Kayden Alexander Koshelev

Kayden discovered his passion for acting at a young age, debuting in his first television show at the age of 7, acting alongside Terry O'Quinn in Amazon's Patriot. Following that role, Kayden took a very emotional turn as a sick child with an unstable father in Chicago Med before appearing alongside William H. Macy in Shameless. In 2020, he worked with Director Joel Coen in The Tragedy of Macbeth, appearing as one of the apparitions who haunt Denzel Washington's Macbeth. After landing a Co-Star role in Diary of a Future President for Disney+, Kayden landed his first recurring role as Aspen on Search Party for HBO Max. You can hear Kayden's pipes in Netflix's Me Time, as he sings a stirring rendition of "Hallelujah" in a scene alongside Kevin Hart. Kayden's first horror film, Grimcutty, is streaming on HULU. Kayden currently wrapped Rebel Moon, directed by Zach Snyder, a Guest Star role on Bunk'd, and his heart-warming role of Brendan in Drag: The Musical, which made is debut run at Bourbon Room in Hollywood. Born in Burbank, CA, before moving to Chicago, Kayden started theatre and dance classes before making the transition to acting at the age of 5. He quickly landed many national and regional commercials for Sara Lee, Kellogg, Nike, Kraft, St Louis Zoo, Whirlpool and more. When not on camera, Kayden loves taking dance class and being on stage! He booked his first professional Musical Theatre Production at age 7 in Seussical, and by age 10 he played the lead role of Oliver in the Marriott Theatre stage's Oliver! In 2020, Kayden joined Second City's Youth Ensemble. Kayden has been referred to as a "true professional and pleasure," a "kind and supportive cast-mate," and is known for taking feedback and applying direction quickly. Along with his passion for acting and performing, Kayden is a gifted student who holds several chess trophies.