Ross Lynch

Ross Shor Lynch is an American singer and actor born on December 29, 1995. Raised in Littleton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, he grew up with four siblings: Rydel, Riker, Rocky, and Ryland. Lynch was educated at home starting in the fourth grade, during which time he learned to sing and play the guitar and piano. He is a second cousin of dancers Derek and Julianne Hough through their maternal grandmothers. In 2007, Lynch and his family relocated to Los Angeles.

Lynch began his entertainment career with appearances on television programs such as So You Think You Can Dance and Moises Rules!, as well as the 2010 short film Grapple. He also appeared in a 2009 Kidz Bop video and Cymphonique's music video for Lil' Miss Swagger. In early 2011, he was cast in the lead role of Austin Moon on the Disney Channel comedy series Austin & Ally, which ran from December 2011 to January 2016. During this time, he reprised his role in crossover episodes of Jessie and Girl Meets World. Lynch also starred as Brady in the Disney Channel musical films Teen Beach Movie in 2013 and Teen Beach 2 in 2015.

Lynch made a cameo appearance in the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted and voiced the character Piers in the English dub of the 2016 animated film Snowtime!. In July 2016, he played Mark Anthony in a production of A Chorus Line at the Hollywood Bowl. He starred as Kyle in the 2018 romantic comedy Status Update, playing a teenager who uses a magical social media app. Shifting to dramatic roles, Lynch portrayed a teenage Jeffrey Dahmer in the 2017 biographical film My Friend Dahmer. From 2018 to 2020, he starred as Harvey Kinkle in the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and in October 2025, he was cast in the Netflix mystery thriller Heartland.

In addition to acting, Lynch plays guitar, piano, drums, and bass, and previously danced with the Rage Boyz Crew. He released his debut single A Billion Hits in April 2012, followed by Heard It on the Radio later that year. He recorded numerous tracks for the Austin & Ally and Teen Beach Movie soundtracks, achieving commercial success on the Billboard charts. In 2016, he contributed vocals to Tritonal's track I Feel the Love.

Lynch was the lead vocalist of the pop rock band R5 alongside his siblings. The group signed with Hollywood Records in 2012 and released albums including Louder in 2013 and Sometime Last Night in 2015. In March 2018, R5 transformed into the Driver Era, a music duo consisting of Lynch and his brother Rocky. The duo released their debut album X in June 2019, followed by singles such as Rumors, Get Off My Phone, You Keep Me Up at Night, Don't Walk Away, Touch, and Same Old Story leading up to their album Obsession.

Lynch was in a relationship with his Chilling Adventures of Sabrina co-star Jaz Sinclair from 2018 until late 2023. On November 5, 2026, during the premiere of Heartland, Lynch confirmed that he is married, choosing to keep his wife's identity private out of respect for her privacy.