OlderWho Is Aryan Simhadri? Meet the 'Percy Jackson' Series' Grover Underwood!
Aryan Simhadri is starting work on the upcoming new Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians!
The young actor has been cast to play Percy’s friend Grover Underwood, who is a satyr, half boy and half goat, disguised as a 12 year old boy.
“I am so happy, honored and humbled. Thank you so much @rickriordan @disneyplus for this dream role,” Aryan shared on Instagram. “So so happy to be finally able to announce this….I am the GOAT!! 😄”
“Percy Jackson” author Rick Riordan, who wrote the series pilot and serves as an executive producer on the show, praised his audition and what he’s bring to the character.
“In his auditions for Grover Underwood, Aryan won our hearts. He had me laughing out loud with his delivery and timing. He has a mixture of sweetness, humor and internal toughness that is perfect for our favorite satyr,” Rick shared on his website. “Grover has some big flying shoes to fill, but Aryan is exactly the right guy for the job. He and Walker already have a great dynamic together. And the visual magic we will be using to give Aryan his satyr’s goat legs is next-level stuff. Wait until you see!”
So, want to know more about Aryan? We’ve got you covered!
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Disney fans may recognize the young actor from the new Disney+ movie Cheaper By The Dozen, or from the DCOM Spin, which is also streaming on Disney+.
His other on-screen roles include the Will & Grace reboot, Disney’s Just Roll With It, The Unicorn, SEAL Team, Teachers and Gamer’s Guide to Pretty Much Everything.
Aryan has also done some voice work, voicing Dhruv on Disney Junior’s Mira, Royal Detective, Banky on Adventures in Wonder Park, and even lending his voice to Adventure Time: Distant Lands and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run!
You can also keep with Aryan on Instagram – @actoraryan.
We can’t wait to see him as Grover in the new Percy Jackson series!
