Robert Capron

Robert B. Capron Jr. (born July 9, 1998) is an American actor.

He is best known for starring as Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's best friend, in the first three installments of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series.

More recently, Capron is known for starring as Mason in the drama series Elementary, and as David Lewan in the film The Polka King.

Capron started off with a role in Bride Wars, and later had small parts in Hachiko: A Dog's Story and the film by Disney, The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

His mother, Kaye Capron, played his character's mother in Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Capron is from Scituate, Rhode Island, and has also been billed as Robert B. Capron.

He graduated from Brown University in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in modern culture and media/history.

Capron was teased due to his weight as a child.

This resulted in him suffering an eating disorder in which he only ate 500 calories a day.