Sean Grandillo (born December 9, 1992) is an American actor, singer and musician, known for his roles as the Voice of Otto in the 2015 Broadway revival of '' Spring Awakening'', Eli Hudson in

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's horror series ''

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'', Brett Young in

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'', and Curly McLain in the 2021-2022 national tour of ''

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Early life

Grandillo was born in

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, Ohio and raised in

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. He was educated at Leighton Elementary School and graduated from Aurora High School. He went on to attend

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for musical theatre, before dropping out to join the cast of '' Spring Awakening'' in Los Angeles.

Career

Acting

In 2014, Grandillo auditioned for

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's production of '' Spring Awakening'' while on a break from college, and moved to Los Angeles two weeks later to star in the musical. He stayed with the company as the show transferred to

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, playing the double bass in the band and providing the Voice of Otto, while deaf actor Miles Barbee portrays the role of Otto Lämmermeier in

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. In 2015, he guest appeared as Cooper in two episodes of

's crime drama series '' Secrets and Lies''. In January 2016, Grandillo guest-starred in a

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-directed episode of

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's legal drama series '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' as Chris Roberts, a high school senior accused of sexually assaulting a freshman. He then appeared in Justin Kelly's gay porn drama film '' King Cobra'', alongside

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. In March 2016, he was cast in the recurring role of Eli Hudson in the second season of

's horror series ''

''. In the same year, Grandillo appeared as Miles Brekov in the

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mystery series, ''

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''. He recurred as Kenny's boyfriend, Brett Young, in the ABC comedy series ''

''. In 2018, Grandillo starred in the role of Colin Cowher on the

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''. Grandillo began playing the role of Curly in the national tour of ''

'' on November 6, 2021.

Music

Grandillo's music career began with what started as a My Chemical Romance cover band called Rumored Alone. On October 15, 2015, Grandillo released his first single, "New." In August 2016, he released his second single, "Why Is It so Hard to Change." On September 2, 2016, Grandillo released his first EP, also titled ''Why Is It so Hard to Change''. On August 25, 2017, Grandillo released his debut album titled ''Necessarily Trouble'' on

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and

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Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

References

External links

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