2004–2010: Breakthrough films and debut album . In 2004, Seeley acted as the singing part of Jordan Cahill in the Disney Channel Original Movie
Stuck in the Suburbs. He auditioned for the role of Jordan Cahill, but lost the part to
Taran Killam. He appeared in the movie as a hotel employee. In 2005, Seeley began working with founded producer Ray Cham and together they wrote "Get'cha Head in the Game" for Disney's quadruple platinum
High School Musical soundtrack. This garnered them an
Emmy nomination in the
Best Original Music and Lyrics category. Seeley was partially the singing voice for
Troy Bolton in the first
High School Musical film; he was the sole vocalist for some tracks while others were blended with
Zac Efron's voice in post-production. In addition, Seeley filled in for Efron (who could not join the tour due to a scheduling conflict with the shooting of the
2007 film adaptation of the Broadway musical
Hairspray) on the North America and Latin America tours of
High School Musical: The Concert, playing in 60,000 seat arenas and he can be heard on both soundtracks and
High School Musical on Stage!. Seeley's association with Disney continued and he can be heard as a featured artist on several Disney soundtracks/compilation albums including
Disneymania 5,
Disneymania 6,
Disney Channel Holiday,
Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 9, and
Byou. Drew's duet with Spanish-born Mexican singer
Belinda "Dance with Me", from the platinum
Cheetah Girls 2 soundtrack, was played on the Disney Channel and on Radio Disney. Drew appeared in Belinda's video of "
Ni Freud ni tu mamá". Drew also made a guest appearance on the 2008
Chipmunks CD
Undeniable, singing an updated take on "Shake Your Groove Thing" with Alvin and the gang. Seeley appeared in the Hallmark Channel Movie
Claire opposite
Valerie Bertinelli, and in the film
Fly Kidz, for which he co-wrote and produced the soundtrack. He also wrote and performed music for the Disney Channel Original Movie
Jump In! starring
Corbin Bleu and
Keke Palmer. Seeley starred opposite
Selena Gomez and
Jane Lynch in
Another Cinderella Story, playing the pop star Joey Parker. Drew wrote and performed four songs in the film, and shot music videos for both versions of his hit song, "New Classic". In the summer of 2009 he starred as Prince Eric in the Disney Broadway Musical
The Little Mermaid, and had a leading role in the horror movie
The Shortcut. In June 2010, Seeley starred in the
Hallmark Channel television movie
Freshman Father.
2011–present: The Resolution, films, television, and live performances Seeley's album
The Resolution was released on April 5, 2011. In support of the album, Drew went on a national tour where he performed his own original music. He also sang a song for the Disney Channel original series
Shake It Up. A duet with
Adam Hicks, "Dance for Life," premiered in the episode "Vatalihoosit It Up", backed by a routine performed by dance crew the
Jabbawockeez. "Dance for Life" was featured on the soundtrack for the show,
Shake It Up: Break It Down. Seeley's song "It's Always Been You" was used as the theme of
Crown for Christmas, a 2011 Hallmark Channel movie. On June 12, 2011, Seeley was reported to have joined the CW's hit teen drama series
90210, but
Entertainment Weekly later reported that he dropped the role due to a conflict with his schedule. In March 2012,
I Kissed a Vampire was released, in which Seeley stars alongside
Lucas Grabeel and Adrian Slade. In June 2012, he co-starred in the Lifetime movie, "Talhotblond", playing young "Tommy". Seeley has also released music videos for his song "Beautiful", and most recently "Into The Fire". Drew recorded a song for the third
Shake It Up soundtrack
Shake It Up: I Love Dance, called "I Do". It featured on
Walmart-exclusive editions as a bonus track. The song was also featured in the
Shake It Up season 3 episode, "I Do It Up". In 2013, Seeley began filming his role in a new film,
Elixir, which was renamed
Lovestruck: The Musical on
ABC Family. Seeley played the role of "Young Ryan". He played opposite
Chelsea Kane (Young Harper),
Jane Seymour (Harper),
Sara Paxton (Mirabella),
Tom Wopat (Ryan), and
Alexander DiPersia (Marco). He is featured singing his rendition of Usher's "DJ's Got Us Fallin’ in Love". In conjunction with the new movie, Seeley co-wrote and performed "Here & Now," the theme song to ABC Family's spring promotional campaign. The song was featured on Seeley's dance-pop EP released in April 2013. In 2014, Seeley performed as "Bob Gaudio" in Jersey Boys for the US tour. In 2022, he recorded “Fire” for the doll-based webseries
Rainbow High. Drew Seeley has actively participated in benefit concerts organized by Hold On Til Dawn, a nonprofit initiative supporting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). On September 23, 2023, Seeley performed at the second Hold On Til Dawn benefit concert held at Arts at the Armory in Somerville, Massachusetts. The event featured a lineup including Alexz Johnson, Grace Kinstler, Jared Moore, and local artist Johnny, with all proceeds directed to the AFSP. He returned for the third benefit concert on January 26, 2025, at The Abbey in Orlando, Florida. This concert marked the reunion of pop duo MKTO (Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller) after over five years, alongside performances by Seeley and Johnny. The event continued the mission of raising awareness and funds for suicide prevention., ==Filmography==