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Ross Lynch

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.

Ross Lynch
Lynch in 2018
Born
Ross Shor Lynch

(1995-12-29) December 29, 1995 (age 27)[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

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

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

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" and "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

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
  • 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
  • Label: Walt Disney
89 6
Austin & Ally: Take It from the Top
  • Released: April 17, 2015
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Walt Disney
23
Teen Beach 2
  • Released: June 23, 2015
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • 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]
"Heard It on the Radio" 2012 2 Austin & Ally
"Can You Feel It" 1 non-album single
"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]
"A Billion Hits" 2012 1 Austin & Ally
"Christmas Soul" 6 Disney Channel Holiday Playlist
"Christmas Is Coming" 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.

Other appearances

Song Year Other artist(s) Album
"Christmas Soul" 2012 N/A Disney Channel Holiday Playlist
"Christmas Is Coming" R5
"Can't Do It Without You" N/A Make Your Mark: Ultimate Playlist
"I Love Christmas" 2013 Laura Marano Disney Holidays Unwrapped
"Timeless" 2014 N/A Disney Channel Play It Loud
"I Got That Rock and Roll"
"You Can Come to Me" Laura Marano
"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 N/A Guest appearance; Cymphonique Miller's music video[58]
"Ordinary Girl" 2010 Shane Drake[59] Guest appearance; Hannah Montana's music video
"Double Take"[60] 2012 N/A
"Better Together"[61] 2012 N/A
"Heard It on the Radio" 2012 Matt Stawski[62]

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 [63]

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

References

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  34. ^ "Austin & Ally: Take It from the Top (Music from the Original TV Series) – EP by Ross Lynch & Laura Marano on Apple Music". January 2015. from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2016 – via iTunes.
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  39. ^ "Sometime Last Night by R5 on iTunes". January 2015. from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016 – via iTunes.
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External links

  • Official website  
  • Ross Lynch at IMDb  
  • Ross Lynch at TV Guide

ross, lynch, ross, shor, lynch, born, december, 1995, american, actor, singer, musician, lead, vocalist, rock, band, half, band, driver, with, brother, rocky, lynch, actor, rose, recognition, debut, role, austin, moon, disney, channel, comedy, television, seri. 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 amp Ally 1 and for his role as Brady in the network s Teen Beach Movie film series Ross LynchLynch in 2018BornRoss Shor Lynch 1995 12 29 December 29 1995 age 27 1 Littleton Colorado U S OccupationsActor singer musicianYears active2009 presentWorksSolo discography a RelativesRiker Lynch brother Rydel Lynch sister Derek Hough 2nd cousin Julianne Hough 2nd cousin AwardsFull listMusical careerGenresPop rock 2 3 pop 3 InstrumentsVocalsguitarLabelsHollywoodMember ofThe Driver EraFormerly ofR5In 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 Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting career 3 Music career 3 1 With R5 The Driver Era 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 5 Stage 6 Discography 6 1 With R5 6 2 With the Driver Era 6 3 Soundtrack 6 4 Promotional singles 6 5 Other charted songs 6 6 Other appearances 6 7 Music videos 7 Awards and nominations 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksEarly life EditLynch 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 EditLynch 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 amp 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 amp 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 Edit 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 amp 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 amp 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 amp 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 Edit 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 EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes2014 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 Edit Year Title Role Notes2009 Moises Rules Ross The Boss Episode Mad B Ball shootout 2011 2016 Austin amp Ally Austin Moon Lead role2012 Jessie Austin Moon Episode Austin amp Jessie amp Ally All Star New Year 2013 Teen Beach Movie Brady Television filmUltimate Spider Man Jack Russell Werewolf by Night Episode The Howling Commandos 2015 Violetta Himself Episodes Una Visita Una cancion and Una Explicacion Una Cancion 44 Teen Beach 2 Brady Television filmGirl Meets World Austin Moon Episode Girl Meets World of Terror 2 2018 2020 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Harvey Kinkle Main roleStage EditA Chorus Line at the Hollywood Bowl 2016 as Mark AnthonyDiscography EditWith R5 Edit Main article R5 discography With the Driver Era Edit Main article The Driver Era discography Soundtrack Edit List of albums with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsUS 31 USOST 31 BEL 45 CAN 31 FRA 46 NL 47 NZ 48 SPA 49 UK 50 Austin amp Ally Released September 11 2012 Formats CD digital download Label Walt Disney 27 1 Teen Beach Movie Released July 16 2013 Formats CD digital download Label Walt Disney 3 1 176 14 76 56 30 15 36Austin amp Ally Turn It Up Released December 17 2013 Formats CD digital download Label Walt Disney 89 6 Austin amp Ally Take It from the Top Released April 17 2015 Formats CD digital download Label Walt Disney 23 Teen Beach 2 Released June 23 2015 Formats CD digital download Label Walt Disney 10 1 129 67 denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory Promotional singles Edit Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSHoliday 51 USKids 52 Heard It on the Radio 2012 2 Austin amp Ally Can You Feel It 1 non album single 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 Edit List of singles with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUS 54 USHoliday 55 USKids 52 IRL 56 UK 57 A Billion Hits 2012 1 Austin amp Ally Christmas Soul 6 Disney Channel Holiday Playlist Christmas Is Coming 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 Other appearances Edit Song Year Other artist s Album Christmas Soul 2012 N A Disney Channel Holiday Playlist Christmas Is Coming R5 Can t Do It Without You N A Make Your Mark Ultimate Playlist I Love Christmas 2013 Laura Marano Disney Holidays Unwrapped Timeless 2014 N A Disney Channel Play It Loud I Got That Rock and Roll You Can Come to Me Laura Marano I Feel the Love 2016 Tritonal Painting With DreamsMusic videos Edit List of music videos showing year released and director Title Year Director Notes Little Miss Swagger 2009 N A Guest appearance Cymphonique Miller s music video 58 Ordinary Girl 2010 Shane Drake 59 Guest appearance Hannah Montana s music video Double Take 60 2012 N A Better Together 61 2012 N A Heard It on the Radio 2012 Matt Stawski 62 Awards and nominations EditSee also List of awards and nominations received by R5 band Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref 2013 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor Austin amp Ally WonRadio Disney Music Awards Best Music Video Heard It On The Radio WonFunniest Celebrity Take Himself Nominated2014 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor Austin amp Ally WonTeen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor Comedy Austin amp Ally Won2015 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Favorite TV Actor Austin amp Ally WonTeen Choice Awards Choice Music Song from a Movie or TV Show with Teen Beach 2 cast Teen Beach 2 NominatedChoice Summer TV Star Male Teen Beach 2 NominatedChoice TV Chemistry with Laura Marano Austin amp Ally NominatedChoice TV Actor Comedy Austin amp Ally Won2016 Nickelodeon Kid s Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star Kid s Show Austin amp Ally WonTeen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor Comedy Austin amp Ally Won2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Sci Fi Fantasy TV Actor Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Nominated 63 Notes Edit 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 discographyReferences Edit a b Austin amp Ally Cast Ross Lynch Disney Channel Medianet Archived from the original on July 28 2013 Born December 29 1995 in Littleton Colorado R5 All Night New Song Off Sometime Last Night Album June 2 2015 Archived from the original on July 11 2015 Retrieved March 24 2017 a b Phares Heather 2012 Music biography Allmusic Archived from the original on December 17 2012 Retrieved January 6 2013 Ross Lynch TVGuide com Archived from the original on June 29 2021 Retrieved June 29 2021 a b c Ford Rebecca July 14 2016 Ross Lynch to Play Young Jeffrey Dahmer in My Friend Dahmer Exclusive The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on March 7 2017 Retrieved February 5 2017 a b c McClintock Pamela May 2 2016 Cannes 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