Was a finalist for the title role in Malcolm in the Middle (2000). Although Frankie Muniz was
ultimately cast, he was given the role of Richard in the first episode.
He began acting in 1994, at the age of seven, in a theatre production
of Peter Pan.
Has an older brother, Matt.
Won the Gold Award for his drama First Night (2007). First Night
is the first movie Spanjers produced and directed himself.
His paternal grandparents were Dutch. His mother has German and Scottish ancestry.
