Ross Butler (actor)

Ross Butler
Born Ross Fleming Butler
(1990-05-17) May 17, 1990
Singapore
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education Ohio State University
Occupation Actor
Years active 2012–present
Home town McLean, Virginia, U.S.[1][2]

Ross Fleming[3] Butler (born May 17, 1990)[4][5] is an American actor. He is known for the Disney Channel series K.C. Undercover and films Teen Beach 2 and Perfect High. He is also known for his role in the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why as Zachary Dempsey.[6][7][8][9] Additionally, Butler appeared in the television series Riverdale. Butler is also known for his role in the stage performance 'Born mobile', a Qualcomm's Keynote Presentation in 2013.[10]

Personal life

Butler was born in Singapore to a father who has British Dutch ancestry and a Chinese-Malaysian mother.[3][11][12][13] He was raised by his mother in McLean, Virginia.[14][15]

Butler attended Langley High School, graduating in 2008 before enrolling at Ohio State University, but left after one year. He moved to Los Angeles soon after, and began to take acting classes.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Work It Out Eddie Peon Short film
2014 Two Bedrooms Roy
Rules of the Trade Leroy
2015 Hacker's Game Jeremy

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Gateway Lifeme Allen Television film
2013 Major Crimes Ian Yorita "Pick Your Poison" (season 2, episode 12)
Camp Sunshine Tony Television film
2014 Star Seed Chris Choi
Hollywood Chris
Dog Park Scott "Roll Over" (season 1, episode 6)
Happyland Scott "Repeated Infractions" (season 1, episode 5)
2015 Teen Beach 2 Spencer Television film
Perfect High Nate Television film
Chasing Life Hunter 3 episodes
2015–2016 K.C. Undercover Brett Recurring role
2016 Teen Wolf Nathan Pierce Season 6, 4 episodes
2017 Riverdale Reggie Mantle Recurring role
2017–present 13 Reasons Why Zach Dempsey Main cast

References

  1. ↑ "Ross Butler on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Interview With Ross Butler, An Actor to Watch". www.mochimag.com. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  3. 1 2 Khosla, Proma (April 22, 2017). "This '13 Reasons Why' star could be the Asian leading man Hollywood needs". Mashable. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ Ross Butler [@RossButler] (May 17, 2011). "@hollymadison Wow I'm flattered! I'm coming to Vegas for my 21st birthday and im super stoked. You going to be in town?" (Tweet). Retrieved March 24, 2016 – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ Ross Butler [@RossButler] (May 2, 2012). "@Juleah_Green come out for my birthday party on may 17th!, I'll send you the info on Facebook" (Tweet). Retrieved March 24, 2016 – via Twitter.
  6. 1 2 McGinnis, Dan (April 22, 2015). "Staying Focused with Ross Butler". The Hollywood Billboard. Archived from the original on August 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ Freeze, Kellie (June 5, 2015). "7 Questions With … Ross Butler of "K.C. Undercover," "Teen Beach 2" and "Perfect High"". Channel Guide Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ Grassullo, Steph (April 21, 2015). "You Guys Just Have to Meet Zendaya's New Crush, Ross Butler". Teen.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ Avery Thompson (May 30, 2015). "Ross Butler Teases ‘Crazy’ Arc On ‘K.C. Undercover’ & Fun Times With Zendaya". Hollywoodlife. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ Douche Chillz (2013-01-18), Born Mobile, retrieved 2017-06-11
  11. ↑ Chandra, Jessica (April 24, 2017). "HOW '13 REASONS WHY' STAR ROSS BUTLER AVOIDS GETTING CAST IN STEREOTYPICAL ASIAN ROLES". Cosmopolitan.
  12. ↑ Nguyen, Hanh (April 28, 2017). "Why '13 Reasons Why' Actor Ross Butler Stopped Auditioning for Asian Roles". Indiewire.
  13. ↑ Williams, Mary Elizabeth (March 27, 2017). ""I can’t play a nerd": Ross Butler plays Reggie on "Riverdale"". Salon.
  14. ↑ "Ross Butler on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  15. ↑ "Interview With Ross Butler, An Actor to Watch". www.mochimag.com. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
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