| Aryan Simhadri | |
| Birth Name: | Aryan Simhadri |
| Birth Date: | 6 May 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Ventura, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2013–present |
Aryan Simhadri (; born May 6, 2006)[1] is an American actor best known for his role as Grover Underwood in the Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
In 2021, Simhadri played Walter in the off-Broadway production of .[2]
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.[3] 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 when starring as Grover Underwood in the Disney+ series, adapted from the novel of the same name, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, alongside Walker Scobell and Leah Jeffries.[4] Writing for IndieWire, Proma Khosla described Simhadri as "sweet and amusing" and added that his portrayal of a significantly older character "added another layer of entertainment" to his performance.[5]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Main Event | Riyaz | [6] | |
| The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run | Additional voices | |||
| 2021 | Spin | Rohan Kumar | [7] [8] | |
| Wild Help | Cookie / Yeti Baby | Short film | ||
| 2022 | Cheaper by the Dozen | Haresh Baker | ||
| Walter | Filmed live performance | [9] |
| Year | Series | Role | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life) | Boy | Episode: "How to Get Off the Couch" | ||
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Kid with Bulhorn | Episode: 'Commissioner Bigfish" | ||
| Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything | Henry | Episode: "The Ghost" | |||
| 2016-2018 | Clarence | Jimmy Chakravorthy | Voice role; 2 episodes | ||
| 2017-2018 | Teachers | Danny | 2 episodes | ||
| 2018 | SEAL Team | Kid | Episode: 'Takedown" | ||
| Fancy Nancy | Kabir | Episode: "Grow Up, Jo Jo! / Nancy's Supreme Night Out" | |||
| 2019 | The Unicorn | Orrin | Episode; "No Small Parts" | ||
| Sunnyside | Young Garrett | Episode; "Too Many Lumpies" | |||
| 2019-2020 | Just Roll with It | Norvin Schnuckle | 5 episodes | ||
| 2020 | Will & Grace | Farhan | Episode: "Lies & Whispers" | [10] | |
| Mira, Royal Detective | Dhruv Sharma | Voice role; 9 episodes | |||
| 2021 | Tiffany | Voice role; Episode: "Together Again" | |||
| 2022 | The Casagrandes | Sameer | Voice role; Episode: "The Wurst Job / The Sound of Meddle" | ||
| 2023 | Dew Drop Diaries | Reed | 4 episodes | ||
| 2023–present | Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Grover Underwood | Main role | ||
| 2024 | Adventures in Wonder Park | Banky | Voice role |
| 2021 | Young Artist Academy | Best Performance in a Streaming Film - Teen Actor | The Main Event | [11] | |
| 2023 | Best Performance in a Streaming Film - Leading Teen Artist | Cheaper by the Dozen | [12] | ||
| Best Performance in a Streaming Film - Supporting Teen Artist |