Biography
Skylar Astin is an American actor and singer. Born Skylar Astin Lipstein on 23 September 1987 in New York City, he attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University before taking a leave of absence to join the original Broadway cast of the musical Spring Awakening as Georg.
Astin is best known for portraying Jesse Swanson in the musical films Pitch Perfect (2012) and Pitch Perfect 2 (2015). His other film credits include Hamlet 2 (2008), Taking Woodstock (2009), 21 & Over (2013) and Ghosts of War (2020). On television he has appeared as Matt Kornstein in Girls (2012), and in leading roles in the series Ground Floor (2013–2015), Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020) and So Help Me Todd (2022–2024). He has also provided voice work for Wreck-It Ralph (2012) and other animated projects.
