Ross Fleming Butler was born in Singapore & was raised in the Northern Virginia/Washington D.C. area. He attended Ohio State University studying biomolecular & chemical engineering but decided to drop out after 1 year after discovering he had no passion or interest in that field of study. He moved to L.A. in 2010 & found his love for acting after his friend bought him his first acting class for his 21st birthday. Having seen the vast under representation of Asian-American talent in film & TV as well as the misrepresentation of Asian-American males throughout his life, he decided he would make it his goal to change stereotypes &fight for inclusion in Hollywood.
His father is of British-Dutch descent and his mother is of Chinese-Malaysian ancestry.
Volunteers his free time mentoring kids at the Boys and Girls Club of Venice in Southern California.
Plays the piano and learned to master the guitar via a learning video game.
Has a pet giant tortoise named Sheldon.
He auditioned for Zack Taylor/The Black Ranger in Power Rangers (2017), while his future Riverdale (2017) co-star K.J. Apa auditioned for Jason Scott/The Red Ranger. Another Riverdale co-star, Cody Kearsley, did appear in the film.