Kian Robert Lawley is an actor born in Sioux City, Iowa, that moved to San Clemente, California when he was five years old. Kian started a YouTube channel with his best friend Sam Pottorff in 2010, two years later he joined a collab channel called Our2ndLife (O2L), which ended 2014. In 2015 he created a new YouTube channel with his best friend and roommate Jc Caylen where they upload skits and challenges weekly. Also in 2015 Lawley won a Teen Choice Award for "Choice YouTuber", and got nominated as "Best Actor" on a Streamy Award for his role in The Chosen movie. Kian has now filmed five movies, with over three million subscribers on his main channel plus two million subscribers on KianAndJc, and still upload videos weekly.