Who played Elvis Presley in Sun Records?

American actor, Drake Milligan played the role of the legendary singer and performer, Elvis Presley in the CMT tv series Sun Records. 

He received a casting call from CMT to play the role of Elvis Presley in their TV series Sun Records in 2017. The part required him to move from Texas to Nashville, Tennessee.

Milligan was just 19 years old when he starred in the movie. That is the only tv series he has starred in as an actor. He has since focused largely on music.

He auditioned for a recording contract with BBR Music Group. He was rejected during the first trial but got signed six months afterwards.

In July 2021, he released his debut EP – a self-titled extended playlist, which was produced by Tony Brown. He released a Christmas song titled Cowgirl for Christmas on October 22, 2021.

On June 8, 2022, Milligan appeared on America’s Got Talent with his band and received an applauding four “yes” votes for their performance of an original song, Sounds Like Something I’d Do. He finished 3rd place in the competition on September 14, 2022.