Ellington Lee Ratliff (born April 14, 1993) is an American drummer and actor. He is best known as the drummer of pop rock band R5, which was active from 2009 until 2018, and as a contributor to the Driver Era.
Early life Ellington Lee Ratliff was born on April 14, 1993, in Los Angeles, California, to Cheryl and George Ratliff. From his father's previous marriage, Ratliff has three half-brothers: Erick, Elden, and Garette.
Career
Acting In 2001, Ratliff made his acting debut in All You Need as Robbie Crenshaw. As a young adult, he appeared in episodes of television shows like Eastwick, Raising Hope, Nickelodeon's Victorious, and Red Scare as well as the 2012 film My Uncle Rafael. He and Ross Lynch of R5 were extras in the 2011 movie The Muppets. Ratliff appeared in the 2017 Criminal Minds "Red Light" as well as in a 2019 episode of Grown-ish.
Music
In October 2009, Ratliff met the Lynch siblings at a dance studio in California.
Equipment Ratliff uses DW drums, pedals and hardware and Paiste cymbals, favoring their 2002 series. He has also used Tama drums and Promark drumsticks.
Filmography Television Year Title RoleNotes2009So You Think You Can DanceHimself "Two of 16 Voted Off" (Season 5, Episode 11)2009EastwickAllan"Mooning and Crooning" (Season 1, Episode 5)2010VictoriousIan"Pilot" (Season 1, Episode 1)2010-2011General Hospitalunnamed ski trip victim2011Raising HopeSon"It's a Hopeful Life" (Season 2, Episode 10)2011The MuppetsSmalltown Resident2013Red ScareHuey Miller"The Nuclear Club" (Season 1, Episode 1)"Brinksmanship" (Season 1, Episode 4)2015ViolettaHimself (with R5)Season 3, episode 702017Criminal MindsRonnie Hawks"Red Light" (Season 12, Episode 22)2019 Grown-ishFriend
Films Year Title Role2001All You NeedRobbie Crenshaw2012My Uncle RafaelPhotographer
Discography
Extended plays Title DetailsEllington Released: April 26, 2021 Format: Digital download, streaming Label: Ellington Music
Singles + List of singles as lead artist, showing year released Title Year Album "EMT" 2020 Ellington "Sun To Rise!" 2021
References
External links , the band's official website