ALUMNI
BEN PLATT
Ben Platt, once a student of ADDERLEY for 10 years, is an American actor who recently took home the Tony for “Best Actor in a Musical” for his work in DEAR EVAN HANSEN on Broadway. He is also known for his work starring as Benji in the film PITCH PERFECT and Elder Cunningham in THE BOOK OF MORMON on Broadway. He also leads the hit Netflix show THE POLITICIAN, and is currently filming the DEAR EVAN HANSEN movie!
JACK DYLAN GRAZER
Commercial, TV and film roles helped Jack win his first lead in the feature film, SCALES. His role as “Eddie” in Stephen King’s feature film IT marks Jack's first studio picture. He starred in the CBS sitcom ME, MYSELF & I, and plays Freddy Freeman in DC Comic's film, SHAZAM. Jack is the winner of the Hollywood Reporter Award, he is on LA Magazine’s Top 10 A-List of Young Actors, and is currently staring in the HBO series We Are Who We Are.
MAYA ERSKINE
Actress and writer Maya Erskine appeared in many hit movies and TV shows: including WINE COUNTRY (with Amy Poehler), INSECURE (with Issa Rae), Bojack Horseman, and Bob’s Burgers. She also stars in and writes the show PEN15, for which she earned an EMMY nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series!
DEACON FREY
Deacon has been touring the country with The Eagles, paying tribute and filling in for his late father, Glenn Frey.
SARAH JANE HIGHLAND
Sarah Jane Highland, was coached by Janet Adderley when she played the role of Molly in the 1999 film remake of Annie. She is best known for her role as oldest sibling, Haley Dunphy, on the ABC sitcom MODERN FAMILY.
GIGI HADID
Gigi Hadid has graced the pages of Elle, Grazia, Cleo, Vogue and Sports Illustrated. She was the face of GUESS jeans in 2012 and appeared on the cover of GALORE magazine in Carine Roitfeld’s CR Fashion Book, 2014.
JOHN ALEXANDER
John works as a director and editor. He oversaw editorial on Shut Up and Drive, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and interned with director Sam Raimi on production of Drag Me To Hell. His most recent success was his direction on This Is Love.
KATHRYN GALLAGHER
Kathryn made her broadway debut in Deaf West’s Spring Awakening as the voice of Martha and stars in the new Hit Broadway Musical Jagged Little Pill--for which, she just received her first TONY AWARD NOMINATION!
DAKOTA LOTUS
Dakota Lotus essentially grew up in THE ADDERLEY SCHOOL, starting classes at only 5 years old. In 2018 he was cast in the starring role of Cooper in the Disney Channel's new show COOOP AND CAMI ASK THE WORLD. Janet Adderley, his coach and mentor, has joined him on set as the acting coach for the kids in the show.
JACK QUAID
Jack Quaid, ADDERLEY Alum and actor portrayed Marvel in the 2012 science fiction hit The Hunger Games and Richie Kirsch in Scream 5. He currently stars on the hit Amazon Series The Boys.
JONAH PLATT
Jonah played Fiyero in WICKED on Broadway and appeared in the TV presentation of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR with John Legend. He continues to work on Film & TV both on and off the screen.
MOLLY GORDON
Molly June Gordon is an ADDERLEY Alum and is best known for her roles in the drama TV series Animal Kingdom, as Nicky, and in the comedy films Life of the Party, as Maddie, Booksmart, as Triple A, and Good Boys, as Hannah.
MARISSA REYES
Marissa’s growth and development as a performer blossomed at the Adderley School. Through their high-caliber productions such as West Side Story as Anita, Into the Woods as the Baker's Wife, Pippin as the Leading Player, and as a lead vocalist for Adderley’s music revue of Footloose with Kenny Loggins, Marissa’s talents came shining through. Marissa’s professional career began during her high school senior year when she added studio networks such as Disney Channel and Nickelodeon to her resume. With a growing list of credits to her name, Marissa remains a proud Adderley alum and forever grateful to her incredible mentors and guides, Janet and Alana Adderley.
CODY GETZUG
Cody Getzug was on the National Tour of SPRING AWAKENING and joined the First National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON as the standby for Elder Cunningham in April of 2015. He joined the Broadway company for THE BOOK OF MORMON in May 2016.
STEPHANIE MIEKO COHEN
Stephanie made her Broadway debut as Young Cosette in Les Miserables while she was studying at THE ADDERLEY SCHOOL.
JESSE ZWICK
Jesse Zwick is a head writer on the hit TV Series, Parenthood. He also wrote and directed the indie film, About Alex, starring Max Greenfield and Aubrey Plaza.
JOSH BRESLOW
Josh Breslow is known for his work on Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016), Trial by Fire(2018), Nashville (2018) and Love & Other Drugs (2010).