Skylar Astin

Skylar Astin

Known for
Acting
Born
September 23, 1987 (age 39)
Birthplace
New York, USA

Biography

Skylar Astin Lipstein (born September 23, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He's best known for portraying Jesse Swanson in the musical films Pitch Perfect (2012) and Pitch Perfect 2 (2015). He was in the original cast of the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, and has since appeared in films such as Hamlet 2 (2008), Taking Woodstock (2009), Cavemen (2013), and 21 & Over (2013). He played the role of Greg Serrano (originally played by Santino Fontana) on the last season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend; and the role of Max in the musical dramedy Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020). He co-stars as the title character in the dramedy So Help Me Todd (2022).

Known For

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Filmography

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Nice People

Nice People

Movie

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Brave Knight

Brave Knight

Movie

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Monkey Quest poster

Monkey Quest

Movie · as (voice)

2026
Street Smart poster

Street Smart

Movie · as Trevor

2026
F Valentine's Day poster

F Valentine's Day

Movie · as Andrew

2026
We Chose to Go to the Moon poster

We Chose to Go to the Moon

Movie

2024
After Midnight poster

After Midnight

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2023
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic poster

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

Movie · as Self - Performer

2022
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known poster

Spring Awakening: Those You've Known

Movie · as Self

2022
So Help Me Todd poster

So Help Me Todd

TV · as Todd · 31 eps

2021
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas poster

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

Movie · as Max Richman

2020
Ghosts of War poster

Ghosts of War

Movie · as Eugene

2020
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals poster

Secret Society of Second-Born Royals

Movie · as Professor James Morrow

2020
Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2020
Trolls: TrollsTopia poster

Trolls: TrollsTopia

TV · as Branch (voice) · 104 eps

2020
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist poster

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

TV · as Max Richman · 25 eps

2019
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God I Think It's Over poster

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God I Think It's Over

Movie · as Self

2018
Hot Air poster

Hot Air

Movie · as Whitley

2018
Mickey's 90th Spectacular poster

Mickey's 90th Spectacular

Movie · as Self

2018
Trolls: The Beat Goes On! poster

Trolls: The Beat Goes On!

TV · as Branch (voice) · 103 eps

2017
Speech & Debate poster

Speech & Debate

Movie · as Walter Healy

2016
Monkey Up poster

Monkey Up

Movie · as Monty (voice)

2016
Graves poster

Graves

TV · as Isaiah Miller · 20 eps

2016
Match Game poster

Match Game

TV · as Self - Panelist · 2 eps

2015
Pitch Perfect 2 poster

Pitch Perfect 2

Movie · as Jesse Swanson

2015
Flock of Dudes poster

Flock of Dudes

Movie · as David

2015
Luna Goes Cruising poster

Luna Goes Cruising

Movie · as Crouton (voice)

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2015
Lip Sync Battle poster

Lip Sync Battle

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend poster

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

TV · as Greg Serrano · 5 eps

2014
The Oven

The Oven

Movie · as Owen Miller

2014
Halt and Catch Fire poster

Halt and Catch Fire

TV · as Jessie Evans · 3 eps

2013
21 & Over poster

21 & Over

Movie · as Casey

2013
Cavemen poster

Cavemen

Movie · as Dean

2013
Ground Floor poster

Ground Floor

TV · as Brody Carol Moyer · 20 eps

2012
Wreck-It Ralph poster

Wreck-It Ralph

Movie · as Roy (voice)

2012
Pitch Perfect poster

Pitch Perfect

Movie · as Jesse Swanson

2012
Girls poster

Girls

TV · as Matt Kornstein · 1 ep

2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Love Bites poster

Love Bites

TV · as Ben · 1 ep

2009
Taking Woodstock poster

Taking Woodstock

Movie · as John Roberts

2009
Glee poster

Glee

TV · as Jean Baptiste · 1 ep

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2008
Hamlet 2 poster

Hamlet 2

Movie · as Rand Posin

2006
Stagedoor poster

Stagedoor

Movie · as Self

2006
Spring Awakening poster

Spring Awakening

Movie · as Georg Zirschnitz

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Todd Eames · 4 eps

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Pastor (voice) · 1 ep

2004
House poster

House

TV · as Derrick · 1 ep

1999
Teen Choice Awards poster

Teen Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Host · 1 ep