Brad Kavanagh is a British actor from Whitehaven in Cumbria. He made his acting debut in the West End in Billy Elliot the Musical as Billy's best friend Michael at the age of 11, but is best known for playing Dylan on the Disney Channel UK TV series As the Bell Rings. In 2008, he presented the talent competition, My School Musical, also on Disney Channel UK, alongside the previous year's winner Samantha Dorrance. He has written two songs, "As the Bell Rings" and "Right Time", which is to be released as a single.