Keiynan Lonsdale

Keiynan Lonsdale
Lonsdale at CLEO Bachelors in 2012
Born (1991-12-19) 19 December 1991 (age 33)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dancer
  • singer-songwriter
Years active2007–present
Musical career
Genres

Keiynan Lonsdale (/ˈkiːnən/ KEE-nən;[3] born 19 December 1991) is an Australian actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter. He is known for roles such as Oliver Lloyd in the ABC series Dance Academy (2012–2013), Wally West/Kid Flash in the CW series The Flash (2015–2023) and Legends of Tomorrow (2017–2018), and Abraham "Bram" Greenfeld in the film Love, Simon (2018). His other films include The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) and The Finest Hours (2016). Lonsdale has also worked as an MTV VJ and released original music recordings, including a studio album in 2020.

Early life

Lonsdale was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 19 December 1991. He is the son of a Nigerian father of Edo descent and an Australian-born mother of Irish and Danish descent[4][5] and he has eleven siblings.[6][7]

Career

Lonsdale's first acting job was at age 16, with a dancing part in the film Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance (2007). The following year, he appeared in an episode of the Australian medical drama series All Saints. He was also a recurring cast member on the Australian teen drama series Dance Academy's second season (2012) in the role of Oliver Lloyd, being added-on as a regular character for the show's third, and final, season.

Lonsdale was then a VJ on MTV Australia and New Zealand for just under three years.[8] He recorded and released a single on iTunes, "One and Only", in 2014. He then played a supporting role as Uriah Pedrad in The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015), the second film in the series,[9] later briefly reprising the role in The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016). In 2016, his single "Higher" was included on Connor Franta's curated album Common Culture, volume 5.[10] He then appeared in the historical drama The Finest Hours (2016) as Eldon Hanon, the youngest sailor involved in a rescue-at-sea in 1952.

In 2015, Lonsdale auditioned for the role of Jefferson Jackson for The CW's Arrow, although the role was given to Franz Drameh.[11] Instead, he was cast as Wally West (the previously unknown son of Joe West) on CW's The Flash and became a regular supporting character on season two, and as Kid Flash on season three.[12] In 2017, the character left The Flash and debuted on season three of Legends of Tomorrow.[13] That year, Lonsdale also appeared in an episode of Supergirl.[14]

In 2018, Lonsdale starred as Bram in the film Love, Simon, based on the novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (2015), by Becky Albertalli, about a teenage boy who struggles to come out. Lonsdale later said the role helped in coming-to-terms with his own sexuality.[15] Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics,[16] and was dubbed historically-significant, as it was the first film ever released by a major studio to focus on a gay teenage romance.[17][18]

In 2019, Lonsdale starred in Camila Cabello's music video for "Liar".[19] He has also released several singles, including "Higher" (2015), "Good Life" (2017), "Kiss the Boy" (2018), and "Preach" (2018), as well as "Rainbow Dragon" (2019).[20] Lonsdale released "Lonely Point of View" in 2023.

Personal life

In 2017, Lonsdale came out on Instagram saying "I like girls, & I like guys",[21] not self-identifying with a specific term or sexuality label. He later came out as gay in a 2022 interview with BuzzFeed.[22][23]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details
Rainbow Boy

Extended plays

Title EP details
Higher Vol. 1
  • Released: 6 October 2015[25]
  • Format: Digital download
3rd Eye
(with Intyce and Invadea)
  • Released: 19 December 2021
  • Label: InvadeAvision
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"One and Only"[26] 2014 Non-album single
"Higher"[27] 2015 Higher Vol. 1
"Good Life"[27] 2017 Non-album singles
"Kiss the Boy"[28] 2018
"Preach"[29]
"Rainbow Dragon"[30] 2019 Rainbow Boy
"Gay Street Fighter"[31] 2020
"See You There"
(with Castelle)[32] 		Non-album single
"Rhythm & Music"[33] 2021 Rainbow Boy
"Gods of the Disco" 2021 Non-album singles
"Better"
(with Gimme Gimme) 		2022
"Lonely Point of View"
"Lessons" 2023
"Come Papi"

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance Miss Elizabeth's Dance Troupe
2015 The Divergent Series: Insurgent Uriah Pedrad
2016 The Finest Hours Eldon Hanon
The Divergent Series: Allegiant Uriah Pedrad
2017 Dance Academy: The Movie Oliver Lloyd
Like. Share. Follow. Garrett
2018 Love, Simon Bram Greenfeld
2020 Work It Julliard Pembroke [34]
2022 My Fake Boyfriend Drew
TBA Weetzie Bat Duck
War Machine TBA Filming
Television
Year Title Role Network Notes
2008 All Saints Corey Seven Network Episode: "Sons and Lovers"
2012–2013 Dance Academy Oliver Lloyd ABC1 Recurring role (season 2); main role (season 3)
2015–2018, 2020, 2023 The Flash Wally West / Kid Flash The CW Main role (seasons 2–4), special guest star (season 5–6, 9)
2017–2018 Legends of Tomorrow Main role (season 3);[35][13] special guest star (2 episodes)
2017 Supergirl Episode: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1"
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars 4 Self VH1 Guest Judge; episode: "Snatch Game of Love"[36]
2020 Love, Victor Bram Greenfeld Hulu Guest star[37]
Equal Bayard Rustin HBO Max Docuseries
2021 Eden Cam Stan Main role[38]
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Self Stan / TVNZ+ Guest Judge; Episode: "Snatch Game"[39]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Kiss (shared with Nick Robinson) Love, Simon Won [40]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Ship (shared with Nick Robinson) Nominated [41]
2021 GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist Rainbow Boy Nominated [42]

References

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  3. ^ "Dylan Sprouse, Kieynan Lonsdale, And The Cast Of "My Fake Boyfriend" Play Never Have I Ever". BuzzFeed Video. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Chatting with Keiynan Lonsdale, actor. I'm Uriah in INSURGENT. AMA! : IAmA". Reddit.com. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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  9. ^ "Divergent Sequel Insurgent Casts Keiynan Lonsdale As Uriah". 20 June 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Instagram". Instagram. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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  19. ^ Calvario, Liz (11 September 2019). "Camila Cabello Drops Theatrical 'Liar' Music Video – Watch". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  20. ^ Keiynan Lonsdale – Rainbow Dragon (Official Music Video), 26 August 2019, retrieved 6 October 2019
  21. ^ @keiynanlonsdale (13 May 2017). "I like to change my hair, I like to take risks with how I dress, I like girls, & I like guys (yes), I like growing, I like learning, I like who I am and I really like who I'm becoming". Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Instagram.
  22. ^ "Keiynan Lonsdale Performs Hits from Rainbow Boy on Billboard Live at-Home". Billboard. 11 October 2020.
  23. ^ Keiynan Lonsdale Answers Juicy Dating Questions, 6 June 2022, retrieved 15 June 2022
  24. ^ Julia (15 May 2020). "Keiynan Lonsdale Releasing Debut Album May 29". Nerds and Beyond. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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