Frankly,I don't even know who he is.
That said,the careers of Ron Howard, Mary Tyler Moore,Bob Newhart and the like were not damaged by being identified with just one role.
Maybe the kid just can't act!
Ron Howard, Mary Tyler Moore - I think they were both famous for more than one role - didn't Ron play Opie and Richie and MTM was on Dick Van Dyke and the MTM show