After taking a break from the screen to chase his music and painting dreams, 24-year-old actor Aidan Langford is back, and he’s landing right in the middle of a Happy Madison comedy.

Langford stars in Netflix’s “Roommates,” dropping globally on April 17th. The film comes from Happy Madison and features Sadie Sandler and Chloe East as college roommates whose friendship devolves into passive-aggressive warfare. Langford plays Alex, whose relationship with his sister Devon (Sandler) shifts when she heads off to college. The role also marks an unexpected coming-out journey for his character as he gets caught between Devon and her chaotic roommate Celeste (East).

You might remember Langford from his earlier work in Dolly Parton’s “Heartstrings” on Netflix, Yen Tan’s indie drama “1985” with Cory Michael Smith, or Amazon’s “Bosch.” The Stella Adler-trained actor got his start in Dallas theater as a kid and has worked alongside heavyweights like Melissa Leo and Virginia Madsen.

Langford walked away from all that to pursue other creative outlets. He’s been grinding on his music (three singles out, an EP in the works leaning into early 2000s indie rock) and working toward his BFA in painting. He’s also passionate about LGBTQ rights, which makes his return with this particular role feel pretty intentional.

The “Roommates” cast is stacked with names like Natasha Lyonne, Nick Kroll, Carol Kane, Janeane Garofalo, Storm Reid, and Bailee Madison. Director Chandler Levack helms the project with a script from Jimmy Fowlie and Ceara Jane O’Sullivan.

For indie creators who’ve ever stepped away from one art form to chase another, Langford’s journey hits different. Sometimes you need to disappear into your painting studio or your music project before you can come back to the thing that started it all. This feels like one of those full-circle moments.