Shia LaBeouf burst upon the scene and has quickly become one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actors. 

His natural talent and raw energy are quickly earning him a reputation as one of the most promising young thespians.
Shia LaBeouf recently completed production on the action-adventure “Transformers” for director Michael Bay, which will be released on July 4. 

The film focuses on dueling alien races, the Autobots and the Decepticons, who bring their battle to Earth, leaving the future of humankind hanging in the balance. 
Shia LaBeouf will also be featured in the animated film “Surf’s Up,” voicing the young penguin, Cody Maverick. 

The film, co-starring Jeff Bridges, James Woods and Zooey Deschanel, focuses on the behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, along with its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick.

Shia LaBeouf was most recently seen in the highly acclaimed drama “Bobby” for director Emilio Estevez and starring opposite Demi Moore and Elijah Wood;  the film centers around 22 people who were at the Ambassador Hotel the night that U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated.  He was also seen headlining in “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints,” co-starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Rosario Dawson. 

The film is a coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York, during the 1980s. 

As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fate by various so-called saints.

Shia LaBeouf also recently starred in the lead role in the film “The Greatest Game Ever Played” for Walt Disney Pictures. 

Directed by Bill Paxton, the film was based on the best-selling book by Mark Frost and tells the true story of the legendary 1913 U.S. Open, in which Francis Ouimet, a 20-year-old golf amateur from Massachusetts, shocked the golf world by defeating the British champion.

Shia LaBeouf’s additional feature film credits include “Constantine,” opposite Keanu Reeves; “I, Robot,” with Will Smith; HBO’s Project Greenlight production “The Battle of Shaker Heights”; and the hit action film “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.” In 2003, LaBeouf made his big-screen debut starring opposite Sigourney Weaver and Jon Voight in the film “Holes.”

On television, LaBeouf garnered much praise from critics everywhere for his portrayal of Louis Stevens on the Disney Channel’s original series “Even Stevens.”  In 2003, he earned a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series for his work on the highly-rated family show.

Shia LaBeouf attended the Magnet School of Performing Arts at USC and currently resides in California.