Evan Todd


Evan Todd is an American actor and producer.

Life and career

Todd grew up in Kissimmee, Florida. He finished his senior year of high school at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem and later graduated from the Juilliard School. Todd also studied at Yale School of Drama and London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
In 2007, Todd made his big screen debut as a student in the 2007 film Sydney White. He subsequently appeared in several television films and series such as Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever, Switched at Birth and Jane the Virgin. In 2014, he originated the role of Kurt Kelly in ', when the rock musical had a production Off-Broadway. The following year, Todd co-produced the 2015 Broadway revival of Spring Awakening. A critical success, the rock musical, based on the German play Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind, was nominated for both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical.
In 2016, Todd had a leading role in the comedy film 4th Man Out about a young mechanic who comes out to his straight buddies and to his family. The film received the Audience Choice Award for Best Dramatic Feature at Outfest, and was awarded the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the InsideOut LGBT Film Festival. In March 2017, Todd joined the Broadway cast of ' as King’s songwriter first husband and writing partner Gerry Goffin.
Todd is openly gay. He is the co-founder of stART and artsINSIDEOUT, two summer arts empowerment programs benefiting students from his home town as well as children affected by HIV in South Africa.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Extremely DecentVariousTelevision film
2014Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas EverZackTelevision film
2015Switched at BirthCarlEpisode: "How Does a Girl Like You Get to Be a Girl Like You"
2016Liv and MaddieZachEpisode: "Roll Model-A-Rooney"
2017Jane the VirginJeremy Howe3 episodes