Age: 20
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From commercials to Disney Channel star, Aryan Simhadri has had a whirlwind career spanning over 11 years which is especially notable given he's just 18. This energetic and outgoing kid was scouted at the age of 4 after moving to CA. As he quickly fell in love with the art, his talents were first recognized in National Commercials for "KMart" and "Toyota". From there his talent bloomed into multiple Commercials and television roles over the next few years from CBS's "Seal Team", "Teachers", "Angie Tribeca", "Gamers Guide to Pretty Much Everything", "Will & Grace" and many more. He got his break in Movies with Netflix/WWE movie "THE MAIN EVENT", for which he won his first YAA Award (Young Artist Academy) for BEST ACTOR in a Streaming Movie. Most recently he has been seen as the lead in Disney Channel's original movie, "SPIN," the first to feature a South East Asian-Indian cast as the leads. Continuing to work on his craft, his improv skills were finely tuned when he was cast on Disney's "Just Roll With It" where the audience chose what happened in the scenes, and the actors must -Just roll with it. He has also extended his reach into voice-over work, where you can hear him in movies like "The Spongebob Movie: Sponge On The Run". He also lends his voice to Paramount Television's "Adventures in Wonder Park" as 'Banky' and most recently, the role of 'Tiffany' in the award winning "Adventure Time" series television movie "Distant Lands" and Disney's "Mira, The Royal Detective". He truly is an all-rounder as he recently forayed into BROADWAY in New York City as Walter in TREVOR-THE MUSICAL, which had a successful run and gained ubiquitous recognition and appreciation. They also recently recorded a cast Album and filmed the performance for streaming purposes. His passion for the work, as well as meeting his fellow cast and crew members, radiates more every day, and he shows no signs of slowing down. As an amateur magician, Aryan has a few surprises up his sleeve for 2022, as he will star in the Disney+ reboot of "CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN" alongside Zach Braff and Gabrielle Union.
People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever-encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better than today. Their junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national semi-finals, and they actually have a shot at winning. All the hopes and dreams of this place now rest on the shoulders of a handful of teenage boys. Being responsible for the hopes of an entire town is a heavy burden, and the semi-final match is the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected. Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, Fredrik Backman has found the entire world.
