Portrait of Skylar Astin

Skylar Astin

Acting

Biography

Skylar Astin Lipstein (born September 23, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He's best known for portraying Jesse Swanson in the musical films Pitch Perfect (2012) and Pitch Perfect 2 (2015). He was in the original cast of the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, and has since appeared in films such as Hamlet 2 (2008), Taking Woodstock (2009), Cavemen (2013), and 21 & Over (2013). He played the role of Greg Serrano (originally played by Santino Fontana) on the last season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend; and the role of Max in the musical dramedy Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020). He co-stars as the title character in the dramedy So Help Me Todd (2022).

Born: September 23, 1987

Place of Birth: New York, USA

Filmography

2024
2023
2022
2020
Trolls: TrollsTopia

as Branch (voice)

2020
Secret Society of Second Born Royals

as Professor James Morrow

2020
Ghosts of War

as Eugene

2020
2018
Hot Air

as Gareth Whitley

2018
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!

as Branch (voice)

2017
Speech & Debate

as Walter Healy

2016
Graves

as Isaiah Miller

2016
2016
Match Game

as Self - Panelist

2016
Monkey Up

as Monty (voice)

2015
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

as Greg Serrano

2015
2015
Pitch Perfect 2

as Jesse Swanson

2015
Luna Goes Cruising

as Crouton (voice)

2015
2014
Halt and Catch Fire

as Jessie Evans

2013
Ground Floor

as Brody Carol Moyer

2013
Cavemen

as Dean

2013
21 & Over

as Casey

2012
Wreck-It Ralph

as Roy (voice)

2012
Pitch Perfect

as Jesse Swanson

2012
Girls

as Matt Kornstein

2011
2009
Taking Woodstock

as John Roberts

2009
Glee

as Jean Baptiste

2008
Hamlet 2

as Rand Posin

2006
2006
Stagedoor

as Himself

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Todd Eames

2005
American Dad!

as Pastor (voice)

2004
House

as Derrick

1999
Teen Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Host

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

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Street Smart

as Trevor