Casey Cott

Casey Morton Cott (born August 8, 1992) 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 for two years before deciding to study acting, transferring to the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, where 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. In August 2016, he played Moses in the premiere concert reading of Stephen Schwartz'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. That same year, he appeared in the music video for the song "Why" by Sabrina Carpenter.

On March 12, 2018, at the SXSW Festival, Cott announced his upcoming role in the film The Mascot, written and directed by Matthew Perkins. Cott will be playing the lead role of Nick Shepherd, an ex-quarterback turned mascot. However, as of early 2019, production has stalled on the project. In the second half of 2018, Cott took part in the filming of the movie All the Little Things We Kill, in which he plays the supporting role of Trever Olsson.

In March 2019, it was announced that Cott will star as the titular character in a Kennedy Center production of The Who's Tommy, starring opposite Mandy Gonzalez and Christian Borle. It was announced on Monday 26 June 2023, Cott made his Broadway debut as Christian in Moulin Rouge! at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, on August 1.

Personal life Cott resides in New York City. They were married on December 18, 2021. Cott and his wife had their first child, Cashius, on September 18, 2023.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role 2019 All the Little Things We Kill Trevor Olsson 2021 Asking For It Mike 2025 Games We Play Jack

Television Year Title Role Notes 2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lucas Hale Episode: "Conversion" 2017–2023 Riverdale Kevin Keller / Teen Tom Keller / Constable Keller / Kirk Keller / Deputy Keller / Agent Keller Recurring role (season 1) and main role (season 2–7); 127 episodes 2018 Instinct Dino Moretti Episode: "Pilot" 2020 Katy Keene Kevin Keller Episode: "Chapter Ten: Gloria"

Music videos Year Title Artist(s) Notes 2017 "Why" Sabrina Carpenter 2019 "Shoes" Mina Tobias