Ross Butler (actor)

Butler was born in Singapore to a Chinese-Malaysian mother and an English-Dutch father.^[6][7] He lived in Jakarta, Indonesia before moving to the United States when he was four and was raised by his mother in Fairfax, Virginia, a suburb outside Washington, D.C.^[8][9][10]

He studied chemical and biomolecular engineering at Ohio State University. He dropped out after a year and later moved back to Virginia, where he took courses at a community college. He then moved to Los Angeles at the age of 20.^{[8][9][11][12]}

Butler took his first acting class at age 21. He got his start with roles in student films and low budget projects.^[9] He landed his breakthrough recurring role on the Disney Channel series K.C. Undercover.^[4][10][13] He had roles in the Disney Channel films Teen Beach 2 and Perfect High.

In 2017, he was cast as Reggie Mantle in Riverdale. He was later cast as Zach Dempsey in 13 Reasons Why,^[14] and left Riverdale due to his commitment to 13 Reasons Why.^[5][15] He would reprise Mantle in Riverdale's 100th episode "The Jughead Paradox" in a scene alongside his successor Charles Melton's portrayal.^[16]

In 2019, he played adult Eugene Choi in the superhero film Shazam!.^[12] He also played Trevor, Peter Kavinsky's best friend, in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, released in 2020 by Netflix.^[17]

In 2020, it was announced that Butler would star alongside Kiernan Shipka in the Quibi series Swimming with Sharks.^[18] The project remained unreleased after the demise of Quibi's platform, but was released by Roku in the spring of 2022.^[19][20] Butler also starred in Claudia Tan's Perfect Addiction alongside Kiana Madeira and Matthew Notzka,^[21] which was released internationally on Amazon Prime on March 24, 2023, and received a limited theatrical release in the USA.^[22]

Butler will appear in the upcoming film adaption of Abigail Hing Wen's Love in Taipei (previously titled "Loveboat Taipei") opposite Ashley Liao.^[23] The film is confirmed to debut on Paramount+ in the summer of 2023. ^[24] Butler will also appear in the romantic comedy Worth the Wait, with Lana Condor. .^[25]

• Early interview with Teen.com
• Interview with Salon
• Interview with Flaunt
• Interview with Bello Magazine
• Interview with Glass Magazine
• Interview with Euphoria Magazine

• Ross Butler at IMDb 
• Ross Butler on X