Casey Cott Biography

Casey Morton Cott (born August 8, 1992) is an American actor, known for his role as Kevin Keller on the CW series Riverdale.

Early life and education

Cott was born in 1992, the middle of three children of Rick Cott, an investment manager and former fighter pilot in the Air Force, and Lori Cott (ne Morton). Cott grew up in Chagrin Falls, Ohio with his younger sister and older brother, actor Corey Cott, and graduated from Chagrin Falls High School. He attended Boston University before deciding to study acting, transferring to the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. He graduated in 2016.

Career

Cott began his acting career performing in local Ohio theater, appearing in productions of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Romeo and Juliet, among others. Upon moving to Pittsburgh for school, he got involved in the regional theater scene there while attending classes at CMU and working on university theater productions concurrently. He appeared in a 2014 production of the play Parade at the New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh, where he starred alongside several of his Carnegie Mellon classmates, as well as a production of Small Engine Repair at Barebone Productions. In August 2016, he played Moses in the premiere concert reading of Stephen Shwartz's musical project, a stage production of The Prince of Egypt, at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, New York, opposite Shuler Hensley and John Cariani.

On March 12, 2016, during his final year at CMU, Cott was cast as Kevin Keller on the CW drama series Riverdale, a TV adaptation of the Archie Comics universe. The character of Kevin is notable due to his status of being the first openly gay character in the history of Archie Comics. Cott stated in a Facebook video released to fans in March 2017 that he originally auditioned for the roles of Archie Andrews and Jughead Jones, prior to landing the role of Kevin. He was promoted to a series regular for the second season.

On March 12, 2017, at the SXSW Festival, Cott announced his upcoming role in the film The Mascot, directed by Matthew Perkins. Cott will be portraying the lead role of Nick Shepard, an ex-quarterback turned mascot. Filming will begin in Atlanta in 2018.

Personal life

Cott resides in New York City.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	All The Little Things We Kill	Trevor Olsson
2019	Mascot	Nick Shephard

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017-present	Riverdale	Kevin Keller	Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2-present)
2017	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Lucas Hull	Episode: "Conversion"
2018	Instinct	Dino Moretti	Episode: "Pilot"

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Notes
2017	"Why"	Sabrina Carpenter