Charles Melton Bio

Ross Butler, professionally known as Charles Melton, is a talented American actor born in Singapore to a Chinese-Malaysian mother and an English-Dutch father. Born on May 17th, he celebrated his birthday with a party in Vegas when he turned 21.

Butler's acting career began at a young age. He took his first acting class at the age of 21 and then moved to Los Angeles at 20. Although he dropped out of college after a year, he later pursued his passion for engineering by studying chemical and biomolecular engineering at Ohio State University.

Before becoming an established actor, Butler started with small roles in student films and low-budget projects. He gained recognition through his recurring role on the Disney Channel series K.C. and landed roles in the Disney Channel films Teen Beach 2 and Perfect High.

In 2017, Butler was cast as Reggie Mantle in Riverdale, a Netflix/The CW show. However, he left the role after one season due to filming commitments to 13 Reasons Why, where he played Zach Dempsey. He reprised his role in Riverdale's 100th episode, 'The Jughead Paradox,' alongside his successor Charles Melton.

Butler has appeared in several films and series, including Swimming with Sharks on Quibi, I Still Love You on Netflix, To All the Boys: P.S., Shazam!, and Worth the Wait on Paramount+. He will also appear in the upcoming film adaptation of Abigail Hing Wen's Love in Taipei opposite Ashley Liao.

Throughout his career, Butler has received recognition for his roles. In 2020, he starred alongside Kiernan Shipka in Swimming with Sharks, and Perfect Addiction was released internationally on Amazon Prime in March 2023.

With a diverse range of roles under his belt, Charles Melton (Ross Butler) has established himself as a talented actor in the entertainment industry.

Charles melton bio