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Sterling Knight

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Sterling Knight
Born
Sterling Sandmann Knight

(1989-03-05) March 5, 1989 (age 35)
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • dancer
Years active2005–present

Sterling Sandmann Knight[1] (born March 5, 1989) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is known for his role as Chad Dylan Cooper in the Disney Channel sitcom Sonny with a Chance and its spinoff So Random!, Zander Carlson in Melissa & Joey, and Christopher Wilde in the Disney Channel Original Movie Starstruck.

Early life

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Knight was born in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.[2] He has a sister, Samantha Scarlett, and a brother, Spencer Shuga.[3]

Career

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Knight began his career on stage in local productions. He made his acting debut in minor roles in Calm, Career Day, and Hi-Jinks.[4] Knight's first role with Disney was in an episode of Hannah Montana, playing Lilly’s boyfriend Lucas, in 2007.[5] Later in the year, Knight also appeared in two episodes of The Closer.[6] In 2008, Knight appeared in Out of Jimmy's Head and Grey's Anatomy.[7] In 2009, Knight played the role of Chad Dylan Cooper, an egotistical and self-centered cast member of Mackenzie Falls and self-proclaimed Hollywood legend in Sonny with a Chance. Knight made his film debut in 17 Again playing Alex O'Donnell, Matthew Perry/Zac Efron's son who was abused by his sister's boyfriend.

In 2010, Knight played teen heart-throb Christopher Wilde in the Disney Channel Original Movie Starstruck.[8] According to comments made by Knight on Twitter, because he joined the cast so late, he only sang one song on the soundtrack, the opening song. His character's remaining songs were sung by Drew Ryan Scott.[9] Knight's next project was the movie Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale with Ashlee Hewitt.[10] He plays Ty Parker, a singer/songwriter who's looking for a change in his music and then finds a girl recording in a studio and when she leaves him he goes on a journey to find her. The movie was released in April 2010.[11]

In 2011, Knight returned to be in the Sonny with a Chance spinoff sketch comedy series So Random!.[12] His recurring characters on So Random! included Possibly Sarcastic Skip, Dwayne Platowski, and Jimmy Sparrow and his impressions included Ralph Fiennes (as Lord Voldemort), Lucas Cruikshank (as Fred), Taylor Lautner (as Jacob Black), and Justin Bieber. The show was cancelled after one season.

In 2012, Knight starred as Shane Seedwell in the action thriller film Transit co-starring Jim Caviezel and Elisabeth Rohm.[13] As of 2013 he is appearing as a guest star on Melissa & Joey as Lennox's boyfriend and later fiancé Zander.[14] Knight returned for the 4th and final season in 2014. In 2014, he starred as Billy in The Hotwives of Orlando, a Hulu original series.[15]

In 2015, Knight starred as Chris in the action crime drama film Landmine Goes Click.[16] In 2016, Knight guest-starred in two episodes of NBC series Crowded, where he played the love interest of Miranda Cosgrove's character.[17] In 2017, he starred as Cameron Fullbright in the go90 comedy series In the Rough.[18] He had a supporting role in the movie Different Flowers.[19] He played the role of Philip in the sci-fi drama The Man from Earth: Holocene.[20] In 2022, he had a supporting role in It Snows All the Time.

Personal life

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In November 2014, Knight began dating actress Ayla Kell, whom he had met on the set of Melissa & Joey.[21] The couple announced their engagement in October 2018.[22] They ended their relationship in 2019.[23]

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach Opponent Tennis Player
2009 17 Again Alex O'Donnell
2010 Privileged Soph
2010 Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale Ty Parker
2011 The Muppets Himself
2012 Transit Shane
2015 Landmine Goes Click Chris
2016 It Snows All The Time Art
2017 Different Flowers Charlie
2017 The Man from Earth: Holocene Philip
2022 It Snows All the Time Art
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Hi-Jinks Brendan Episode: "Winner"
2007 The Closer Grady Reed Episodes: "Next of Kin: Parts 1 & 2"
2007 Hannah Montana Lucas Episode: "My Best Friend's Boyfriend"
2008 Out of Jimmy's Head Brad Episode: "Bad Fad"
2008 Grey's Anatomy Kip Episodes: "Freedom: Parts 1 & 2"
2009–2011 Sonny with a Chance Chad Dylan Cooper Main role[a]
2010 Starstruck Christopher Wilde Television film
2011–2012 So Random! Chad Dylan Cooper Main role
2013 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja Buttermaker Voice role; episodes: "Wave Slayers", "McFreaks"
2013–2015 Melissa & Joey Zander Carlson Recurring role
2014 The Hotwives of Orlando Billy Recurring role (season 1)
2016 Crowded Nate Episodes: "Fixer", "Daughter"
2017 In the Rough Cameron Fullbright Web series; main role
Music videos
Year Artist Title Role
2008 Demi Lovato "La La Land" The Actor
2010 Sterling Knight "Starstruck" Christopher Wilde
2010 Anna Margaret "Something About The Sunshine" Himself

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2010 Teen Choice Awards Actor Comedy Sonny with a Chance Nominated
Hollywood Teen TV Awards Teen Pick Actor: Comedy Sonny with a Chance Won
2015 Monster Fest Best Male Lead Landmine Goes Click Won

Notes

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  1. ^ Also plays as Chaz Milton Looper in the episode "My Two Chads"

References

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  1. ^ radiodisney (June 7, 2010), Find out Sterling Knight's middle name on Radio Disney's Celebrity Take with Jake, archived from the original on December 15, 2021, retrieved April 30, 2018
  2. ^ @SterlingKnight (January 4, 2010). "I was born there actually" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Rubin, Sam (entertainment reporter, interviewer); Sterling Knight; Michaela Pereira (February 12, 2010). KTLA Morning News. Los Angeles: KTLA. Event occurs at 1:30. [Pereira:] What is your sister's name? [Knight:] Samantha Scarlett. [Pereira:] And your brother? [Knight:] Spencer Shuga… My mom is a Georgia Girl. [Rubin:] Do you have a rap middle name too? [Knight:] I, umm, it's pretty bad. Sandmann. I'm not kidding… I will show you my ID…
  4. ^ "Sterling Knight biography and filmography | Sterling Knight movies". Tribute.ca. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "7 Times Miley And Lilly Were The Truest Friends On 'Hannah Montana'". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "Sterling Knight - Starpulse.com". Starpulse. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  7. ^ "Sterling Knight". www.listal.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "Watch StarStruck () online - Amazon Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  9. ^ Interview: Drew Ryan Scott – Episode no. 11 07/02 by Charicemania | Music Podcasts
  10. ^ "Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  11. ^ "Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale". IMDb. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  12. ^ TV.com. "So Random". TV.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  13. ^ "Transit". www.rottentomatoes.com. May 11, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  14. ^ "Interview: Sterling Knight on the Challenges of Acting and Why You Should Watch 'Melissa and Joey'". www.buddytv.com. February 5, 2014. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  15. ^ "This. Now. - Check this out! The trailer for Hotwives of..." This. Now. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  16. ^ Harvey, Dennis (December 10, 2015). "Film Review: 'Landmine Goes Click'". Variety. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  17. ^ Staff, Hollywood.com (June 7, 2015). "Crowded | Full Cast and Credits | 2016". Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  18. ^ "In the Rough | go90". go90. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  19. ^ "About". Different Flowers. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  20. ^ McNary, Dave (May 27, 2016). "Vanessa Williams, Sterling Knight Join 'Man From Earth' Sequel". Variety. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  21. ^ Ayla Kell [@justAylaK] (August 5, 2015). "Since November! Pretty much right after we met on set at #MelissaandJoey @Laurenk83 @joeyydato" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "Ayla Kell on Instagram". Instagram. October 2, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  23. ^ Kell, Ayla (November 20, 2020). "Gains from Loss". Ayla Kell. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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