Evan Todd

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

Evan Todd
Born (1989-02-25) February 25, 1989
Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActor, producer
Years active2007–present

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]

Todd is openly gay.[6] 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.[6]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Sydney White Student
2011 Extremely Decent Various
2015 4th Man Out Adam
2015 Damsel Casey
2016 Walk with Me Short film
2018 Monogamish Ashley Short film
2018 The Male Gaze: First Kiss Ryan
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Extremely Decent Various Television film
2014 Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever Zack Television film
2015 Switched at Birth Carl Episode: "How Does a Girl Like You Get to Be a Girl Like You"
2016 Liv and Maddie Zach Episode: "Roll Model-A-Rooney"
2017–2019 Jane the Virgin Jeremy Howe 5 episodes
2019 Blindspot Clay Roga Episode: "The Big Reveal"

References
  1. 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". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. "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. 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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