Ross Butler | |
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![]() Ross Butler in 2017 | |
Born | Ross Fleming Butler 17 May 1990 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2012–present |
Height | 191 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 also played Reggie Mantle in the first season of The CW series Riverdale (2017). 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.
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | The Internship | Noah #2 | |
Work It Out | Eddie Peon | Short film | |
2014 | Two Bedrooms | Toby | |
Rules of the Trade | Leroy | ||
2015 | Hacker's Game | Jeremy | |
2018 | Flavors of Youth | Limo | Voice, English dub |
Hacker's Game Redux | Jeremy | completed | |
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 Spine | Voice | |
2023 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Super Hero Eugene | |
Perfect Addiction | Kayden Williams | ||
Love in Taipei | Rick Woo | Also executive producer [28] | |
2025 | Worth the Wait | Kai | |
TBA | Zipline | TBA | Post-Production |
Shiver | TBA | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | The Gateway Life | Allen | Television film |
2013 | Major Crimes | Ian Yorita | 1 episode |
Camp Sunshine | Tony | Television film | |
2014 | Star Seed | Chris Choi | |
Hollywood | Chris | ||
Dog Park | Scott | 1 episode | |
Happyland | Scott | 1 episode | |
2015 | Teen Beach 2 | Spencer Watkins | Television film |
Perfect High | Nate | Television film | |
Chasing Life | Hunter | 3 episodes | |
2015–2016 | K.C. Undercover | Brett Willis | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
2016 | Teen Wolf | Nathan | 3 episodes |
2017, 2021 | Riverdale | Reggie Mantle | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
2017–2020 | 13 Reasons Why | Zach Dempsey | Main role, 49 episodes |
2020 | Swimming with Sharks | Alex | Main role, 6 episodes |
2021, 2023 | Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | Chuck | 2 episodes |
TBA | Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas | Chen | Voice |
Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
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2018 | Waste It on Me | Steve Aoki (feat. BTS) | |
2019 | Graduation | Juice Wrld (feat. Benny Blanco) | as Scott Hammer |
2021 | Like That | JP Saxe | |
One Mississippi | Kane Brown |