Michael Grant

Michael Grant who hails from Kingsport Tennessee moved to Los Angeles in 2009 to steadily build his acting career The soulful and talented Grant booked roles on Criminal Minds with Joe Mantegna Childrens Hospital with comedy vets Megan Mullally Rob Corddry Malin Ackerman Disney Channels Shake It Up and on Nickelodeons Victorious His work extended to national commercials for Lexus the webs Funny or Die Flowers and Eviction Notice In 2011 Michael generated critical acclaim on ABCs Shonda Rhimes hit Private Practice where he played a young classical pianist stricken with brain tumor The television community quickly became aware of Michaels ability and range when he was cast by Seventh Heaven creator Brenda Hampton as Ethan the troubled teen on ABC Familys hit show The Secret Life of the American Teenager Michaels role which was initially just for one episode was quickly expanded and he became a series regular in the series final season 2013 opposite Shailene Woodley After the shows conclusion Michael landed the role of Connor opposite Lucy Hale in ABC Familys Pretty Little Liars This fall he can be seen on the FOX comedy series Brooklyn Nine Nine opposite Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher as Trevor the vandal son of the deputy police commissioner Michaels movie credits include a starring role in The Hallmark Channels Reading Writing and Romance 2013 as tech whiz kid JD Forester alongside Meredith Baxter and Brenda Strong In addition MIchael just returned from shooting the indie dramatic feature Zoe Gone from acclaimed director Conor Allyn due for release in 2014 He will be seen as Randy Chambers a young teen who gets on the wrong side of the law A gifted concert pianist who won The Tennessee State Piano Competition at age 6 Michael went on to win first place in the solo and concerto divisions in 2006 He is still a Tennessean at heart and remains a huge fan of the Tennessee Titans but in deference to his new California home is fully committed to becoming an accomplished skateboarder He is proud to call himself a rabid fantasy football fanatic