Casey Cott

Cott grew up in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He attended Boston University before deciding to study acting, transferring to the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. He graduated in 2016. He is the brother of Carly Cott and actor Corey Cott.

In 2012, Cott appeared in local Ohio productions of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Romeo and Juliet. In 2014, he was a cast member of the play Parade at the New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh, where he starred alongside several of his Carnegie Mellon classmates. He continued to attend classes at CMU and work on a university theater production concurrently. In August 2016, he played Moses in the premiere concert reading of Stephen Shwartz's newest musical project, a stage production of The Prince of Egypt, at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, NY, 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.

Cott lives in New York City. He is currently dating Stephanie Styles.

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