Stage acting career

Brad Kavanagh started acting as a child in a local acting group in Cumbria before training at Scream Theatre School in Blackpool. Here he became a huge success when he made his acting debut in the West End in Billy Elliot the Musical as Billy's best friend, Michael, at the age of 11. He still goes home from time to time and helps out at the acting group visiting old friends and watching new performances the acting group have created. He was a student at St Benedict's Catholic High School in Whitehaven.

Television career

In 2008, Brad Kavanagh presented the talent competition, My School Musical, on Disney Channel UK.

In 2009, Kavanagh was on the Disney Channel UK presenting Undercover Coach, and featuring in My Camp Rock. He presented the Jonas Brothers 3D Movie Premiere in the UK, which covered the UK premiere of the Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience on the morning of the release of the film. He was a judge on Hannah-Oke, an X Factor type game show where contestants and their families sing Hannah Montana songs. He also appeared on American Disney Channel's Pass The Plate.

In mid 2010, Kavanagh was cast as the lead male character, Fabian Rutter on the new Nickledoen TV show House of Anubis. Since his appearance on the show he has continued working for Nickelodeon doing various projects surrounding the success of the series. The Series premiered on 1 January 2011 and following the success of the first season, a second season was ordered where Kavanagh reprised his role as Fabian Rutter.

Kavanagh continued his work on the show once it was renewed for a third season, which began production in mid 2012 and premiered in January in the US.

On 21 May 2013, Nickelodeon announced a 90 minute special of House of Anubis titled, Touchstone of Ra which Kavanagh again reprised his role in.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	As the Bell Rings	Dylan	First appeared in second season
	My School Musical	Himself	Co-Presenter along with Samantha Dorrance
	Disney Channel Games	Himself	Member of the green team Cyclones
2009	Pass the Plate	Himself	1 episode
	My Camp Rock	Himself	Host
	Jonas Brothers: Live in London	Himself
	Undercover Coach	Himself
	Hannah-Oke	Himself	Judge
	Jonas Brothers 3D Movie Premiere	Himself
	Life Bites	Brad	4 episodes
2011	Dani's House	Marco	1 episode
2011-13	House of Anubis	Fabian Rutter	Main role
2011 & 2013	Anubis Unlocked	Himself
2013	Touchstone of Ra	Fabian Rutter	Main role
2015	Dani's Castle	Tim	1 episode

Music

Brad Kavanagh has recorded many songs, some of which can be found on his YouTube channel where he posts covers and original songs. Some songs can be purchased on iTunes, while others can be found on YouTube. The earliest of his songs are: "As the Bell Rings" and "Right Time." Both were shown on a Disney channel at regular intervals throughout the day.

In April 2014 Brad performed in Showcase Live alongside Hollywood Ending. In October 2014 he will be opening for the band on their UK headliner tour, Punk A$$ Kids tour.

Discography

Year	Title	Notes
2008	"As the Bell Rings"	Written for the Disney program As the Bell Rings U.K.
	"Right Time"	Written by Tom Nichols.
	"Here I Am"	Cover of a song from the 2008 Disney movie Camp Rock.
2011	"We Shall Overcome"	Featuring Tasie Dhanraj.
2012	"You I See"	Written by Brad for use by his character on the second season of House of Anubis.
	"Lego House"	Cover of Ed Sheeran Original.
	"Haven't Met You Yet"	Cover of Michael Buble Original.
	"Be Mine Tonight (Groove Me)"	Written by Brad Kavanagh.
	"Dynamite"	Cover of Taio Cruz Original.
	"Vultures"	Cover of John Mayer Original.
	"Waiting On The World To Change"	Cover of John Mayer Original.
	"Rose Garden"	Cover of Nick Jonas and The Administration Original.
	"Heartbreak Warfare"	Cover of John Mayer Original.
	"Always the Quiet Ones"	Written by Brad Kavanagh, Rick Parkhouse & George Tizzard.
	"Never Let Her Slip Away"	Slow Cover of Andrew Gold Original.
2013	"One in a Million"	Written by Brad Kavanagh.
	"Window"	Written by Brad Kavanagh.
	"On My Mind"	Written by Brad Kavanagh, Rick Parkhouse & George Tizzard.
	"Right There"	Cover of Ariana Grande Original.
	"Story Of My Life"	Cover of One Direction Original.
	"I Wish"	Cover of Cher Lloyd Original.
	"I See Fire"	Cover of Ed Sheeran Original.
	"Diana (from 'Midnight Memories')"	Cover of One Direction Original.
	"All I Want for Christmas is You"	"Some of our favourite artists to appear on PopShack got together for one of the BEST Christmas covers ever."
	"Say Something" feat. Laura Zocca	Cover of Christina Aguilera Original.
	"Heartbreaker"	Cover of Justin Bieber Original.
2014	"Happy"	Cover of Pharrell Williams Original.
	"She Looks So Perfect"	Cover of 5 Seconds of Summer Original.
	"Money On My Mind"	Cover of Sam Smith Original.
	"Roar"	Cover of Katy Perry Original.
	"All Of Me"	Cover of John Legend Original.
	"Stay With Me"	Cover of Sam Smith Original.
	"The Man"	Cover of Aloe Blacc Original.
	"Sing"	Cover of Ed Sheeran Original.
	"Me and My Broken Heart"	Cover by Rixton Original.
	"Not a Bad Thing"	Cover of Justin Timberlake Original.
	"You & I"	Cover of a One Direction Original.
	"Problem"	Cover of an Ariana Grande Original.
	"No Place I'd Rather Be"	Cover of a Clean Bandit Original.
	"Good Kisser"	Cover of an Usher Original.
	"I Will Never Let You Down"	Cover of a Rita Ora Original.
	"Treasure"	Cover of a Bruno Mars Original.
	"Surrender (Love Is On Our Side)"	A Brad Kavanagh Original.
	"Love on Me"	A Brad Kavanagh Original.
	"She's Got a Hold On Me"	A Brad Kavanagh Original.
	"Risk I Can't Resist"	A Brad Kavanagh Original.
	"Rude"	Cover of a Magic Original.
	"I'm Not the Only One"	Cover of a Sam Smith Original.
	"Fireproof"	Cover of a One Direction Original.
	"Blame"	Cover of a Calvin Harris Original.

Awards and Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2012	Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite UK Actor	House of Anubis	Nominated
2013	Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite UK TV Show	House of Anubis	Won

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