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.
In this clever and swoonworthy YA debut from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life’s moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart. Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory’s focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious “Kingkiller” Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning Bad Boy of chess. Nolan’s loss to an unknown rook-ie shocks everyone. What’s even more confusing? His desire to cross pawns again. What kind of gambit is Nolan playing? The smart move would be to walk away. Resign. Game over. But Mallory’s victory opens the door to sorely needed cash-prizes and despite everything, she can’t help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist.... As she rockets up the ranks, Mallory struggles to keep her family safely separated from the game that wrecked it in the first place. And as her love for the sport she so desperately wanted to hate begins to rekindle, Mallory quickly realizes that the games aren’t only on the board, the spotlight is brighter than she imagined, and the competition can be fierce (-ly attractive. And intelligent…and infuriating…)
