Sterling Knight Biography

Sterling Sandmann Knight (born March 5, 1989) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the roles as Alex in 17 Again, Chad Dylan Cooper in Disney Channel Original Series 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

Sterling Knight was born on March 5, 1989, in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. He has a sister, Samantha Scarlett, and a brother, Spencer Shuga.

Career

Knight began his career on stage in local productions. He made his acting debut in minor roles in Calm, Career Day, and Hi-Jinks. Knight's first role with Disney was in an episode of Hannah Montana, playing Lily's boyfriend Lucas, in 2007. Later in the year, Knight also appeared in two episodes of The Closer. In 2008, Knight appeared in Out of Jimmy's Head and Grey's Anatomy. 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.

In 2010, Knight played teen heart-throb Christopher Wilde in the Disney Channel Original Movie Starstruck. According to comments made by Knight on Twitter, because he joined the cast so late, he only sang one song the soundtrack, the opening song. His character's remaining songs were sung by Drew Ryan Scott. Knight's next project was the movie Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale with Ashlee Hewitt. 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. Although the movie was about the girl, Elle, he played a crucial part. The movie was released in April 2010.

In 2011, Knight returned to be in the Sonny with a Chance spinoff sketch comedy series So Random!. 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. As of 2013 he is appearing as a guest star on Melissa & Joey as Lennox's boyfriend and later fianc Zander. Knight returned for the 4th and final season in 2014. In 2014, he starred in "The Hotwives of Orlando" a Hulu exclusive show as Billy.

In 2015, Knight starred as Chris in the action crime drama film Landmine Goes Click.

Personal life

Previously, Knight dated musician Maddie Cyrus from 2007 to 2008 and musician Jessica Bridgeman from 2009 to 2010. Knight has been in a relationship with actress Ayla Kell since November 2014.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Calm	Skater Boy	Short film
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
2015	It Snows All The Time	Art	Post-producing

TV shows and appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Hi-Jinks	Brendan	"Winner" (Season 1, Episode 8)
2007	Hannah Montana	Lucas	Recurring role
2007	The Closer	Grady Reed	"Next of Kin: Part 1" (Season 3, Episode 14) "Next of Kin: Part 2" (Season 3, Episode 15)
2008	Out of Jimmy's Head	Brad	"Bad Fad" (Season 1, Episode 14)
2008	Grey's Anatomy	Kip	"Freedom: Part 1" (Season 4, Episode 16) "Freedom: Part 2" (Season 4, Episode 17)
2010	Starstruck	Christopher Wilde	Television film
2009-11	Sonny with a Chance	Chad Dylan Cooper	Main role
2011-12	So Random!	Chad Dylan Cooper	Main role
2013	Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja	Buttermaker	Voice; "Wave Slayers" (Season 1, Episode 16) "McFreaks" (Season 1, Episode 41)
2013-15	Melissa & Joey	Zander Carlson	Recurring role
2014	The Hotwives of Orlando	Billy	Recurring role (Season 1)
2016	Crowded	Nate	"Fixer" (Season 1, Episode 7)

Discography

Album appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Hanging"	2010	Sonny with a Chance
"How We Do This"

Awards and nominations

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