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.
Luke Aday knew that his sister's death was imminent--she had been under hospice care for months--but that didn't make her death any easier on him or their family. He returns to school three days after the funeral to a changed world; his best friends welcome him back with open arms, but it isn't the same. When a charismatic new student, Eddie Sankawulo, tries to welcome Luke to his own school, something life-changing happens: In a moment of frustration, Luke runs into an empty classroom, hurls his backpack against the wall--and the backpack never lands. Luke Aday has just discovered that he can stop time.
