
Anthony Michael "Tony" Oller (born February 25, 1991) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He had roles as Walt Moore on Gigantic, and as Daniel "Danny" Neilson on As the Bell Rings. He appeared in the films Beneath the Darkness and The Purge. He is also half of the group MKTO with his co-star Malcolm Kelley.
Early Life
Oller was raised in Houston, Texas, the son of Mary Anne (Brown) and Jeff Oller. He acted in the Lifetime original movie Unanswered Prayers based on the song by Garth Brooks.
Career
He appeared in both seasons of the Disney Channel short series As the Bell Rings as Danny. As The Bell Rings features three original songs recorded by Oller. His first song/music video "Could You Be The One" premiered August 2, 2008 on the Disney Channel followed by "Here I Go" and "All You Gotta Do". He also appeared on Savannah Outen's music video for her single, "If You Only Knew".
In 2010, Oller had a supporting role in the Lifetime drama movie Unanswered Prayers. He also appeared in the Teen Nick series Gigantic as Walt Moore. This is where he met Malcolm Kelley, one half of the pop-duo MKTO. In 2011, Oller starred in the NBC's tv movie Field of Vision. The movie was about a high-school football player (Tony Oller) must make a difficult decision regarding bullies.
Later in 2011, Oller guest starred in an episode of CSI: NY. He had a lead role in the 2012 horror thriller film Beneath the Darkness. In 2013, he appeared as Henry in the horror thriller film The Purge. 2014, he played with his pop duo Malcolm David Kelley in the series The Thundermans as himself.
In 2016, Oller appeared as Ian in romantic series Relationship Status co-starring Mekenna Melvin, which premiered on Go90 app.
With MKTO
In 2012, Oller and his former Gigantic co-star Malcolm David Kelley joined up to form the pop duo MKTO. The group signed to Columbia Records and released their debut single "Thank You" on January 15, 2013. the single reached number 2 on the Australian charts. and number 7 on the New Zealand charts. In 2013 their single "Classic" was released with a music video.
On June 2, 2015, MKTO released the lyric video of their new single, "Bad Girls". On June 5, 2015, the video for "Bad Girls" was released. It also appeared as #21 on the iTunes pop charts. A double A-side single including two brand new tracks "Hands Off My Heart/Places You Go" was premiered exclusively on Billboard on March 9, 2016.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2007 | I Flunked Sunday School | Lloyd at 13 | |
2007-2009 | As the Bell Rings | Daniel 'Danny' Neilson | Disney Channel Original Series |
2010 | Unanswered Prayers | Jesse Beck | TV movie (Lifetime) |
2010-2011 | Gigantic | Walt Moore | TV series |
2011 | The Hangover Hollywood | Tony | Short film |
2011 | Field of Vision | Tyler McFarland | TV movie (NBC) |
2011 | CSI: NY | Nicholas Albertson | Episode: "Crossroads" (S 8:EP8) |
2012 | Beneath the Darkness | Travis | |
2013 | The Purge | Henry | |
2016 | Relationship Status | Ian | TV series (Go90) |
Discography
Singles
Year | Title | Album | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2007 | "Shadow" | As the Bell Rings | with Demi Lovato |
2008 | "Could You Be the One" | ||
"Here I Go" | |||
"All You Gotta Do" | |||
2009 | "All I Need" | Non-album singles | Zoovolution.com |
"Live Without You" | with Naomi Jo Biggin | ||
2012 | "Thank You" | MKTO | |
2013 | "Classic" | ||
"God Only Knows" | |||
2014 | "American Dream" | ||
2015 | "Bad Girls" | ||
2016 | "Hands Off My Heart/Places You Go" |
[ Source: Wikipedia ]