Nyarjae Lindo-Holdipp may be just 4ft 4in tall, but the eight-year-old is hoping to inspire others by making it big in the American acting scene.

The young talent recently joined with Actors Models & Talent for Christ (AMTC), an American non-profit agency dedicated to preparing and educating aspiring talent to take on roles in the entertainment industry.

Since moving to Atlanta with his family, Nyarjae has already had starring roles in three school plays. More recently he has also started going on auditions and cold-readings for movie companies such as 21st Century Film.

In December, he plans to take part in AMTC’s Shine 2013 Convention and hopes it might lead to opportunities to appear in TV shows and other acting roles.

He said: “I want to be a movie star when I grow up. I want to go to the Oscars and the Grammy’s and get all of those awards.

“I feel I have the talent to go far because my mom tells me I have been gifted since I was born.”

But it’s not just his parents that see the potential in Nyarjae. The third-grader has been told at auditions that he stands out because he is “very mature” and “reads at a seventh grade level”.

His music is also gaining attention, particularly a self-written inspirational tune called Flying Through the Air, produced by his mom Jeanette Holdipp at The Cut Recording Studio in Virginia Beach.

Last month Nyarjae had the chance to meet with American rapper and radio personality, MC Lyte, at Radio One Atlanta, at which time he presented her with the new single.

Nyarjae began his ascent into the entertainment industry almost by chance. He was driving through Virginia Beach with his mother when he spotted a billboard calling for Christian actors, models and talent to audition for AMTC.

Ms Holdipp said he was very persistent about trying out for the agency.

“Sometimes you see these ads and you don’t take head to it, but he kept asking and asking when we passed by it in the car so we decided to go,” she said.

“He sang his favourite song ‘Jesus, Oh What A Wonderful Child’, which he used to sing in Bermuda and he learned sign language to go with it from Elliot Primary. He chose that particular song seeing they were a Christian based organisation, but the funny thing is they actually enjoyed his acting monologue better.”

Ms Holdipp said Nyarjae has always had a knack for acting and as a child would create his own plays, record them and act out the different roles himself.

“When we were in Bermuda he took part in Bermuda Youth Got Talent competition and he used to sing for patients in the Continuing Care Unit at the {King Edward VII Memorial Hospital] where I used to work.

“I have always encouraged him to do what he wants to do and follow his dreams,” she added.

The multi-talented boy also enjoys doing gymnastics, boxing and ju-jitsu training, as well as reading and writing songs.

Ms Holdipp has set up an adult-supervised Facebook account for Nyarjae. Follow him to hear about updates in his career.

You can also watch his inspirational rap video for ‘Flying Through The Air’, on our website, www.royalgazette.com.