Ross Lynch

Ross Shor Lynch (born December 29, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and musician. He is one of the founding members of the pop rock band R5. As an actor, he is known for his debut role as Austin Moon on the Disney Channel original series 'Austin & Ally and for his role as Brady in the Teen Beach Movie series.
==Early life==
Lynch was born and raised in Littleton, Colorado. He is the second youngest of five 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. Lynch is a second cousin of entertainers Derek Hough and Julianne Hough.Jay Bobbin, "'Dancing With the Stars' Julianne Hough wants to be truthful without tearing the dancers apart," Zap2it, March 16, 2015. Lynch and his family moved to Los Angeles, California in 2007."25 Facts On Ross Lynch," popstaronline.com, March 18, 2016.
==Career==
===Solo music===
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. 
His first promotional single, "A Billion Hits", was released on April 2, 2012. On July 13, 2012, Lynch released his debut soundtrack single, "Heard It on the Radio", 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. 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. The album peaked at twenty-seven on the Billboard 200, one on the Billboard's Top Soundtracks and one on the Billboard's Kid Albums.
Lynch also sang most of the songs from Austin & Ally: Turn It Up, the show's second soundtrack. He recorded songs for his film Teen Beach Movie, which was the fourth best-selling soundtrack of 2013 in the United States with 407,000 copies sold for the year. He also sang two songs on the Austin & Ally: Take It from the Top EP. In 2015, Lynch recorded songs for his film Teen Beach 2, which debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Top 200.
===With R5===
In March 2010, R5 self-released an EP, Ready Set Rock and in September 2010 they signed with Hollywood Records. 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, 2010. 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 Billboard Digital Pop Songs, and the fourth single "One Last Dance" 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.
On November 16, 2014, the band released the first single from 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 Billboard 200, number 1 on Billboard Top Pop Albums, number 3 on Billboard Top Digital Albums, and number 4 on the Billboard Top Album Sales.
===Television===
Lynch has appeared on the television shows So You Think You Can Dance and Moises Rules!, and in the 2010 short film Grapple. He was in Kidz Bop, appearing in a 2009 Kidz Bop video. 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 a performance by him 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. After four seasons, the series ended on January 10, 2016."Laura Marano Says Filming the 'Austin & Ally' Series Finale Was 'So Emotional'," People's Choice, December 17, 2015. Lynch guest starred with his Austin & Ally co-star Laura Marano on Girl Meets World, where he reprised his role as Austin Moon.
In early 2012, Lynch began working on the Disney Channel Original Movie Teen Beach Movie, playing Brady, the male lead. The film was directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and premiered July 19, 2013, earning around 8.4 million viewers.Christopher John Farley, "'Teen Beach Movie' Star Ross Lynch Shows His Moves," Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2013. Lynch also starred in the sequel, Teen Beach 2, which premiered on the Disney Channel on June 26, 2015, earning 7.5 million total viewers.
===Film and theater===
Lynch made a cameo appearance in the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted.Jonathon Moran, "Ross Lynch on R5 getting more musical, acting ambitions and chilling with his Aussie girlfriend," The Daily Telegraph, December 21, 2015. In 2016, he voiced the role of Piers in the English dub of the animated French adventure film Snowtime! The film centers around group of children who plan and stage a giant snowball fight during the Christmas holiday.
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. The musical, about life as a dancer auditioning for a Broadway musical, was directed and choreographed by Baayork Lee, who starred in the original Broadway production.Jordan Riefe, "'A Chorus Line': Theater Review," The Hollywood Reporter, July 31, 2016.
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. Lynch stars as a teenager who stumbles upon a magical app that causes his social media status updates to come true.Dave McNary, "Disney Channel Star Ross Lynch to Topline Comedy 'Status Update'," Variety, May 2, 2016. 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.Ross Lynch to Play Young Jeffrey Dahmer in 'My Friend Dahmer' (Exclusive)Bryn Lovitt, "'My Friend Dahmer': Inside Movie Adaptation of Serial Killer's Teen Life," Rolling Stone, July 28, 2016.
==Filmography==
=== Film roles ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes 	 	
2010	Grapple! 	Aaron 	Short film 	 	
2011	A Day as Holly's Kids 	Holly's Actual Kid 1 	Short film 	 	
2014	Muppets Most Wanted 	Young Florist / Nerd Teenage Kid	Cameo 	 	
2016	Snowtime! 	Piers 	voice role, English dub of 2015 French film	 	
2017	Status Update 	Kyle Moore 	Post-Production 	 	
2017	My Friend Dahmer 	Jeffrey Dahmer 	Filming 	Liberty's Kids (Film)	James Hiller
2025	The Wiggles: The Wiggly Movie (2025 Film)	Henry The Octopus 	voice 	 	
2026	Zippy: The Movie 	Zoomie 	voice 	 	
Television roles
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2009 	Moises Rules! 	Ross "The Boss" 	"Mad B-Ball shootout" (Season 1, Episode 1)
2011–16	Austin & Ally 	Austin Moon 	Lead role
2012 	Jessie 	Austin Moon 	"Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year" (Season 2, Episode 6)
2013 	Teen Beach Movie 	Brady 	Disney Channel Original Movie
2013 	Ultimate Spider-Man 	Jack Russell / Werewolf by Night	"Blade and the Howling Commandos" (Season 2, Episode 22)
2015 	Violetta 	Himself 	"Una Visita, Una canción" (Season 3, Episode 69)"Una Explicación, Una Canción" (Season 3, Episode 70)
2015 	Teen Beach 2 	Brady 	Disney Channel Original Movie
2015 	Girl Meets World 	Austin Moon 	"Girl Meets World of Terror 2" (Season 2, Episode 18)
2022 	Zippy 	Zoomie 	voice
2025 	The Wiggles (TV Series)	Henry The Octopus 	voice
2031 	The Zoomie & Jolly Show	Zoomie 	voice
=== Theater ===
Year	Production 	Role 	Theater
2016	A Chorus Line	Mark Anthony	Hollywood Bowl
==Discography==
===Soundtrack albums===
 List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title 	Album details 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	 	 	 	
Title 	Album details 	USList of Lynch's albums and singles on Billboard:
*Austin & Aly: 
*Teen Beach Movie: 
*Austin & Aly: Turn It Up:	USOST 	BEL 	CAN 	FRA 	NL 	NZ 	SPA 	UK 	 	 	 	
Austin & 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 	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 	— 	 	 	 	
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===Singles===
Song 	Year	Album
"Heard It on the Radio"	2012	Austin & Ally
"Can You Feel It" 	2013	
===Promotional singles===
Song 	Year	Album
"A Billion Hits" 	2012	Austin & Ally
"I Love Christmas"(with Laura Marano) 	2013	Disney Holidays Unwrapped
"Perfect Christmas"(with Laura Marano)	2015	
===Other charted songs===
 List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title 	Year 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Album 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Title 	Year 	USSongs of Ross Lynch on Billboard:
* Hot 100: 
* Bubbling Under Hot 100: 	USHoliday 	IRL 	UK 	Album 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Christmas Soul" 	2012 	— 	6 	— 	— 	Disney Channel Holiday Playlist 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Christmas Is Coming" 	2012 	— 	14 	— 	— 	Disney Channel Holiday Playlist 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Cruisin' for a Bruisin'"(with Grace Phipps and Jason Evigan) 	2013 	82 	— 	90 	117 	Teen Beach Movie 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Like Me"(with Maia Mitchell, Grace Phipps and Spencer Lee) 	2013 	101 	— 	— 	177 	Teen Beach Movie 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Can't Stop Singing"(with Maia Mitchell) 	2013 	— 	— 	— 	200 	Teen Beach Movie 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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===Other appearances===
Song 	Year	Other(s) artist(s)	Album
"Christmas Soul" 	2012	 	Disney Channel Holiday Playlist
"Christmas Is Coming" 	2012	R5 	Disney Channel Holiday Playlist
"Can't Do It Without You" 	2012	 	Make Your Mark: Ultimate Playlist
"I Love Christmas" 	2013	Laura Marano 	Disney Holidays Unwrapped
"Timeless" 	2014	rowspan=2 	Disney Channel Play It Loud
"I Got That Rock and Roll"	2014	 	Disney Channel Play It Loud
"You Can Come to Me" 	2014	Laura Marano 	Disney Channel Play It Loud
===Music videos===
 List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title 	Year	Director 	Notes
"Little Miss Swagger" 	2009	 	Guest appearance; Cymphonique Miller's music video
"Ordinary Girl" 	2010	Shane Drake 	Guest appearance; Hannah Montana's music video
"Double Take" 	2012	rowspan=2 	
"Better Together" 	2012	 	
"Heard It on the Radio"	2012	Matt Stawski	
== Awards and nominations ==
Year	Award 	Category 	Nominated work 	Result
2013	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actor 	Austin & Ally 	
2013	Radio Disney Music Awards 	Funniest Celebrity Take 	Himself 	
2013	Radio Disney Music Awards 	Best Music Video 	Heard It On The Radio	rowspan="5"
2014	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actor 	Austin & Ally 	
2014	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV Actor: Comedy 	Austin & Ally 	
2015	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actor 	Austin & Ally 	
2015	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV Actor: Comedy 	Austin & Ally 	
2015	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV: Chemistry: shared with Laura Marano 	Austin & Ally 	rowspan="3"
2015	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice Music: Song from a Movie or TV Show: shared with cast of Teen Beach 2	Teen Beach 2 	
2015	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice Summer TV Star: Male 	Teen Beach 2 	
2016	Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards	Favorite Male TV Star: Kid's Show 	Austin & Ally 	rowspan="2"
2016	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV Actor: Comedy 	Austin & Ally 	
== References ==
== External links ==
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* Ross Lynch at TV Guide
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