# Echo Kellum

Echo Kellum (born August 29, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. Kellum is best known for his roles as Curtis Holt on The CW drama series Arrow, Tommy on the Fox sitcom Ben and Kate, Hunter on the NBC sitcom Sean Saves the World, and Noah Koles on the NBC sitcom Grand Crew.

## Early life

Born in Chicago, Illinois, he moved to Los Angeles in late 2009 to pursue a career in comedy. He is a graduate of The Groundlings, I.O. West, and the Upright Citizens Brigade.

## Career

Kellum gained his first major role in 2012 when he was cast in the FOX comedy Ben and Kate (then titled Ben Fox Is My Manny) playing the role of Tommy, the best friend of the titular character Ben (Nat Faxon). Following Ben and Kate, Kellum was cast as Hunter in NBC's Sean Saves the World starring Sean Hayes and Megan Hilty.
In 2015, Kellum was cast in the recurring role of Curtis Holt, based on the DC Comics character Mister Terrific, in the fourth season of The CW drama series Arrow. Holt is a technological savant and inventor who initially works at Palmer Technologies under the supervision of Felicity Smoak, and later becomes a member of Team Arrow. Kellum also went on to portray the character in the Arrow spin-off series Legends of Tomorrow. In April 2016, it was announced that Kellum would be promoted to series regular for the fifth season of Arrow. Kellum exited the series during its seventh season in 2019. He returned for two episodes in Arrow's final season.
In 2017, Kellum appeared in Netflix's Girlfriend's Day as Madsen, beat poet and a co-worker of Bob Odenkirk's character.
Kellum voices the character "King Joaquín" on the Disney Channel animated series Elena of Avalor. He also voices multiple characters for the Adult Swim animated series Rick and Morty.
In 2021, Kellum landed a role on the NBC series Grand Crew.

## Filmography

Film roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Shangri-La Suite | Hepcat | |
| 2017 | Girlfriend's Day | Madsen | |
| 2020 | Undead Life | Butch | Short |
| 2023 | Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. | Mr. Benedict | |
| 2023 | Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken | Doug (voice) | |
| 2023 | Ex-Husbands | Chris | |
Television roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012–13 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Concerned Citizen / Tiberius Jones | 3 episodes |
| 2012–13 | Ben and Kate | Tommy | Main cast, 16 episodes |
| 2012–13 | Hot in Cleveland | Aaron / Johnny | Episodes: "Hot & Heavy", "Love Is All Around" |
| 2013 | The Gates | Rav Mukherjee | Unsold television pilot |
| 2013 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Clarence / Lex | Episodes: "Inertia", "Unfrozen Agent Man" |
| 2013 | Key & Peele | Funk Band Member | Episode: "Tackle & Grapple" |
| 2013–14 | Sean Saves the World | Hunter | Main cast, 15 episodes (2 unaired) |
| 2013–21 | Rick and Morty | Brad / various voices | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | American Dad! | Unknown character (voice) | Episode: "Introducing the Naughty Stewardesses" |
| 2014 | Two to Go | Nick | Unsold television pilot |
| 2015 | Dead People | Doug | Unsold television pilot |
| 2015 | A to Z | Joseph | Episodes: "J Is for Jan Vaughan", "K Is for Keep Out" |
| 2015 | Drunk History | Lew Alcindor | Episode: "Cleveland" |
| 2015 | The League | Mr. McGibblets | Episode: "The Yank Banker" |
| 2015 | You’re the Worst | Tall Nathan | 4 episodes |
| 2015–16 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Guitar / Lil' Doctor Dirty (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2015–20 | Arrow | Curtis Holt / Mister Terrific | Recurring role (season 4) Series regular (season 5–7) Special guest star (season 8) 72 episodes |
| 2016 | The UCB Show | Darbins | Episode: "Feel the Bern" |
| 2016 | Time Traveling Bong | Slave | Episode: "Chapter 2: The Middle" |
| 2016 | Con Man | Taylor | Episode: "What Goes Up..." |
| 2016–20 | Elena of Avalor | King Joaquin (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Legends of Tomorrow | Curtis Holt / Mister Terrific | 2 episodes (season 3) |
| 2018 | Freedom Fighters: The Ray | Curtis Holt / Mister Terrific (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Liza on Demand | James Dixon Rogers | Episode: "Gentrification: The Musical" |
| 2020 | The Fugitive | Coop | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Titan Lieutenant #1 (voice) | Episode: "No Small Parts" |
| 2020–23 | Solar Opposites | EDM Trunk / Jesse Guard #1 (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Robot Chicken | Maui, Skeleton Warrior #1 (voice) | Episode: "May Cause the Need for Speed" |
| 2021–23 | Grand Crew | Noah Koles | Main role |
| 2022 | The Old Man | Mike | 5 episodes |
| 2024 | After Midnight | Himself | Episode #42 |
| 2025 | Make Some Noise | Himself | Episode: "The Black Version of 'Romeo & Juliet'" |
Video game roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Accounting | Little Public Defender 1, Cop 1 | Voice role |
| 2019 | Trover Saves the Universe | Bathtub Jim, New Anchor in Studio | Voice role |
| 2020 | Battletoads | Pimple, Porkshank, Passerby | Voice role |