Jayden Isabel Bartels (born November 1, 2004) is an American Internet personality, actress and singer. On television, she is known for her roles in the Disney Channel series Coop & Cami Ask the World (2018–2020), the Nickelodeon series Side Hustle (2020–2022) and the Disney+ series Goosebumps (2025). She also appeared on Dance Moms alongside Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler. Bartels rose to fame in 2016 on TikTok (at the time known as musical.ly), gaining over 8 million followers. Bartels has also released original music, including "Alphabet" (2020).
Early life Bartels was born in Los Angeles on November 1, 2004. She has been taking musical theater, ballet, hip hop, jazz, songwriting and acting classes since age eight. Her mother is a yoga instructor and her father is a computer repairman. Her parents were reluctant at first with their daughter getting involved in social media, but started assisting her in video production once her musical.ly career took off, enabling her to produce up to 12 videos per day. Bartels was home-schooled to keep up with her career.
Career Bartels began her acting career in 2015 at the age of 11, when she appeared in episodic roles in the television shows: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Walk the Prank, Kidding, Family Reunion, The Really Loud House and Alert: Missing Persons Unit.
Bartels made her television debut in the comedy series Clique Wars, where she played the supporting role of Taylor. She was cast alongside Laura Krystine and Brisa Lalich in the television film To the Beat!, which was released on March 18, 2018. Bartels had a recurring role in Disney Channel comedy series Coop & Cami Ask the World, where she played the role of Peyton. She appeared in the comedy film Grand-Daddy Day Care directed by Ron Oliver, which was released on February 5, 2019.
Jayden has a YouTube channel where she enjoys creating all sorts of content from vlogs to clothing hauls which she shoots and edits herself. She created and directed all of her music videos for her original songs which also can be found on her channel.
In 2020, Bartels was cast to play the lead role in the Nickelodeon's series Side Hustle alongside Jules LeBlanc, Isaiah Crews, Mitchell Berg and Jacques Chevelle, which premiered on November 7, 2020. The series ended on June 30, 2022, after two seasons. She reprised the role of Avery in To the Beat!: Back 2 School. the second installment in To the Beat! series.
In 2025, Bartels appeared on the second season of the supernatural horror series Goosebumps. She has upcoming roles in the films Slay Day and Lullaby.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2017 When Pigs Fly Esme Short film 2018 To The Beat! Avery 2019 Grand-Daddy Day Care Annie 2020 To the Beat!: Back 2 School Avery 2026 Slay Day AngieTBALullaby Jessica
Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 Clique Wars Taylor 2 episodes2016Dance MomsHerself1 episode 2017 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Abby Episode: "The Gang Goes to a Water Park" Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Olivia Episode: "Ye Olde Hand Holde" Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Emma Garrett Episodes: "Lost Souls", "The Ripper of Riga" Walk the Prank Sarah Penu Episode: "A Night Witch You'll Always Remember" 2018 Kidding Robyn 1 episode 2018–2020 Coop & Cami Ask the World Peyton Recurring role 2019 Expert Attempters 3 episodes 2020–2022 Side Hustle Presley Main role 2020 Family Reunion Astrid Episode: "Remember When the Party Was Over?" Group Chat Herself Host; 13 episodes All That Herself Episode 1131 2023 The Really Loud House Kiki Carlyle Episode: "Heart and Soul" 2024 Alert: Missing Persons Unit Kyra de la Cruz 1 episode 2025 Goosebumps Cece Main cast (season 2)
Music video Song Year Artist Notes "Day & Night" 2016 Johnny Orlando & Mackenzie Ziegler "Monsters (aka Haters)" 2017 Mackenzie Ziegler "It's Gonna Show" 2018 Annie LeBlanc "The Man" 2020 Taylor Swift
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External links Official website (archived)