There are five members in the Los Angeles-based pop rock band R5: Ross Lynch (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Riker Lynch (vocals, bass), Rocky Lynch (vocals, lead guitar), Rydel Lynch (vocals, keyboard), and Ellington Ratliff (drums).
Riker, Rydel, Rocky, and Ross are four of five siblings. Ellington goes by his last name Ratliff in order to fit with the pattern of names all starting with "R."
Ross Shor Lynch (born December 29, 1995 in Littleton, Colorado) is the fourth child of five siblings. His favorite color is yellow, movie Romeo and Juliet, band The Script, and sport Ice Hockey. Lynch can play the piano, drums, and bass and sing; however, he specializes in guitar and singing. He danced for the Rage Boyz Crew, a group founded by a dance company in Southern California.
Ross Lynch has been on So You Think You Can Dance and has had guest appearances on shows like Moises Rules!, and can be seen in movies such as Grapple. From 2011 to 2016, he appeared in the Disney Channel television program entitled Austin & Ally, playing the lead male role of Austin Moon, a teenage singer who becomes an overnight sensation and forms a partnership with Ally, a shy songwriter. In early 2012, Lynch began work on the Disney Channel Original Movie, Teen Beach Movie. His first promotional single, "A Billion Hits", was released on April 2, 2012. On July 13, 2012, Lynch released the single "Heard It on the Radio" and, on September 12, 2012, released his debut soundtrack, Austin & Ally from the show of the same name. Lynch had a cameo appearance in the movie Muppets Most Wanted in 2014. He returned in Teen Beach 2 in 2015. He is also in the upcoming movie "Status Update" which will start filming in 2016. Status Update will be Ross' first major non-Disney acting project.