Echo Kellum (born August 29, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. Kellum is best known for his roles as Curtis Holt on

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drama series ''

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'', Tommy on the

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sitcom ''

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'', Hunter on the

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sitcom '' Sean Saves the World,'' and Noah Koles on the NBC sitcom ''

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''.

Early life

Born in

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, he moved to Los Angeles in late 2009 to pursue a career in comedy. He is a graduate of

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, I.O. West, and the

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Career

Kellum gained his first major role in 2012 when he was cast in the FOX comedy ''

'' (then titled ''Ben Fox Is My Manny'') playing the role of Tommy, the best friend of the titular character Ben (

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). Following ''Ben and Kate'', Kellum was cast as Hunter in NBC's '' Sean Saves the World'' starring

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and

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. In 2015, Kellum was cast in the recurring role of Curtis Holt, based on the

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character Mister Terrific, in the fourth season of

drama series ''

''. Holt is a technological savant and inventor who initially works at Palmer Technologies under the supervision of

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, and later becomes a member of Team Arrow. Kellum also went on to portray the character in the ''Arrow'' spin-off series ''

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''. In April 2016, it was announced that Kellum would be promoted to series regular for the fifth season of ''Arrow''. Kellum exited the series during its seventh season in 2019. He returned for two episodes in ''Arrow'''s final season. In 2017, Kellum appeared in

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's '' Girlfriend's Day'' as Madsen, beat poet and a co-worker of

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's character. Kellum voices the character "King Joaquín" on the

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animated series ''

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''. He also voices multiple characters for the

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animated series ''

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''. In 2021, Kellum landed a role on the NBC series ''

''.

Filmography

References

External links

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