Echo Kellum

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**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*, and Hunter on NBC's *Sean Saves the World*.

## 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
 2022

Video game roles
 2019
 2020

## References

1. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
2. ↑ "Echo Kellum - Actor, Comedian" (in en-US). https://www.tvinsider.com/people/echo-kellum/.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Robert Wilonsky (December 4, 2012). "Echo Kellum, co-star of FOX's 'Ben and Kate,' was in town promoting his show. This is our visit.". *The Dallas Morning News Pop Culture Blog*. The Dallas Morning News Inc.. http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2012/12/echo-kellum-co-star-of-foxs-ben-and-kate-was-in-town-promoting-his-show-this-is-our-visit.html/.
4. ↑ Michael Starr (October 2, 2013). "'Will & Grace' vet best reason to watch 'Sean Saves the World'". *New York Post*. https://nypost.com/2013/10/02/will-grace-vet-best-reason-to-watch-sean-saves-the-world/. "...and Hayes is nicely supported by Echo Kellum and Megan Hilty as co-workers Hunter (he of the understated sarcasm) and Liz (also Sean’s best friend outside the office)."
5. ↑ Darel Jevens (July 20, 2015). "Chicago's Echo Kellum cast as Mr. Terrific on 'Arrow'", *Chicago Sun-Times*.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "UCB Theatre • Echo Kellum". UCB Comedy. http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/talent/view/21329.
7. ↑ Nellie Andreeva (February 14, 2012). "Michael Arden Joins 'Anger Management', Echo Kellum Cast In 'Ben Fox Is My Manny'". *Deadline Hollywood*. https://deadline.com/2012/02/michael-arden-joins-anger-management-echo-kellum-cast-in-ben-fox-is-my-manny-230758/.
8. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
9. ↑ Jeffery, Morgan (2017-04-26). "Echo Kellum says Arrow's big season 5 revamp was a risk" (in en-GB). http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a826911/echo-kellum-says-arrows-big-season-5-cast-revamp-was-a-risk-but-i-knew-fan-were-going-to-love-it/.
10. ↑ Matt Webb Mitovich (April 4, 2016). "Arrow Season 5: Echo Kellum Promoted to Series Regular as Curtis". *TVLine*. http://tvline.com/2016/04/04/arrow-season-5-echo-kellum-series-regular-curtis/.
11. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
12. ↑ "Arrow: Echo Kellum Returns as Curtis Holt in Season 8 Photos" (in en). https://www.tvguide.com/news/arrow-season-8-episode-4-echo-kellum-curtis-return-photos/.
13. ↑ http://fanfest.com/2016/07/06/echo-kellum-talks-about-the-future-of-arrows-mister-terrific
14. ↑ Rebecca Ford (November 23, 2015). "Netflix Nabs Chris Sparling's 'Mercy,' 'Girlfriend's Day' With Bob Odenkirk (Exclusive)". *The Hollywood Reporter*. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-nabs-chris-sparlings-mercy-842494.
15. ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.talentmonthly.com/arrows-echo-kellum-talks-playing-curtis-mr-terrific-and-more/.
16. ↑ "Development Update: Wednesday, May 8 - NBC Passes on Four Dramas, Three Comedies". *The Futon Critic*. May 8, 2013. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/05/08/development-update-wednesday-may-8-nbc-passes-on-four-dramas-three-comedies-867413/10325/.
17. ↑ "Development Update: Friday, May 9 - Odds & Ends". *The Futon Critic*. May 9, 2014. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/05/09/development-update-friday-may-9-odds-and-ends-155515/10886/.
18. ↑ "Development Update: Thursday, May 7 - Odds & Ends". *The Futon Critic*. May 7, 2015. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/05/07/development-update-thursday-may-7-odds-and-ends-810005/11333/.
19. ↑ "Echo Kellum". https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Echo-Kellum/. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of the title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.

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