C.J. Valleroy's love for acting was ignited at age six watching Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's kitchen combat scene in the film Mr & Mrs Smith. As fate would have it, eight years later C.J. was cast in the role of the incorrigible, young Louie Zamperini in the Angelina Jolie directed feature, Unbroken, which was released worldwide on Christmas Day, 2014.

Born in Oklahoma City, C.J. and his family moved to Altamonte Springs, Florida when he was six months old. He began modeling and dancing at age 10, and at 14 moved out to Los Angeles in hopes of pursuing a career in the entertainment industry.