# Joe Serafini

Joseph Ronald Serafini (born January 22, 1998) is an American actor. He plays Seb Matthew-Smith in the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

## Early life and education

Serafini is from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He was a longtime performer at the Pittsburgh CLO Academy (Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera), where he performed with their "Mini Stars" touring vocal group and earned a Gene Kelly Award scholarship. He graduated from Bethel Park High School in 2016. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2020.

## Career

During his time with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (CLO), he performed in several productions including A Musical Christmas Carol, Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up, Oliver!, Les Misérables, The Sound of Music, Into the Woods, and Anything Goes. He currently teaches master classes there. Outside of the CLO, his stage roles include The Music Man concert at Kennedy Center Concert Hall in Washington D.C. and The Burnt Part Boys with the Bald Theatre Company. He won a Level II Theatre Award at National YoungArts Week in Miami.
Serafini has starred in children's series Scientastic! He began starring in the recurring role Seb Matthew-Smith in Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series in 2019. That December, it was announced he would be promoted to series regular for season 2. Serafini appeared in a guest role in the third season. On September 23, 2022, he and Andrew Barth Feldman released "In My Head", a duet written by songwriters Daniel Mertzlufft and Jacob Ryan Smith about the budding romance between two young men.

## Personal life

In 2020, Serafini stated that he is "bisexual, if I have to give a label." Since late 2019 he has been in a relationship with fellow High School Musical: The Musical: The Series actor Frankie Rodriguez, who plays his character's love interest on the show.

## Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 2005–2009 | A Musical Christmas Carol | Tiny Tim / Turkey Boy | Byham Theater |
| 2008 | Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up | Michael Darling | Benedum Center |
| 2009 | Les Misérables | Gavroche | Benedum Center |
| 2009 | The Music Man concert | Winthrop | Kennedy Center Concert Hall |
| 2010 | Oliver! | Oliver Twist | Benedum Center |
| 2011 | The Sound of Music | Kurt von Trapp | Benedum Center |
| 2012 | The Burnt Part Boys | | Grey Box Theatre |
| 2013 | Into the Woods | Jack | New Hazlett Theater |
| 2014 | Anything Goes | Billy Crocker | New Hazlett Theater |

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Scientastic! | Axel | |
| 2019–2023 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Seb Matthew-Smith | Recurring role (season 1 & 4) Main role (season 2) Guest star (season 3) |

## Discography

All song credits adapted from Spotify and Apple Music.

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Year | Title | Album | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
| 2024 | “Evergreen Love” | Evergreen Love | Joe Serafini, Lauren Gaynor, Nick Anton | No producer credited |
| 2024 | "Take it Slow" | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Joe Serafini | Drew Louis |
| 2024 | "That Special" | Non-album singles | Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Joe Serafini | Matthew Tishler |
| 2021 | "The Climb" | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: Season 2 | Jessi Alexander, Jon Mabe | Tishler |

#### As featured artist

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2023 | "On My Mind" (Ben Ward, Joe Serafini) | You and I |
| 2023 | "Over Again" (Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini) | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: The Final Season |
| 2022 | "Wouldn't Change a Thing" (Adrian Lyles, Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini, Saylor Bell) | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack: Season 3 |
| 2020 | "Feliz Navidad" (Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini) | High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special: The Soundtrack |
| 2020 | "That's Christmas to Me" (Frankie Rodriguez, Kate Reinders, Julia Lester, Joe Serafini) | High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special: The Soundtrack |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| Evergreen Love | Released: November 8, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming Track listing "Evergreen Love” "Snowman” "This Christmas” "The Christmas Song" |