| Brad Kavanagh | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Brad Lewis Kavanagh |
| Born | 21 August 1992 Whitehaven, Cumbria, England |
| Occupations | Actor, singer-songwriter, TV presenter, sound engineer, record producer |
| Instruments | Singer, guitar, drums, piano |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Brad Lewis Kavanagh (born 21 August 1992) is an English actor and singer-songwriter, originally from Whitehaven, Cumbria.
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Kavanagh made his acting debut in the West End in Billy Elliot the Musical as Billy's best friend, Michael, at the age of 11. He is best known for playing and for playing Fabian Rutter in the Nickelodeon TV series, House of Anubis and for playing Dylan on the Disney Channel UK TV series As the Bell Rings
Brad is represented by Tracey Bell at Red Door Management, UK.
In 2008, Kavanagh presented the talent competition, My School Musical, on Disney Channel UK, alongside the previous year's winner Samantha Dorrance.[1]
He was also in The Disney Channel Games 2008 on the green team, The Cyclones.
In 2009, he was on the Disney Channel UK presenting Undercover Coach, and featuring in My Camp Rock. He presented the Jonas Brothers 3D Movie Premiere in the UK, which covered the UK premiere of the Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience on the morning of the release of the film. He was a judge on Hannah-Oke, an X Factor type game show where contestants and their families sing Hannah Montana songs. He was also appeared on Disney Channel US's "Pass The Plate".
Mid last year, Kavanagh filmed the new Nickelodeon TV show 'House of Anubis' as one of the main characters, Fabian Rutter. Since then he has continued working for Nickelodeon doing various projects surrounding the success of the series. The Series aired to 2.9 million people in the US on its premiere date January 1, 2011. Season 2 of House of Anubis has been confirmed and is currently being filmed. Season 2 premiers January 9th 2012 to March 15 2012.
Kavanagh has recorded three songs, the earliest being: "As the Bell Rings" and "Right Time." Both were shown on a Disney channel at regular intervals throughout the day.[2] He has been billed as the UK's answer to Zac Efron.[3]
In 2008, he did a cover of the song "Here I Am" from the DCOM, Camp Rock, and starred in his own music video version of it in which, whilst performing, he watched the actual movie on a cinema screen. Recently he opened a MySpace page where he has four original songs: Through, You I See, Over, and Streetlights. He also has a YouTube Video cover of the song Waiting on the World to Change (John Mayer) in which he performs the song live. This song can also be viewed on his MySpace. He was in a relationship with Samantha Dorrance, but they have apparently broken up. Rumors started that he has been dating Nathalia Ramos but he announced on twitter he is not.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | As the Bell Rings | Dylan | First appeared in second season 9 |
| 2008 | My School Musical | Himself | Co-Presenter along with Samantha Dorrance |
| 2008 | Disney Channel Games | Himself | Member of the green team Cyclones |
| 2009 | Pass the Plate | Himself | |
| 2009 | My Camp Rock | Himself | Host |
| 2009 | Jonas Brothers: Live in London | Himself | |
| 2009 | Undercover Coach | Himself | |
| 2009 | Hannah-Oke | Himself | Judge |
| 2009 | Jonas Brothers 3D Movie Premiere | Himself | |
| 2009 | Life Bites | Brad | Three episodes |
| 2011–present | House of Anubis | Fabian Rutter | Main character |
| 2011 | Dani's House | Marco | One episode |
| 2012 | House of Anubis: (Series 2) | Fabian Rutter | Main character |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | "As the Bell Rings" | Written for the Disney programme As the Bell Rings |
| 2008 | "Right Time" | |
| 2008 | "Here I Am" | Cover of a song from the 2008 Disney movie Camp Rock |
| 2011 | "We Shall Overcome" | Featuring Tasie D |