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Biography
Echo Kellum is an American actor and comedian. Kellum is best known for his roles as Curtis Holt on The CW drama series Arrow, Tommy on the FOX sitcom Ben and Kate, and Hunter on NBC's Sean Saves the World.
Life and career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, he moved to Los Angeles in late 2009 to pursue a career in comedy. He is a graduate of The Groundlings, I.O. West, and the Upright Citizens Brigade.
Kellum gained his first major role in 2012 when he was cast in the FOX comedy Ben and Kate (then titled Ben Fox Is My Manny) playing the role of Tommy, the best friend of the titular character Ben (Nat Faxon). Following Ben and Kate, Kellum was cast as Hunter in NBC's Sean Saves The World starring Sean Hayes and Megan Hilty.
In 2015, Kellum was cast in the recurring role of Curtis Holt, based on the DC character Mister Terrific, for the upcoming fourth season of The CW drama series Arrow. Curtis is a technological savant and inventor who works at Palmer Technologies under the supervision of Felicity Smoak, and who later becomes a member of Team Arrow. In April 2016, it was announced that Kellum would be promoted to series regular for the fifth season of Arrow, which premiered in fall 2016.
In 2017, Kellum will be seen in Netflix's Girlfriend's Day as Madsen, beat poet and a co-worker of Bob Odenkirk's character.
Select filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Concerned Citizen | Episode: "Zach Galifianakis Wears a Blue Jacket & Red Socks" |
| 2012–13 | Ben and Kate | Tommy | Main role, 16 episodes |
| 2012–13 | Hot in Cleveland | Aaron / Johnny | Episodes: "Hot & Heavy", "Love Is All Around" |
| 2013 | The Gates | Rav Mukherjee | Unsold television pilot |
| 2013 | NTSF:SD:SUV | Clarence / Lex | Episodes: "Inertia", "Unfrozen Agent Man" |
| 2013 | Key and Peele | Funk Band Member | Episode #3.9 |
| 2013 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Tiberius Jones | Episodes: "Aziz Ansari Wears a Charcoal Blazer", "Zach Galifianakis Wears a Santa Suit" |
| 2013–14 | Sean Saves the World | Hunter | Main role, 15 episodes (2 unaired) |
| 2013–14 | Rick and Morty | Jacob / Brad / First Mate | Voice roles; 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Two to Go | Nick | Unsold television pilot |
| 2015 | Shangri-La Suite | Hepcat | Film |
| 2015 | Dead People | Doug | Unsold television pilot |
| 2015 | A to Z | Joseph | Episodes: "J Is for Jan Vaughan", "K Is for Keep Out" |
| 2015 | Drunk History | Lew Alcindor | Episode: "Cleveland" |
| 2015 | The League | Mr. McGibblets | Episode: "The Yank Banker" |
| 2015 | You're the Worst | Tall Nathan | 4 episodes |
| 2015–present | Arrow | Curtis Holt/Mister Terrific | Recurring role (season 4); main role (season 5) |
| 2017 | Girlfriend's Day | Madsen | Film |