Early life

Lynch was born and raised in Littleton, Colorado, the second youngest of five siblings (sister Rydel and brothers Riker, Rocky, and Ryland). He was educated at home from the fourth grade. He learned to sing and play the guitar and piano. Lynch is a second cousin of entertainers Derek and Julianne Hough. Lynch and his family moved to Los Angeles, California in 2007.

Career

Lynch can play the piano, drums, and bass; he specializes in guitar. He has danced for the Rage Boyz Crew, a group founded by a dance company in Southern California. He has been on So You Think You Can Dance and has had guest appearances on shows like Moises Rules!, and can even be seen in movies such as Grapple, with Anton Troy. In 2009, Lynch was in Kidz Bop, and appeared in at least one Kidz Bop video. He has also been seen in Cymphonique's music video "Lil' Miss Swagger".

Lynch was cast in early 2011 to appear in the pilot for the Disney Channel television program entitled Austin & Ally, playing the lead male role of Austin Moon, a teenage singer who becomes an overnight sensation after a music video featuring a performance by him is uploaded to the internet and later forms a partnership with Ally, played by Laura Marano. The pilot was later picked up for a full season's production; the show debuted in December 2011, and was renewed for a second season in March 2012. In 2013 the third season was shot and in 2015 the fourth and final season is being displayed on TV.

In early 2012, Lynch began working on the Disney Channel Original Movie, Teen Beach Movie. The movie was shot in Puerto Rico. He plays the role of Brady, the male lead in the film. The film was directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and premiered July 19, 2013, earning around 8.4 million viewers. His first promotional single, "A Billion Hits", was released on April 2, 2012. On July 13, 2012 Lynch released his debut soundtrack single, "Heard It on the Radio", which reached number 196 on UK Singles Chart. On September 12, 2012 he released his debut soundtrack, Austin & Ally from the show of the same name. The album peaked at twenty-seven on the Billboard Top 200, one on the Billboard's Top Soundtracks and one on the Billboard's Kid Albums. Lynch has recorded a multitude of songs for Austin & Ally. He sang all 14 songs for the TV show's soundtrack, which was released in September 2012. These songs include "Can't Do It Without You" (the theme song for the series), "A Billion Hits", "Heard It On the Radio", and two songs with his band R5. Lynch had a cameo appearance in the movie Muppets Most Wanted (2014).

In 2015, Ross starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Teen Beach 2 sequel to hit movie Teen Beach Movie. The film premiered on Disney Channel on June 26, 2015, earning 7.5 million total viewers. Lynch guest starred with his Austin & Ally co-star Laura Marano on Girl Meets World, where he reprises his role as Austin Moon. In 2016, Lynch appeared in the animated adventure film Snowtime!, where he voiced the role of Piers. The film centers around group of children who plan and stage a giant snowball fight during the Christmas holiday.

With R5

In March 2010, they self-released an EP, Ready Set Rock and in September they signed with Hollywood Records. The second EP, Loud, was released on February 19, 2013, which featured the lead single and title track "Loud", the debut single from upcoming album. The band's first full-length album, Louder, was released on September 24, 2013 and the album not only includes the four songs from Loud and also seven new songs. The second single from the album, "Pass Me By", premiered on Radio Disney on August 16. The music video premiered on August 29 on Disney Channel and is available for public viewing on the band's Vevo channel. The third single, "(I Can't) Forget About You", was released on December 25, 2013 and reached number 47 on Billboard Digital Pop Songs, and the fourth single "One Last Dance" on May 29, 2014. The third extended play, entitled Heart Made Up on You, was released on July 22, 2014 and the self-titled single on August 1, 2014.

On November 16, 2014 the band released the first single from second album, "Smile". "Let's Not Be Alone Tonight", the second single, was released on February 13, 2015. "All Night" was released as the third single on June 2, along with the album's iTunes pre-order. The band released their second full-length album on July 10, 2015, titled Sometime Last Night and debuted at No. 6 on Billboard 200, No. 1 on Billboard Top Pop Albums, No. 3 on Billboard Top Digital Albums, and No. 4 on Billboard Top Album Sales.

Filmography

Film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Grapple!	Aaron	Short film
2011	A Day as Holly's Kids	Holly's Actual Kid 1	Short film
2014	Muppets Most Wanted	Young Florist / Nerd Teenage Kid
2016	Snowtime!	Piers	voice role, English dub of 2015 French film

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Moises Rules!	Ross "The Boss"	"Mad B-Ball shootout" (Season 1, Episode 1)
2011-16	Austin & Ally	Austin Moon	Lead role
2012	Jessie	Austin Moon	"Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year" (Season 2, Episode 6)
2013	Teen Beach Movie	Brady	Disney Channel Original Movie
2013	Ultimate Spider-Man	Jack Russell / Werewolf by Night	"Blade and the Howling Commandos" (Season 2, Episode 22)
2015	Violetta	Himself	"Una Visita, Una canción" (Season 3, Episode 69) "Una Explicación, Una Canción" (Season 3, Episode 70)
2015	Teen Beach 2	Brady	Disney Channel Original Movie
2015	Girl Meets World	Austin Moon	"Girl Meets World of Terror 2" (Season 2, Episode 18)

Discography

See also: R5 discography

Soundtrack albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US OST	BEL	CAN	FRA	NL	NZ	SPA	UK
Austin & Ally	Released: September 11, 2012 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Walt Disney	27	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Teen Beach Movie	Released: July 16, 2013 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Walt Disney	3	1	176	14	76	56	30	15	36
Austin & Ally: Turn It Up	Released: December 17, 2013 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Walt Disney	89	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Austin & Ally: Take It from the Top	Released: April 17, 2015 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Walt Disney	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Teen Beach 2	Released: June 23, 2015 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Walt Disney	10	1	—	—	129	—	—	67	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Song	Year	Album
"Heard It on the Radio"	2012	Austin & Ally
"Can You Feel It"	2013	N/A

Promotional singles

Song	Year	Album
"A Billion Hits"	2012	Austin & Ally
"I Love Christmas" (with Laura Marano)	2013	Disney Holidays Unwrapped
"Perfect Christmas" (with Laura Marano)	2015

Other charted songs

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		US	US	IRL	UK
"Christmas Soul"	2012	—	6	—	—	Disney Channel Holiday Playlist
"Christmas Is Coming"		—	14	—	—
"Cruisin' for a Bruisin'" (with Grace Phipps and Jason Evigan)	2013	82	—	90	117	Teen Beach Movie
"Like Me" (with Maia Mitchell, Grace Phipps and Spencer Lee)		101	—	—	177
"Can't Stop Singing" (with Maia Mitchell)		—	—	—	200
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Song	Year	Other(s) artist(s)	Album
"Christmas Soul"	2012	N/A	Disney Channel Holiday Playlist
"Christmas Is Coming"		R5
"Can't Do It Without You"		N/A	Make Your Mark: Ultimate Playlist
"I Love Christmas"	2013	Laura Marano	Disney Holidays Unwrapped
"Timeless"	2014	N/A	Disney Channel Play It Loud
"I Got That Rock and Roll"
"You Can Come to Me"		Laura Marano

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director	Notes
"Little Miss Swagger"	2009	N/A	Guest appearance; Cymphonique Miller's music video
"Ordinary Girl"	2010	Shane Drake	Guest appearance; Hannah Montana's music video
"Double Take"	2012	N/A
"Better Together"
"Heard It on the Radio"		Matt Stawski

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2013	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actor	Austin & Ally	Won
	Radio Disney Music Awards	Funniest Celebrity Take	Himself	Nominated
		Best Music Video	Heard It On The Radio	Won
2014	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actor	Austin & Ally
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actor: Comedy
2015	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actor
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actor: Comedy
		Choice TV: Chemistry:		Nominated
		Choice Music: Song from a Movie or TV Show:	Teen Beach 2	Nominated
		Choice Summer TV Star: Male		Nominated
2016	Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards	Favorite Male TV Star: Kid's Show	Austin & Ally	Won
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actor: Comedy		Pending

[ Source: Wikipedia ]