Sean Grandillo

Sean Grandillo
Born (1992-12-09) December 9, 1992
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater Ithaca College
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
  • musician
Years active 2012–present

Sean Grandillo (born December 9, 1992) is an American actor, singer and musician, known for his roles as the Voice of Otto in the 2015 Broadway revival of Spring Awakening, Eli Hudson in MTV's horror series Scream, and Brett Young in ABC's comedy series The Real O'Neals.

Personal life

Grandillo was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Aurora, Ohio. He was educated at Leighton Elementary School and graduated from Aurora High School.[1] He went on to attend Ithaca College for musical theatre, before dropping out to join the cast of Spring Awakening in Los Angeles.[2] Grandillo is in a relationship with actress Kimiko Glenn.

Career

Acting

In 2014, Grandillo auditioned for Deaf West Theatre's production of Spring Awakening while on a break from college, and moved to Los Angeles two weeks later to star in the musical. He stayed with the company as the show transferred to Broadway, playing the double bass in the band and providing the Voice of Otto, while deaf actor Miles Barbee portrays the role of Otto Lämmermeier in sign language.[3] In 2015, he guest appeared as Cooper in two episodes of ABC's crime drama series Secrets and Lies.

In January 2016, Grandillo guest-starred in a Mariska Hargitay-directed episode of NBC's legal drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Chris Roberts, a high school senior accused of sexually assaulting a freshman.[4] He then appeared in Justin Kelly's gay porn drama film King Cobra, alongside James Franco.[5] In March 2016, he was cast in the recurring role of Eli Hudson in the second season of MTV's horror series Scream.[6] He recurred as Kenny's boyfriend, Brett Young, in the ABC comedy series The Real O'Neals.[7]

Music

On October 15, 2015, Grandillo released his first single, "New".[8] In August 2016, he released his second single, "Why Is It so Hard to Change".[9] On September 2, 2016, Grandillo released his first EP, also titled Why Is It so Hard to Change.[10][11]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
Why Is It so Hard to Change[10]

Singles

Title Year Album
"Break Free / Problem"[12]
(David Levitz and Sean Grandillo)		 2014 Non-album singles
"Latch / All of Me"[13]
(David Levitz and Sean Grandillo)
"New"[8] 2015
"Why Is It so Hard to Change"[9] 2016 Why Is It so Hard to Change

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Madtown Young Aaron Lewis
2016 King Cobra Caleb, Cobra Performer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Secrets and Lies Cooper 2 episodes
2016 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Chris Roberts Episode: "A Misunderstanding"
2016 Scream Eli Hudson 9 episodes
2016 The OA Miles Brekov Episode: "Homecoming"
2016–2017 The Real O'Neals Brett Young 5 episodes

Stage

Year Title Role Location
2014 Spring Awakening Voice of Otto Deaf West Theatre
2015 Wallis Annenberg Center
2015–2016 Brooks Atkinson Theatre

References

  1. ↑ "Lights up! Aurora High grad heads for Broadway". Aurora Advocate. August 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Simakis, Andrea (December 19, 2015). "Suburban Aurora, Ohio, launches another Broadway career: Sean Grandillo in the hit revival of 'Spring Awakening'". The Plain Dealer.
  3. ↑ Tricarico, Angela (November 18, 2015). "Interview with Sean Grandillo: A Broadway Triple Threat". The Charger Bulletin.
  4. ↑ Slezak, Michael (January 20, 2016). "Law & Order: SVU's Mariska Hargitay on Directing Sexual Consent Ep: 'Lines Aren't Yet Drawn in Our Culture'". TVLine.
  5. ↑ "King Cobra Details & Credits". Metacritic. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ Petski, Denise (March 10, 2016). "'Scream' Sets Season 2 Cast, Spring Premiere Date". Deadline.com.
  7. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (September 29, 2016). "'The Real O'Neals' Casts Kenny's First Boyfriend (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "New – Single by Sean Grandillo". iTunes. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Why Is It so Hard to Change – Single by Sean Grandillo". iTunes. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Why Is It so Hard to Change – EP by Sean Grandillo". iTunes. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ Sean Grandillo [@seangrandillo] (September 1, 2016). "My first EP "Why Is It so Hard to Change" is now available. I'm very proud of it..." (Tweet). Retrieved September 5, 2016 – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Break Free / Problem – Single by David Levitz & Sean Grandillo". iTunes. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Latch / All of Me – Single by David Levitz & Sean Grandillo". iTunes. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
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