Ross Butler (actor)

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Ross Butler
Born
Ross Fleming Butler

(1990-05-17) 17 May 1990 (age 34)
Singapore
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)

Ross Fleming Butler [1] (born 17 May 1990) [2] [3] is a Singaporean-born American actor. He is best known for his role as Zach Dempsey in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why and as Brett Willis on K.C. Undercover . [4] [5] He was also cast as Reggie Mantle in the Netflix/The CW show Riverdale , but left the role after one season due to filming commitments to 13 Reasons Why. In 2019, he joined the DC Extended Universe as Superhero Eugene Choi in the film Shazam! , and reprised the role in Shazam! Fury of the Gods in 2023.

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Early life

Butler was born in Singapore to a Chinese-Malaysian mother and an English-Dutch father. [6] [7] He lived in Jakarta, Indonesia before moving to the United States when he was four and was raised by his mother in Fairfax, Virginia, a suburb outside Washington, D.C. [8] [9] [10]

He studied chemical and biomolecular engineering at Ohio State University. He dropped out after a year and later moved back to Virginia, where he took courses at a community college. He then moved to Los Angeles at the age of 20. [8] [9] [11] [12]

Career

Butler took his first acting class at age 21. He got his start with roles in student films and low budget projects. [9] He landed his breakthrough recurring role on the Disney Channel series K.C. Undercover. [4] [10] [13] He had roles in the Disney Channel films Teen Beach 2 and Perfect High .

In 2017, he was cast as Reggie Mantle in Riverdale . He was later cast as Zach Dempsey in 13 Reasons Why , [14] and left Riverdale due to his commitment to 13 Reasons Why. [5] [15] He would reprise Mantle in Riverdale's 100th episode "The Jughead Paradox" in a scene alongside his successor Charles Melton's portrayal. [16]

In 2019, he played adult Eugene Choi in the superhero film Shazam! . [12] He also played Trevor, Peter Kavinsky's best friend, in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You , released in 2020 by Netflix. [17]

In 2020, it was announced that Butler would star alongside Kiernan Shipka in the Quibi series Swimming with Sharks . [18] The project remained unreleased after the demise of Quibi's platform, but was released by Roku in the spring of 2022. [19] [20] Butler also starred in Claudia Tan's Perfect Addiction alongside Kiana Madeira and Matthew Notzka, [21] which was released internationally on Amazon Prime on March 24, 2023, and received a limited theatrical release in the USA. [22]

Butler then appeared in the film adaption of Abigail Hing Wen's Love in Taipei (previously titled "Loveboat Taipei") opposite Ashley Liao. [23] The film had its debut on Paramount+ in the summer of 2023. [24] Upcoming projects include Butler appearing in the romantic comedy Worth the Wait, with Lana Condor [25] , the thriller Zipline [26] , and the fantasy comedy Shiver [27] .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 The Internship Noah #2
Work It OutEddie PeonShort film
2014Two BedroomsToby
Rules of the TradeLeroy
2015Hacker's GameJeremy
2018 Flavors of Youth LimoVoice, English dub
Hacker's Game ReduxJeremycompleted
2019 Shazam! Super Hero Eugene
2020 To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You [17] Trevor Pike
2021 To All the Boys: Always and Forever
Raya and the Last Dragon Leader of SpineVoice
2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods Super Hero Eugene
Perfect AddictionKayden Williams
Love in Taipei Rick Woo
TBAZiplineTBAPost-Production
Worth the WaitTBAPost-Production
Shiver TBAPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012The Gateway LifeAllenTelevision film
2013 Major Crimes Ian Yorita1 episode
Camp SunshineTonyTelevision film
2014Star SeedChris Choi
HollywoodChris
Dog ParkScott1 episode
Happyland Scott1 episode
2015 Teen Beach 2 Spencer WatkinsTelevision film
Perfect High NateTelevision film
Chasing Life Hunter3 episodes
2015–2016 K.C. Undercover Brett WillisRecurring role, 8 episodes
2016 Teen Wolf Nathan3 episodes
2017, 2021 Riverdale Reggie Mantle Recurring role, 7 episodes
2017–2020 13 Reasons Why Zach DempseyMain role, 49 episodes
2020 Swimming with Sharks AlexMain role, 6 episodes
2021, 2023 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Chuck2 episodes
TBA Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas ChenVoice

Music video

YearTitleArtistNotes
2018 Waste It on Me Steve Aoki (feat. BTS)
2019 Graduation Juice Wrld (feat. Benny Blanco)as Scott Hammer
2021Like That JP Saxe
One Mississippi Kane Brown

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  2. ↑ Butler, Ross [@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). Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2016– via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Butler, Ross [@RossButler] (May 2, 2012). "@Juleah_Green come out for my birthday party on may 17th!, I'll send you the info on Facebook" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2016– via Twitter.
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  21. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2021-06-28). "Kiana Madeira, Ross Butler & Matthew Noszka To Star In Romance-Action Movie 'Perfect Addiction'; Endeavor Content Launches Sales". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  22. ↑ Krystaf, Lauren (2023-03-21). "'Perfect Addiction': Release Date, Cast, Trailer, and Everything You Need to Know". Collider . Retrieved April 5, 2023.
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  25. ↑ Grobar, Matt (June 15, 2023). "Lana Condor, Andrew Koji, Ross Butler, Sung Kang, Elodie Yung & Others Set For Tom Shu-Yu Lin's Indie Rom-Com 'Worth The Wait'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 15, 2023.
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  27. ↑ Grobar, Matt (November 25, 2024). "Sofia Wylie, Alexander Ludwig, Alicia Witt & Greg Kinnear Among Seven Additions To YA Pic 'Shiver'". Deadline . Retrieved November 25, 2024.

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