Sky Lakota-Lynch was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 25, 1996. He is of Native American (Haliwa-Saponi) and Ethiopian descent. He graduated from The Neighborhood Playhouse School Of Theatre. He made his debut in the short film "Contagion" and moved to New York City the following year. Sky has since been in several Off-Broadway productions and has been featured in The New York Post. He made his Broadway debut as Jared Kleinman in "Dear Evan Hansen."