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Grant is presently in Canada, shooting for a Lifetime telefilm with actresses [[Annabeth Gish]] and [[Jessica_Lowndes|Jessica Lowndes]] of the television series, [[90210 (TV series)|90210]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Leslie|title='Glee's' Grant Gustin to Star in Lifetime Movie|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glee-grant-gustin-lifetime-movie-327343|publisher=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=11 June 2012}}</ref> .
Gustin began filming ''A Mother's Nightmare'', a telefilm for the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] network, at the end of May 2012. The project also stars actresses [[Annabeth Gish]] and [[Jessica Lowndes]], and is being shot in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|title={{-'}}Glee's' Grant Gustin to Star in Lifetime Movie|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glee-grant-gustin-lifetime-movie-327343|publisher=Hollywood Reporter|date=May 21, 2012|accessdate=June 11, 2012}}</ref>


==Television==
==Television==

Revision as of 23:52, 11 June 2012

Grant Gustin
Born
Thomas Grant Gustin

(1990-01-14) January 14, 1990 (age 34)
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, dancer
Years active2003–present

Thomas Grant Gustin (born January 14, 1990), better known as Grant Gustin,[1] is an American theater and television actor from Norfolk, Virginia.[2]

Life and career

During his high school years, Grant attended the Governor's School for the Arts program in Norfolk, Virginia for Musical Theatre. In 2008, he graduated from Granby High School and went on to attend the BFA Music Theatre Program at Elon University in North Carolina for two years.[2]

He left school to take the role of Baby John in the Broadway Revival Tour of West Side Story, and performed with the tour from its opening on September 30, 2010 through September 23, 2011.[2][3][4]

On November 8, 2011, he debuted on the television series Glee as Sebastian Smythe, an openly gay member of the Dalton Academy Warblers.[2] Gustin won the recurring role of Sebastian, a promiscuous and scheming character, after "an exhaustive, weeks-long casting search".[5] He began filming the role early on Monday, September 26, 2011, after having finished his final West Side Story performance the Friday night before.[6]

Gustin began filming A Mother's Nightmare, a telefilm for the Lifetime network, at the end of May 2012. The project also stars actresses Annabeth Gish and Jessica Lowndes, and is being shot in Canada.[7]

Television

Year Film Role Notes
2003 Kid Fitness Jungle Adventure Exercise Video Club Fit kid Short Video
2006 A Haunting Stacey's boyfriend Episode: "Hungry Ghosts"
2011–present Glee Sebastian Smythe Recurring character; "The First Time", "Hold on to Sixteen", "Michael", "On My Way"
2012 CSI: Miami Scott Ferris / Trent Burton Episode: "Terminal Velocity"[8]
2013 A Mother's Nightmare Chris Stewart Main Character; Television Movie

Theater

Year Title Role Notes
2010–2011 West Side Story Baby John Broadway Revival Tour

References

  1. ^ Gustin, Grant (November 11, 2011). "Twitter / @grantgust: @KaylaMcWills that is true. but i've gone by Grant my whole life. It's not a "stage" name or "screen" name". Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Norfolk actor lands a role on TV's 'Glee'". The Virginian-Pilot. October 27, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  3. ^ "West Side Story Tour Announces Cast". BroadwayWorld.com. August 23, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  4. ^ Gustin, Grant (September 23, 2011). "Twitter / @grantgust: Premature last performance with #WSS tonight. It's been such an amazing year! I will miss you all so much". Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  5. ^ Ausiello, Michael (September 27, 2011). "Glee Exclusive: New Gay Warbler to Come Between Kurt and Blaine!". TVLine.com. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  6. ^ Gustin, Grant (September 26, 2011). "Twitter / @grantgust: Early morning. First day on set". Retrieved September 30, 2011. {{cite web}}: Text "#surreal" ignored (help)
  7. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 21, 2012). "'Glee's' Grant Gustin to Star in Lifetime Movie". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  8. ^ "#1013 ("Terminal Velocity")". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

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