Biography

Ross Butler

by Rob Williams,

American actor, Ross Butler is well known for his role as Zach Dempsey in the Netflix’s TV series, 13 Reasons Why. Since 2017, he is working in The CW’s series, Riverdale. His acting in the series is praised by a number of fans. He is also popular for his roles in several TV series, K.C. Undercover, and TV films, Teen beach 2 and Perfect High.

Early Life And Education of Ross Butler

Ross Butler was born Ross Fleming Butler to father of British Dutch ancestry and Chinese-Malaysian mother on 17th May 1990 in Queenstown, Singapore under the birth sign Taurus. Butler holds both Singaporean and American nationalities and belongs to Mixed ethnicity (British-Dutch ancestry and Chinese-Malaysian ancestry).

His mother raised him in Fairfax, Virginia after the divorce of his parents. In 2008, Butler graduated from Langley High School. Later, he joined Ohio State University but left after a year. He then moved to Los Angeles to join acting cla s ses. In 2013, he performed in Born mobile in a Qualcomm’s Keynote Presentation.

Ross Butler’s Career

Movies

Butler made his movie debut in 2013 from the short film, Work It Out. The following year, he worked in two movies, Two Bedrooms, and Rules of the Trade. As of 2018, he is working on his upcoming movie, Shazam! starring Dwayne Johnson, Zachary Levi, Asher Angel and Jack Dylan Grazer.

TV Series

Butler made his Hollywood debut as Allen in The Gateway Lifetime. The following year, he worked in the police procedural series, Major Crimes with Mary McDonnell, Anthony Denison, G.W. Bailey and Raymond Cruz.

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His other works include Camp Sunshine, Star Seed, Hollywood, Dog Park and Happyland. Here's a short list of his popular works.

TV Series/ TV film Role IMDB Rating Cast Members
Teen Beach 2 (2015) Spencer 6.3 Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Grace Phipps and Jorda Fisher.
Perfect High (2015) Nate 6.2 Bella Throne, Ryan Grantham, Venus Terzo and Jasmine Sky.
K.C. Undercover (2015-2016) Brett 6.1 Zendaya, Kamil McFadden, Trinitee Stokes and Kadeem Hardison.
Teen Wolf (2016) Nathan Pierce 7.7 Dylan O'Brien, Tyler Posey, Holland Roden and Tyler Hoechlin.
Riverdale (2017) Reggie Mantle 7.7 KJ Apa, Camila Mendes, Lili Reinhart and Luke Perry.
13 Reasons Why (2017-present) Zach Dempsey 8.3 Katherine Langford, Dylan Minnette, Alisha Boe and Christian Navarro.

As of 2018, he is working in the series like  Riverdale and 13 Reasons Why.

Ross Butler’s Net Worth

Ross Butler has an estimated net worth of million dollars, but, the amount is still under review. Butler’s major source of income is his TV series and movies. As per some sources, he earns the salary of $125k from the TV series, Riverdale.

Butler pet a gain tortoise name, Sheldon. He also has a Maltese worth $180-$607.

Ross Butler’s Personal Life

13 Reasons Why Star, Ross Butler, is single in the present days. Butler has not dated any ladies to date. He revealed that he waited until his mid-20s to date a girl. He explained,

‘’ For a long time, I made a conscious decision, not to date. I think you need to take time to focus on yourself, especially in your early to mid-20s. I wanted to be emotionally set and get my career going before I got into anything serious. Now I think I have a good foundation, and somebody I bring into my life could teach me things and help me branch out.’’

He told Cosmo,

‘’The way to a guy's heart is through his hobbies. Find out what he's pa s sionate about, and if you really love him, get into it too. If I meet a girl who can talk video games, guitar, cooking, or good books, it's a huge turn-on.’’

Besides, he loves to sing, play guitar and piano in his spare time. He also volunteers mentoring kids at the Boys and Girls Club of Venice in Southern California.

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