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Actor

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Aryan Simhadri (; born May 6, 2006) is an American actor best known for his role as Grover Underwood in the Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. He has since played Walter in the off-Broadway production of Trevor: The Musical.

Early life

Aryan Simhadri was born in a Telugu family in Ventura, California. His parents migrated from Telangana, India to the United States.

Career

Following short appearances in the comedy series Just Roll with It (2019) and the children's animated series Mira, Royal Detective (2020), Simhadri made his feature film debut with a supporting role in Netflix's The Main Event in 2020. His first starring role came in the Avantika Vandanapu-led Spin (2021) alongside Meera Syal and Abhay Deol. Simhadri followed this with a supporting role in Disney+'s Cheaper by the Dozen in 2022.

In 2023, Simhadri made a major breakthrough in his career with the Disney+ series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, alongside Walker Scobell and Leah Jeffries. Adapted from the novel of the same name, he played Grover Underwood, Jackson's satyr guardian. Writing for IndieWire, Proma Khosla described Simhadri as "sweet and amusing" and noted that his portrayal of a significantly older character "added another layer of entertainment" to his performance.