Gaelan Connell

Gaelan Connell

Connell at the Hall of Game Awards 2012
Born Gaelan Alexander Connell
(1989-05-19) May 19, 1989
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Occupation Actor/singer
Years active 2000-13

Gaelan Alexander Connell (born May 19, 1989) is an American actor and musician.

Life and career

Connell was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He has two brothers, Brendan and Shawn, and his first name is Gaelic (Irish).[1] He graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School[1] and attended the Tisch School of the Arts.[2]

He is the lead singer of the band, Sweet 16.[3] Connell appeared in 2000 in Chocolat as Didi Drou and in A Dirty Shame as "Horny Kid". He also guest starred in an episode of Law & Order . He played the lead role in Bandslam - a high school outcast who becomes popular after he manages a band and discovers he doesn't have to change himself to fit in. In 2011 he appeared as Wyatt Black in Cartoon Network's TV Movie "Level Up."

In 2012, he was one of the founders of California Burrito, a quick-service restaurant chain in southern India.[4]

Filmography

Year Film/television Role Note
2000 Chocolat Didi Drou Film
2004 A Dirty Shame Horny Kid Film
2008 Law & Order Jackson 1 episode, "Betrayal"
2009 Bandslam Will Burton Film
2009 Secret Lives of Dorks Payton Film
2011 I Am Ben Arthur Film
2011 Level Up Wyatt Black TV Film
2012-2013 Level Up Wyatt Black Protagonist
2012 Hole in the Wall Himself Guest contestant

References

  1. 1 2 Ramanathan, Lavanya (2009-08-11). "From Basement to 'Bandslam'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  2. ↑ "Gaelan Connel to Star in a Feature Film!" (PDF). St. Paul's United Methodist Church. March 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
  3. ↑ http://www.alloy.com/5/86/9775/1/
  4. ↑ The Wall Street Journal http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/10/01/bringing-the-burrito-to-bangalore/. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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