# Logan Henderson
**Logan Henderson** (Logan Phillip Henderson, born 1989) is an American actor and singer best known as a member of the boy band [Big Time Rush](https://www.edgepedia.org/big-time-rush) and for playing Logan Mitchell on the [Nickelodeon](https://www.edgepedia.org/nickelodeon) series of the same name.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989; raised in North Richland Hills, Texas, and attended Birdville High School[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/) |
| Breakthrough role | Logan Mitchell on Nickelodeon's *Big Time Rush* (2009–2013), after roughly two years of auditions[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/) |
| Band albums | *B.T.R.* (2010), *Elevate* (2011), and *24/Seven* (2013); the group went on hiatus in 2014[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/) |
| Solo debut | Single "Sleepwalker" (2017); seven-song EP *Echoes of Departure and the Endless Street of Dreams – Pt. 1* (May 18, 2018)[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/) • [2](https://tidal.com/magazine/article/tidal-rising-artist-of-the-week-logan-henderson/1-50952) |
| Reunion | Joined Big Time Rush's 2021 reunion tour; the band released *Another Life* (2023) and launched the "In Real Life Worldwide" tour in 2025[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/) • [3](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/big-time-rush-tour-houston-woodlands-logan-series-20813763.php) |
| Other work | Co-wrote songs for Big Time Rush, including "Untouchable," "Confetti Falling," and "Music Sounds Better With U"[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3666718) |
## Early life and start in acting
Henderson grew up in North Richland Hills, Texas, in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, and graduated from Birdville High School.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3666718) Sources differ on his birthplace: several profiles list Dallas, Texas, while others give North Richland Hills.[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/logan-henderson/) • [1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/) He also grew up playing outdoor sports, including wakeboarding, snowboarding, and skateboarding.[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/logan-henderson/)
He came to acting later than many of his peers, catching the performing bug at 16 with a small role as a young bully on the NBC drama *Friday Night Lights* (2006–2011).[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/logan-henderson/) After that experience he began making frequent trips between Texas and Los Angeles for auditions.[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/logan-henderson/) Accounts of when he moved to California differ: [Us Weekly](https://www.edgepedia.org/us-weekly) says he moved at 18 to pursue acting, while his speaker biography says he moved to Los Angeles at 17.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/) • [6](https://www.caa.com/caaspeakers/logan-henderson/)
## Big Time Rush
In 2009, after about two years of auditions for a Nickelodeon casting search, Henderson was cast as Logan Mitchell in *Big Time Rush*, a live-action comedy about four hockey-playing friends from Minnesota who move to Los Angeles and form a pop group.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/) • [5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/logan-henderson/) His character was written as the group's voice of reason in critical decisions, though also its flirtiest member.[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/logan-henderson/) The show ran for four seasons, and its debut episode drew a record-breaking 7.1 million viewers, at the time the network's highest rated premiere.[6](https://www.caa.com/caaspeakers/logan-henderson/) • [7](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/logan-henderson/umc.cpc.43n1pvr6jutr9m42oqce2sji2)
In parallel with the series, the real band, formed with [Kendall Schmidt](https://www.edgepedia.org/kendall-schmidt), James Maslow, and [Carlos PenaVega](https://www.edgepedia.org/carlos-penavega), signed with [Sony Music](https://www.edgepedia.org/sony-music) and Columbia Records in 2009 and released three albums: *B.T.R.* (2010), *Elevate* (2011), and *24/Seven* (2013).[6](https://www.caa.com/caaspeakers/logan-henderson/) • [1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/) The band toured the United States, Europe, and South America, and headlined a tour with One Direction as the opener.[6](https://www.caa.com/caaspeakers/logan-henderson/) • [3](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/big-time-rush-tour-houston-woodlands-logan-series-20813763.php) Henderson also received songwriting credits on band tracks including "Untouchable," "Confetti Falling," "24/Seven," and "Music Sounds Better With U."[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3666718) The group went on hiatus in 2014.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/)
## Solo career
During the hiatus Henderson began a solo career, releasing his debut single, "Sleepwalker," in 2017.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/) His speaker biography lists the songs "Sleepwalker," "Evergreen," "Bite My Tongue," and "Pull Me Deep" from this period, with "Pull Me Deep" charting on the Billboard Top 40.[6](https://www.caa.com/caaspeakers/logan-henderson/) On May 18, 2018, he released the seven-song EP *Echoes of Departure and the Endless Street of Dreams – Pt. 1*, a dark pop project that followed a year spent traveling and writing poems and short stories.[2](https://tidal.com/magazine/article/tidal-rising-artist-of-the-week-logan-henderson/1-50952)
## Reunion and recent work
Henderson rejoined Big Time Rush for the band's 2021 reunion, and the group went on to a sold-out tour of the United States and Latin America in 2022.[1](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/) • [6](https://www.caa.com/caaspeakers/logan-henderson/) The band released *Another Life* in 2023, its first album in a decade, and in June 2025 released the single "I Want You Here All the Time."[3](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/big-time-rush-tour-houston-woodlands-logan-series-20813763.php) In 2025 the band kicked off the "In Real Life Worldwide" tour, its biggest to date, featuring every song from every episode of the Nickelodeon series.[3](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/big-time-rush-tour-houston-woodlands-logan-series-20813763.php) In November 2025, Henderson was hospitalized after an onstage fall during a show, according to TV Insider's news coverage.[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/logan-henderson/)
## References
1. [Logan Henderson News, Us Weekly](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/logan-henderson/)
2. [TIDAL Rising Artist of the Week: Logan Henderson, TIDAL Magazine](https://tidal.com/magazine/article/tidal-rising-artist-of-the-week-logan-henderson/1-50952)
3. [Ahead of Woodlands show, Big Time Rush's Logan Henderson on Texas, nostalgia and the comeback, Houston Chronicle](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/big-time-rush-tour-houston-woodlands-logan-series-20813763.php)
4. [Logan Henderson, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3666718)
5. [Logan Henderson – Actor, Singer, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/logan-henderson/)
6. [Logan Henderson: Biography at a Glance, CAA Speakers](https://www.caa.com/caaspeakers/logan-henderson/)
7. [Logan Henderson Movies and Shows, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/logan-henderson/umc.cpc.43n1pvr6jutr9m42oqce2sji2)
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