Kevin Csolak
Biography
Kevin Csolak starred as Diesel in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. He originated the role of A-Rab in Ivo Van Hove’s West Side Story Broadway, performed in original Broadway casts of Mean Girls and How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Recently starred in the Tony Award-winning The Outsiders. World Premieres: Mean Girls, The Prom, PAC’s Watch Night (The Wolf), Cirque Du Soleil’s Wintuk (Jamie). Screen credits include Boardwalk Empire, Law & Order, NCIS, Jessica Jones, The Mick, along with a memorable season-long arc on TNT’s Animal Kingdom as Young Pope. Other notable work: Justin Timberlake’s Super Bowl, Hayley Kiyoko, and DojaCat.
Credits
Gypsy, The Outsiders, West Side Story, Mean Girls, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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