Echo Kellum (born August 29, 1982)[2][3] is an American comedian and actor. Kellum is best known for his roles as Curtis Holt on The CW drama series Arrow, Tommy on the Fox sitcom Ben and Kate,[4] and Hunter on NBC's Sean Saves the World.[5]
Echo Kellum | |
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 Kellum in 2017 | |
| Born | August 29, 1982 |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Children | 2[1] |
Early life
editBorn in Chicago, Illinois,[6] he moved to Los Angeles in late 2009 to pursue a career in comedy.[7] He is a graduate of The Groundlings, I.O. West, and the Upright Citizens Brigade.[4][7]
Career
editKellum gained his first major role in 2012 when he was cast in the FOX comedy Ben and Kate (then titled Ben Fox Is My Manny) playing the role of Tommy, the best friend of the titular character Ben (Nat Faxon).[8] Following Ben and Kate, Kellum was cast as Hunter in NBC's Sean Saves the World starring Sean Hayes and Megan Hilty.
In 2015, Kellum was cast in the recurring role of Curtis Holt, based on the DC Comics character Mister Terrific, in the fourth season of The CW drama series Arrow.[9][10] Holt is a technological savant and inventor who initially works at Palmer Technologies under the supervision of Felicity Smoak, and later becomes a member of Team Arrow. Kellum also went on to portray the character in the Arrow spin-off series Legends of Tomorrow. In April 2016, it was announced that Kellum would be promoted to series regular for the fifth season of Arrow.[11] Kellum exited the series during its seventh season in 2019.[12] He returned for two episodes in Arrow's final season.[13]
In 2017,[14] Kellum appeared in Netflix's Girlfriend's Day[15] as Madsen, beat poet and a co-worker of Bob Odenkirk's character.[16]
Kellum voices the character "King Joaquín" on the Disney Channel animated series Elena of Avalor. He also voices multiple characters for the Adult Swim animated series Rick and Morty.
In 2021, Kellum landed a role on the NBC series Grand Crew.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Shangri-La Suite | Hepcat | |
| 2017 | Girlfriend's Day | Madsen | |
| 2020 | Undead Life | Butch | Short |
| 2023 | Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. | Mr. Benedict | |
| Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken | Doug (voice) | ||
| Ex-Husbands | Chris |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Concerned Citizen / Tiberius Jones | 3 episodes |
| Ben and Kate | Tommy | Main cast, 16 episodes | |
| Hot in Cleveland | Aaron / Johnny | Episodes: "Hot & Heavy", "Love Is All Around" | |
| 2013 | The Gates | Rav Mukherjee | Unsold television pilot |
| NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Clarence / Lex | Episodes: "Inertia", "Unfrozen Agent Man" | |
| Key & Peele | Funk Band Member | Episode: "Tackle & Grapple" | |
| 2013–14 | Sean Saves the World | Hunter | Main cast, 15 episodes (2 unaired) |
| 2013–21 | Rick and Morty | Brad / various voices | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | American Dad! | Unknown character (voice) | Episode: "Introducing the Naughty Stewardesses" |
| Two to Go | Nick | Unsold television pilot | |
| 2015 | Dead People | Doug | Unsold television pilot |
| A to Z | Joseph | Episodes: "J Is for Jan Vaughan", "K Is for Keep Out" | |
| Drunk History | Lew Alcindor | Episode: "Cleveland" | |
| The League | Mr. McGibblets | Episode: "The Yank Banker" | |
| You’re the Worst | Tall Nathan | 4 episodes | |
| 2015–16 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Guitar / Lil' Doctor Dirty (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2015–20 | Arrow | Curtis Holt / Mister Terrific | Recurring role (season 4) Series regular (season 5–7) Special guest star (season 8) 72 episodes |
| 2016 | The UCB Show | Darbins | Episode: "Feel the Bern" |
| Time Traveling Bong | Slave | Episode: "Chapter 2: The Middle" | |
| Con Man | Taylor | Episode: "What Goes Up..." | |
| 2016–20 | Elena of Avalor | King Joaquin (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Legends of Tomorrow | Curtis Holt / Mister Terrific | 2 episodes (season 3) |
| 2018 | Freedom Fighters: The Ray | Curtis Holt / Mister Terrific (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Liza on Demand | James Dixon Rogers | Episode: "Gentrification: The Musical" |
| 2020 | The Fugitive | Coop | 5 episodes |
| Star Trek: Lower Decks | Titan Lieutenant #1 (voice) | Episode: "No Small Parts" | |
| 2020–23 | Solar Opposites | EDM Trunk / Jesse Guard #1 (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Robot Chicken | Maui, Skeleton Warrior #1 (voice) | Episode: "May Cause the Need for Speed" |
| 2021–23 | Grand Crew | Noah Koles | Main role |
| 2022 | The Old Man | Mike | 5 episodes |
| 2024 | After Midnight | Himself | Episode #42 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Accounting | Little Public Defender 1, Cop 1 | Voice role |
| 2019 | Trover Saves the Universe | Bathtub Jim, New Anchor in Studio | Voice role |
| 2020 | Battletoads | Pimple, Porkshank, Passerby | Voice role[17] |
References
edit- ^ https://twitter.com/EchoK/status/871142715932655617 [bare URL]
- ^ Arrow [@CW_Arrow] (August 29, 2018). "Have a terrific birthday, @EchoK" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Echo Kellum - Actor, Comedian". TV Insider. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- ^ a b Robert Wilonsky (December 4, 2012). "Echo Kellum, co-star of FOX's 'Ben and Kate,' was in town promoting his show. This is our visit". The Dallas Morning News Pop Culture Blog. The Dallas Morning News Inc. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ Michael Starr (October 2, 2013). "'Will & Grace' vet best reason to watch 'Sean Saves the World'". New York Post. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
...and Hayes is nicely supported by Echo Kellum and Megan Hilty as co-workers Hunter (he of the understated sarcasm) and Liz (also Sean's best friend outside the office).
- ^ Darel Jevens (July 20, 2015). "Chicago's Echo Kellum cast as Mr. Terrific on 'Arrow'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ a b "UCB Theatre • Echo Kellum". UCB Comedy. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (February 14, 2012). "Michael Arden Joins 'Anger Management', Echo Kellum Cast In 'Ben Fox Is My Manny'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ Natalie Abrams (July 17, 2015). "Arrow casts Mr. Terrific for season 4". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (2017-04-26). "Echo Kellum says Arrow's big season 5 revamp was a risk". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (April 4, 2016). "Arrow Season 5: Echo Kellum Promoted to Series Regular as Curtis". TVLine. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ Agard, Chancellor (February 11, 2019). "Arrow star on their shocking exit from the show: 'It's not the end of [SPOILER]'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ "Arrow: Echo Kellum Returns as Curtis Holt in Season 8 Photos". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- ^ "Echo Kellum Talks About the Future of "Arrow's" Mister Terrific". 6 July 2016.
- ^ Rebecca Ford (November 23, 2015). "Netflix Nabs Chris Sparling's 'Mercy,' 'Girlfriend's Day' With Bob Odenkirk (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Arrow's Echo Kellum Talks Playing Curtis, Mr Terrific and More | Talent Monthly Magazine". Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ^ "Echo Kellum". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 19 January 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of the title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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External links
edit- Echo Kellum at IMDb
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