Riker Lynch

He was one of the lead singers and the bassist in R5 with his brothers Ross and Rocky, sister Rydel, and family friend Ellington Ratliff. He now has a band of his own called Riker and The Beachcombers. Riker married Savannah Latimer on September 20, 2019.

• Name — Riker Lynch • Birth Name — Riker Anthony Lynch • Family — * Ross Lynch (brother) • Rydel Lynch (sister) • Rocky Lynch (brother) • Derek Hough (second cousin) • Julianne Hough (second cousin) • Born — 8 November 1991 • Birthplace — Littleton, Colorado, U.S. • Occupation — * Actor • singer • Years Active — 2008–present

Riker was born in Littleton, Colorado, to Stormie (née De St. Jeor) and Mark Lynch. He is the eldest of five children. He started singing and acting at Colorado Productions and later began taking dance lessons. In 2007, he and his family moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of working in the entertainment industry.

Riker was one of the Dalton Academy Warblers on Fox's hit show Glee. He was introduced as Jeff in the season 2 episode "Special Education", appearing thereafter as one of the Warbler singers in eleven more episodes through seasons 2, 3 and 4. He also appeared as a Warbler in the 2011 edition of the Glee Live! In Concert! tour, which performed from May through July 3, 2011 in the U.S., Canada, England and Ireland. A movie was filmed of the tour concert, which includes scenes with Riker performing as Jeff: Glee: The 3D Concert Movie was released on August 12, 2011. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 20, 2011 under the title Glee: The Concert Movie.

Riker is the bassist and one of the lead vocalists in the band R5 with his family members Rocky, Rydel, and Ross also their best friend Ratliff. In April 2012, R5 announced via the band's website that they had signed a record deal with Hollywood Records and that they were planning for their first club tour in May. After the tour, R5 played numerous summer shows across the US and in Canada. In September two R5 songs were released on the Austin & Ally Soundtrack. R5 also came out with an EP called Loud on February 19, 2013. Their first full-length album, Louder, was released September 24, 2013. The album includes the four songs from the EP, and their single, "Pass Me By". In 2022, he competed in NBC's American Song Contest, representing Colorado. He placed second at the grand final to AleXa.

On February 24, 2015, Lynch was announced as one of the celebrities who will participate on the 20th season of Dancing with the Stars. He was paired with professional dancer Allison Holker. On May 19, 2015, Lynch and Holker finished the competition in second place, losing to actress Rumer Willis. He later returned during season 27 to be a trio partner to Milo Manheim and Witney Carson.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2009 — So You Think You Can Dance — Himself / Guest dancer (member of The Rage Boyz Crew) — "Two of 16 Voted Off" (Season 5, Episode 11) • 2010 — Zeke and Luther — Goin' Zoomin' Dancer — "Goin' Zoomin'" (Season 2, Episode 24) • 2010–13 — Glee — Jeff — Recurring role (Season 2–4) • 2011 — Passport to Explore — Co-host — Season 2 • 2013 — Wedding Band — Just'a Krush Member — "Get Down on It" (Season 1, Episode 5) • 2015 — Dancing With The Stars — Himself / Contestant — Season 20 • 2020 — Chilling Adventures of Sabrina — Trash — "Chapter Thirty-Four: The Returned" • 2022 — American Song Contest — Himself / Contestant

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2013 — Buffering — Martin Riggs — "It's All Part of the Plan" (Season 1, Episode 5)

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released • Title — Year — Album • "Sex on the Beach" — 2019 — rowspan="6" • "She Just Wants to Be Famous" • "My Girl Rita" — 2020 • "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" • "Feel The Love — 2022 • "Remedy"

Riker Lynch was recorded at birth as Riker Anthony Lynch. His recorded language was English. Other recorded relations include Julianne Hough and Derek Hough.

Riker Lynch is recorded as singer-songwriter, musician, actor, dancer and composer.