Ross Lynch
Lynch in 2018
Born
Ross Shor Lynch

(1995-12-29) December 29, 1995 (age 28)[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • musician
Years active2009–present
WorksSolo discography[a]
Relatives
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
LabelsHollywood
Member ofThe Driver Era
Formerly ofR5

Ross Shor Lynch (born December 29, 1995) is an American actor, singer, and musician.[4] He was the lead vocalist of the pop rock band R5 and is one half of the band the Driver Era (with his brother Rocky Lynch). As an actor, he rose to recognition for his debut role as Austin Moon on Disney Channel's comedy television series Austin & Ally[1] and for his role as Brady in the network's Teen Beach Movie film series.

In 2017, Lynch starred in the biopic My Friend Dahmer as a teenage Jeffrey Dahmer.[5] In 2018, he starred in Status Update as Kyle.[6] Between 2018 and 2020, he starred as Harvey Kinkle in the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.[7]

Early life

Lynch was born and raised in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colorado. He has four siblings, sister Rydel, and brothers Riker, Rocky, and Ryland. He was educated at home starting in the fourth grade when he learned to sing and play the guitar and piano.[8] Lynch is a second cousin of entertainers Derek Hough and Julianne Hough, their maternal grandmothers being sisters.[9][10] Lynch and his family moved to Los Angeles in 2007.[11]

Acting career

Lynch has appeared on the television shows So You Think You Can Dance and Moises Rules!, and in the 2010 short film Grapple.[12] He was in Kidz Bop, appearing in a 2009 Kidz Bop video.[13] He was also in Cymphonique's music video for "Lil' Miss Swagger".

In early 2011, Lynch was cast in the pilot for the Disney Channel sitcom Austin & Ally, playing the lead male role of Austin Moon, a teenage singer who becomes an overnight sensation after a music video featuring him performing is uploaded to the Internet. He later forms a partnership with Ally, played by Laura Marano. The pilot was later picked up for a full season's production; the show debuted in December 2011, and was renewed for a second season in March 2012.[14] After four seasons, the series ended on January 10, 2016.[15] Lynch guest starred with the Austin & Ally cast in a crossover episode with Jessie, and also he guest starred with his co-star Laura Marano on Girl Meets World, where he reprised his role as Austin Moon.[16]

In early 2012, Lynch began working on the Disney Channel Original Movie Teen Beach Movie, playing the male lead role, Brady. The film was directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and premiered July 19, 2013, earning around 8.4 million viewers.[17] Lynch also starred in the sequel, Teen Beach 2,[18][19] which premiered on the Disney Channel on June 26, 2015, earning 7.5 million total viewers.[20]

Lynch made a cameo appearance in the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted.[21] In 2016, he voiced the role of Piers in the English dub of the animated French adventure film Snowtime! The film centers around a group of children who plan and stage a giant snowball fight during the Christmas holiday.[22]

In May 2016, it was announced that Lynch would be starring in his feature film debut, Status Update, a comedy that began filming in Vancouver in June and wrapped in July 2016.[6][23][24] Lynch stars as a teenager who stumbles upon a magical app that causes his social media status updates to come true.[23] In July, he was cast as a teenage Jeffrey Dahmer in My Friend Dahmer, a film based on the 2012 graphic novel of the same name by Derf Backderf.[5][25]

Lynch starred as Mark Anthony in the Hollywood Bowl's production of A Chorus Line, which ran for three performances over the weekend of July 29, 2016.[26] The musical, about dancers auditioning for a Broadway musical, was directed and choreographed by Baayork Lee, who starred in the original Broadway production.[27][28]

In 2018, Lynch was cast in the role of Harvey Kinkle, Sabrina Spellman's boyfriend, on the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.[7]

Music career

Lynch performing in R5's Loud Tour in 2013

Lynch plays piano, drums, and bass; he specializes in guitar. He has danced for the Rage Boyz Crew, a group founded by a dance company in Southern California.[12]

His debut single, "A Billion Hits", was released on April 2, 2012.[29] On July 13, 2012, Lynch released his second soundtrack single, "Heard It on the Radio",[30] which reached number 196 on UK Singles Chart. Lynch has recorded a multitude of songs for Austin & Ally. He sang all 14 songs for the TV show's soundtrack, which was released on September 12, 2012.[31] These songs include "Can't Do It Without You" (the theme song for the series), "A Billion Hits", "Heard It on the Radio", and two songs with his band R5.[32] The album peaked at #27 on the Billboard 200, one on the Billboard's Top Soundtracks and one on the Billboard's Kid Albums.[31]

Lynch also sang most of the songs from Austin & Ally: Turn It Up, the show's second soundtrack.[33] He recorded songs for Teen Beach Movie, the soundtrack of which was the fourth best-selling soundtrack of 2013 in the United States with 407,000 copies sold.[18] He also sang two songs on the Austin & Ally: Take It from the Top EP.[34] In 2015, Lynch recorded songs for Teen Beach 2, the soundtrack of which debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200.[35]

In 2016, Lynch contributed vocals to Tritonal's song "I Feel the Love" from their album Painting with Dreams.[36]

With R5 / The Driver Era

R5 performing in Commerce, California, in 2013

In March 2010, R5 self-released an EP, Ready Set Rock and in April 2012, they signed with Hollywood Records.[37] Their second EP, Loud, was released on February 19, 2013, which featured the lead single and title track "Loud". The band's first full-length album, Louder, was released on September 24, 2013, and the album includes the four songs from Loud as well as seven new songs. The second single from the album, "Pass Me By", premiered on Radio Disney on August 16, 2013. The music video premiered on August 29 on Disney Channel and is available for public viewing on the band's Vevo channel. The third single, "(I Can't) Forget About You", was released on December 25, 2013, and reached number 47 on the Billboard Digital Pop Songs chart, and the fourth single "One Last Dance" was released on May 29, 2014. The third extended play, Heart Made Up on You, was released on July 22, 2014, and the self-titled single was released on August 1, 2014.[38]

On November 16, 2014, the band released the first single from their second album, "Smile". "Let's Not Be Alone Tonight", the second single, was released on February 13, 2015.[22] "All Night" was released as the third single on June 2, 2015, along with the album's iTunes pre-order.[23] The band released their second full-length album on July 10, 2015, titled Sometime Last Night, and debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200, number 1 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums, number 3 on the Billboard Top Digital Albums, and number 4 on the Billboard Top Album Sales.[39]

On May 12, 2017, R5 released their fifth EP New Addictions.[40]

On February 1, 2018, R5 posted on their YouTube a video called "The Last Show". On March 1, R5's Instagram and Twitter handles were changed to "the Driver Era" and all of R5's previous posts were deleted.[41] On March 2, it was reported that the Driver Era would be a band consisting only of Ross and Rocky.[42]

Filmography

Film

Ross Lynch film performances
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Muppets Most Wanted Young florist / nerd teenage kid [43]
2016 Snowtime! Piers Voice role (English dub)
2017 My Friend Dahmer Jeffrey Dahmer [5][25]
2018 Status Update Kyle Moore Direct-to-video film[6][23][24]

Television

Ross Lynch television performances
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Moises Rules! Ross "the Boss" Episode: "Mad B-Ball shootout"
2011–2016 Austin & Ally Austin Moon Lead role
2012 Jessie Austin Moon Episode: "Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year"
2013 Teen Beach Movie Brady Television film
Ultimate Spider-Man Jack Russell / Werewolf by Night Episode: "The Howling Commandos"
2015 Violetta Himself Episodes: "Una visita, una canción" "Una Explicación, Una Canción"[44]
Teen Beach 2 Brady Television film
Girl Meets World Austin Moon Episode: "Girl Meets World of Terror 2"
2018–2020 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Harvey Kinkle Main role

Stage

Discography

With R5

With the Driver Era

Soundtrack albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[31]
US
OST

[31]
BEL
[45]
CAN
[31]
FRA
[46]
NL
[47]
NZ
[48]
SPA
[49]
UK
[50]
Austin & Ally 27 1
Teen Beach Movie
  • Released: July 16, 2013
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
  • Label: Walt Disney
3 1 176 14 76 56 30 15 36
Austin & Ally: Turn It Up
  • Released: December 17, 2013
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
  • Label: Walt Disney
89 6
Austin & Ally: Take It from the Top
  • Released: April 17, 2015
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
  • Label: Walt Disney
23
Teen Beach 2
  • Released: June 23, 2015
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
  • Label: Walt Disney
10 1 129 67
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Holiday

[51]
US
Kids

[52]
"A Billion Hits" 2012 1 Austin & Ally
"Heard It on the Radio" 2
"Can You Feel It" 1 Austin & Ally (Japan Edition)
"I Love Christmas"[53]
(with Laura Marano)
2013 50 Disney Holidays Unwrapped
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[54]
US
Holiday

[55]
US
Kids

[52]
IRL
[56]
UK
[57]
"Christmas Soul" 2012 6 Disney Channel Holiday Playlist
"Christmas Is Coming"
(with R5)
14
"Cruisin' for a Bruisin'"
(among Teen Beach Movie cast)
2013 82 90 117 Teen Beach Movie
"Like Me"
(among Teen Beach Movie cast)
117
"Can't Stop Singing"
(with Maia Mitchell)
200
"Gotta Be Me"
(among Teen Beach Movie cast)
2015 Teen Beach 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

Song Year Other artist(s) Album
"You Can Come to Me" 2014 Laura Marano Disney Channel Play It Loud
"Timeless" N/A
"I Got That Rock and Roll"
"I Feel the Love" 2016 Tritonal Painting with Dreams

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director Notes
"Little Miss Swagger" 2009 Unknown Guest appearance; Cymphonique Miller's music video[58]
"Ordinary Girl" 2010 Shane Drake Guest appearance; Hannah Montana's music video[59]
"Double Take" 2012 Unknown [60]
"Better Together" [61]
"Heard It on the Radio" Matt Stawski [62]
"One of Your Girls" 2023 Gordon von Steiner Guest appearance; Troye Sivan's music video[63]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor Austin & Ally Won
Radio Disney Music Awards Best Music Video Heard It On The Radio Won
Funniest Celebrity Take Himself Nominated
2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor Austin & Ally Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Comedy Austin & Ally Won
2015 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor Austin & Ally Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice Music: Song from a Movie or TV Show (with Teen Beach 2 cast) Teen Beach 2 Nominated
Choice Summer TV Star: Male Teen Beach 2 Nominated
Choice TV: Chemistry (with Laura Marano) Austin & Ally Nominated
Choice TV Actor: Comedy Austin & Ally Won
2016 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star: Kid's Show Austin & Ally Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Comedy Austin & Ally Won
2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Nominated [64]

Notes

  1. ^ For his musical works with R5, see R5 discography and List of R5 concert tours. For his discography as the Driver Era, see The Driver Era discography

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