Dawson won Best Performance in a Short Film at the 32nd Young Artist Awards for Little Big Kid.
[1] He was also nominated at the 31st Young Artist Awards in the same category for his performance in Trolls.
[2] In 2012, Dawson won Best Performance in a Short Film for Bred in Captivity at the 33rd Young Artist Awards[3] He has an older brother called Talon Dunbar, who is also an actor.
[4] Dawson is best known for his performance in the movie Furious 7 where he played a younger version of Paul Walker.
[5][circular reference] He has previously mentioned that the filming process had him miss weeks of high school.