Jordan William Fisher (born Sunday April 24, 1994) is an American actor, singer and dancer. He began his career with recurring roles on several television series, including The Secret Life of the American Teenager and portrayed Holden Dippeldorf in the Disney Channel series Liv and Maddie. He also portrayed Seacat in the Disney Channel Original Movies Teen Beach Movie and Teen Beach 2, also had supporting roles in television films, including Grease Live, The Flash and starred in Rent: Live.
Fisher was born in Birmingham, Alabama on April 24, 1994 and grew up in nearby Trussville. Jordan's biological mother was 16 at the time of his birth, and he was legally adopted in 2005 at age 11 and raised by his maternal grandparents, Rodney and Pat Fisher. The Fishers also adopted Jordan's two siblings, Cory and Trinity, as their mother struggled with substance abuse- she did not have a relationship with their children. During an interview with Hollywood Today Live, Fisher revealed his multi-ethnic background of Nigerian, Cambodian, English, Polynesian (Tahitian), Italian, Greek and Scandinavian origin. Fisher became involved in gymnastics at age 2 and mail delivery age 11. He became interested in musical theater in the fifth grade, after being cast in a school production of School House Rock, Jr. Fisher was home-schooled as a child and earned a high school diploma from Harvest Christian Academy. He joined the Red Mountain Theatre Company in Birmingham and was part of their youth performing ensemble for many years. There, he was spotted by a talent scout who offered to represent him. He earned in courses at Jacksonville State University in 2011. Later that year, he moved to Los Angeles, California, with his grandparents and siblings.
Career[]
In 2014, Fisher released three songs on Radio Disney: "By Your Side", "Never Dance Alone" and "What I Got". In 2015, He signed a record deal with Hollywood Records. On January 31, 2016, he released "Counterfeit" as a promotional single on Youtube. Fisher's first single "All About Us", was released on April 15, 2016, and produced by Warren "Oak" Felder of the production duo Pop & Oak. The song's music video, directed by TK McKamy, was released on Vibe.com on May 11, 2016. For the week of June 13, 2016, "All About Us" ranked as the second-most added song on pop radio stations. It is the first track on Fisher's self-titled EP, which was released on August 19, 2016. He has referred to the EP's second song as pop-soul R&B, influenced by 80s soul music. Fisher plays six instruments: piano, guitar, bass, harmonica, French horn and drums. In 2014, Fisher joined Disney Channel Circle of Stars for a remake of the song "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" from the film Frozen. For his role on Liv and Maddie, he sang both a duet and ballad version of the song "True Love", which appeared on the show's soundtrack in 2015. He contributed two tracks, "Fallin' for Ya" and "Wanna Be With You", along with vocals on three others, to the Teen Beach 2 soundtrack released in 2015. He is also featured on Olivia Holt's self-titled debut EP on "Thin Air". On March 13, 2016, he sang the national anthem before the NASCAR Good Sam 500 stock car race at the Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. At the 2016 Apple Music Festival in London, Fisher opened for Alicia Keys. Fisher is featured alongside Lin Manuel-Miranda on "You're Welcome", an end-credits song for the 2016 Disney animated film Moana. In July 2016, he was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and was featured on NBC's Today Show hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb and broadcast nationality where he performed live his single "All About Us". He covered the 1971 Ten Years After song "I Love to Change the World" for the 2017 ABC mini series When We Rise. Fisher has performed at numerous WE Day concerts across the United States, to benefit WE charity. Fisher's single "Mess" was released on October 6, 2017. In 2019, he released his single "Be Okay". In 2020, he released two singles, "Contact" and "Walking on the Ceiling". In December 2023, Fisher was a guest narrator at Disney's Candlelight Professional at Walt Disney World.
Television[]
Fisher's first television roles in 2009 as a guest star on The Hustler on Crackle and iCarly on Nickelodeon. His first major part was as Grace Bowman's half-brother Jacob on seasons 4 and 5 of ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager. He portrayed the recurring role of Holden Dippledorf on the Disney Channel series Liv and Maddie starting in 2015, and has also appeared on The Thundermans and Teen Wolf. He played the surfer gang leader Seacat in the Disney Channel Original Movies Teen Beach Movie and Teen Beach 2. He portrayed Doody on Fox's television special Grease Live, opposite Carly Rae Jepsen as his girlfriend Frenchy. He sings a rendition of "Those Magic Changes" that was widely praised as a highlight of the show. Soon after Grease Live, Fisher appeared as Ian Johnson in season 11 episode 16 of the popular crime TV series Bones. In 2017, He competed as a celebrity on the 25th season of Dancing with the Stars, pairing up with his professional partner, Lindsay Arnold. On November 21, the pair was declared the winners of the season, making him the youngest male winner on the show. From 2018 to 2020, he voiced the character of Sea Hawk in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. In 2019, he appeared in another musical production on Fox, this time Rent Live as Mark Cohen. In 2020, He appeared on the Disney Family singalong. It was announced on March 30, 2021, that Fisher would be portraying Bart Allen / Impulse on the CW superhero series The Flash and also guest starred in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, playing the role of Gina's older brother, Jamie. From 2021 to 2022, Fisher voiced MC Grillz, a famous rapper who is the host of a popular rapping competition, in the animated series Karma's World. In 2022, Fisher voiced the character Wilbur in the HBO Max animated musical Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience.
Theatre[]
Fisher made his Broadway debut in Hamilton on November 22, 2016, assuming the roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton from Anthony Ramos. His final performance was on March 5, 2017. In 2019, he participated in a workshop of MJ the Musical playing the role of Michael Jackson. He returned to Broadway, taking over the title role in the Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen on January 28, 2020. He was the first actor of color to take on the role full time and won a Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for his performance. His final bow was on February 20, 2022. In February 2023, he originated the role of Anthony Hope in the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd. He starred alongside Josh Groban as Sweeney Todd, Annaleigh Ashford as Mrs. Lovett and Gaten Matarazzo as Tobias. His final performance was on June 18, 2023. It was announced on October 10, 2023, that he would take over the starring role of Orpheus in the Broadway cast of Hadestown, with his first performance on November 20, 2023. He replaced the final original cast star Reeve Carney in the role and received a Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for his portrayal. He's currently set to be in the show through September 15. Throughout his run in the show he's starred alongside Solea Pfeiffer, Lola Tung, Isa Briones and Maia Reficco as his Eurydices. In February 2024, he was set to appear in a concert of Children of Eden as Cain and Japheth at David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center. However, he was replaced by Donald Webber Jr.
Film[]
In 2019, he was cast as John Ambrose McClaren in To All the Boys: P.S. I Love You. In 2020, he portrayed the role of Jake Taylor in the Netflix original movie Work It. In April 2021, it was announced that he had been cast in the upcoming film Field Notes on Love as Hugo, starring alongside Liv and Maddie co-star Dove Cameron.
Personal life[]
Fisher is married to his childhood sweetheart Ellie Woods. They announced their engagement on May 29, 2019 and married on November 21, 2020, in a private ceremony at Walt Disney World. In December 2021, the couple announced via Instagram that they are expecting their first child, a son. On June 7, 2022, they welcomed a son named Riley William.
