother was named June Eleanor Pritchard (the daughter of George Pritchard and Mabel). June was born in Ontario.

Source: Obituary of Dakota’s paternal grandmother, Margaret Goyo –