Casey Likes

Casey Likes (born December 25, 2001) is an American actor, singer, and writer. He is known for originating the role of William Miller in the Broadway-bound musical Almost Famous. He will soon star in the MGM horror movie Dark Harvest and will play Gene Simmons in the upcoming Neil Bogart biopic Spinning Gold.‘Dark Harvest’: Casey Likes & E’myri Crutchfield Tapped To Star In MGM Horror Film, Deadline.
== Early Life ==
Likes was born and raised in Chandler, Arizona. His mother, Stephanie Likes, is also an actress and appeared in Les Miserables on Broadway and on a national tour. Likes attended Chandler High School, where in 2019 he performed as Jean Valjean in the school's production of Les Misérables. This role won him the award for Best Lead Male at the 2019 ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards. This award made Likes a contestant in that year's Jimmy Awards in New York City.Meet Your 2019 Jimmy Award Winners, TheaterMania.
== Career ==
Likes began his career doing community theatre in and around his hometown. He gained notoriety following the 2019 Jimmy Awards, in which he was a finalist. At this event, he was spotted by casting directors, which lead to his casting as William Miller in the new musical Almost Famous at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California. The musical is based on the 2000 Almost Famous|movie of the same name.Almost Broadway: Cameron Crowe on Adapting ‘Almost Famous’ as a Stage Musical, Variety News. The production was directed by Jeremy Herrin, with music and lyrics by Cameron Crowe and the book and additional lyrics by Tom Kitt (musician)|Tom Kitt. It began previews on September 13, 2019 and ran from September 27 to October 27, 2019."Almost Famous", Old Globe Theatre. Following the run of Almost Famous, Likes was cast in season 2 of Crypt TV's The Birch as Brian Moses.Casey Likes, IMDB. 
In 2021, he wrote, directed, and acted in a short film entitled "Thespians" starring multiple Broadway performers, including Sydney Lucas, Andrew Barth Feldman, Rob McClure, and Antonio Cipriano.Almost Famous Standout Casey Likes Releases Thespians, Featuring Rob McClure and Young Stage Stars Broadway.com.
It was announced on June 1, 2021, that Likes will be starring in the MGM film Dark Harvest, based on the Dark Harvest (novel)|novel of the same name by Norman Partridge. The film will be released on September 24, 2021.[https://deadline.com/2020/04/dark-harvest-mgm-movie-release-date-david-slade-1202902857/ ‘Dark Harvest’ Will Happen In Autumn 2021: MGM Release Date, Deadline. He will also be starring as Gene Simmons in the upcoming Neil Bogart biopic Spinning Gold.
== Filmography ==
 Film and Television
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2010	Everything Must Go 	Young Nick in 1969 	
2010	Cowboys vs. Vampires	Steve 	
2013	American Blackout 	Hank Jr. 	TV movie
2015	Thrashlander 	Carpenter 	Short
2018	Krampus: Origins 	Billy 	
2020	I Got You 	Writer, director, producer	Short
2020	Stars in the House 	Self 	TV series, 2 episodes
2021	The Birch 	Brian Moses 	TV series, 4 episodes
2021	Dark Harvest 	Leading role 	
2021	Spinning Gold 	Gene Simmons 	Post-production
2021	Thespians 	Mike 	Short film
 
 Stage
Year	Show 	Role 	Theatre 	Notes
2019	Almost Famous	William Miller 	Old Globe Theatre	
2019	Jimmy Awards 	Performer/Jean Valjean	Minskoff Theatre 	Finalist
== Awards and Nominations ==
 Stage
Year	Award 	Category 	Work 	Result
2019	ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards	Best Lead Male	Jean Valjean, Les Miserables	Won
2019	ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards	Best Vocalist 	Jean Valjean 	Won
2019	National High School Musical Theatre Awards 	Best Actor 	Jean Valjean 	Finalist
 
Category:American singers
Category:American actors
Category:2001 births