Evan Todd

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Evan Todd
Born (1989-02-25) February 25, 1989 (age 35)
Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active2007–present

Evan Todd (born February 25, 1989) is an American actor and producer.

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Life and career

Todd grew up in Kissimmee, Florida. [1] He is of Italian descent. [2] He finished his senior year of high school at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem and later graduated from the Juilliard School. [1] Todd also studied at Yale School of Drama and London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [3]

In 2007, Todd made his big screen debut as a student in the 2007 film Sydney White . He subsequently appeared in several television films and series such as Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever (2014), Switched at Birth and Jane the Virgin . In 2014, he originated the role of Kurt Kelly in Heathers: The Musical , when the rock musical had a production Off-Broadway. [3] The following year, Todd co-produced the 2015 Broadway revival of Spring Awakening . A critical success, the rock musical, based on the German play Spring Awakening (1891) by Frank Wedekind, was nominated for both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical. [3]

In 2016, Todd had a leading role in the comedy film 4th Man Out about a young mechanic who comes out to his straight buddies and to his family. [3] The film received the Audience Choice Award for Best Dramatic Feature at Outfest, [3] and was awarded the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the InsideOut LGBT Film Festival. [4] In March 2017, Todd joined the Broadway cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical as King’s songwriter first husband and writing partner Gerry Goffin. [5] In 2022, he played Mark in the world premiere production of Which Way to the Stage off-Broadway. [6]


Todd is openly gay. [7] He is the co-founder of stART and artsINSIDEOUT, two summer arts empowerment programs benefiting students from his home town as well as children affected by HIV in South Africa. [7]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Sydney White Student
2011Extremely DecentVarious
2015 4th Man Out Adam
2015 Damsel Casey
2016Walk with MeShort film
2018MonogamishAshleyShort film
2018The Male Gaze: First KissRyan
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Extremely DecentVariousTelevision film
2014 Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever ZackTelevision film
2015 Switched at Birth CarlEpisode: "How Does a Girl Like You Get to Be a Girl Like You"
2016Liv and MaddieZachEpisode: "Roll Model-A-Rooney"
2017–2019 Jane the Virgin Jeremy Howe5 episodes
2019 Blindspot Clay RogaEpisode: "The Big Reveal"

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References

  1. 1 2 Sobel, Jon (2014-04-17). "EXCLUSIVE: Classicalite Q&A with Evan Todd, 'Kurt' in 'Heathers: The Musical'". Classicalite. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  2. ↑ "mostly Italian". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Actor Evan Todd to visit Milwaukee youth, attend film screening". Wisconsin Gazette. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  4. ↑ "‘Fourth Man Out,’ ‘How To Win at Checkers’ Lead Inside Out’s Festival Awards". Indiewire , June 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ Viagas, Robert (2017-02-17). "Broadway Beautiful Will Welcome a New Gerry Goffin in March". Playbill . Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  6. ↑ Brunner, Raven (8 March 2022). "Michelle Veintimilla, Sas Goldberg, Max Jenkins, Evan Todd Cast in MCC World Premiere of Which Way to the Stage". Playbill. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  7. 1 2 Davis, Andrew (2017-02-17). "REELING FILM FEST 'Fourth' actor Todd on casting, furniture, coming out". Windy City Times . Retrieved 2017-12-04.
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