Hayley Kiyoko Alcroft (born April 3, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and author. As a child model and actress, she appeared in a variety of films, including Lemonade Mouth (2011), Jem and the Holograms (2015), Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), and XOXO (2016). Alongside her film roles, she also had recurring roles in the TV series Wizards of Waverly Place (2010) and The Fosters (2014), as well as lead roles on CSI: Cyber (2015–2016) and Five Points (2018–2019). Kiyoko issued three solo extended plays: A Belle to Remember (2013), This Side of Paradise(2015), which includes the single "Girls Like Girls", and Citrine (2016). Following the singles "Sleepover", "Feelings", and "Curious", she released her debut studio album, Expectations (2018), which reached the top 20 of the charts in the United States, Canada, and Australia. She has since released a fourth extended play, I'm Too Sensitive for This Shit (2020) and her second studio album Panorama (2022). In 2023, Kiyoko released her debut novel, Girls Like Girls, published by Wednesday Books. The book debuted at number one on the New York Times Best Sellers list for Young Adult Hardcover and won the Goldie Award for Young Adult Fiction by the Golden Crown Literary Society. She has also created a comic book, with the help of Naomi Franquiz and Marla Vazquez, based on her song "Gravel to Tempo". Description above from the Wikipedia article Hayley Kiyoko, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 3, 1991 (35)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Actor and director, also writer
- 17 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Hayley Kiyoko's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
Light 9 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Mentoras Velma in Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)
- Shapeshifteras Velma in Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
- Heroas Stella in Lemonade Mouth (2011)
- Allyas Alisa in Hello, My Name Is Frank (2015)
- Heroas Shannie in XOXO (2016)
- Allyas Lucy in Becks (2017)
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Hayley Kiyoko's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Hayley Kiyoko's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
21 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Girls Like Girls(2026)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Life by Ella(2022)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Five Points (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Becks(2017)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Insecure(2016)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
XOXO(2016)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Hayley Kiyoko: Gravel To Tempo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Jem and the Holograms(2015)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Insidious: Chapter 3(2015)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Hello, My Name Is Frank(2015)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
CSI: Cyber(2015)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
The Fosters(2013)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all filmsAdrift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Lemonade Mouth(2011)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Vampire Diaries(2009)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Wizards of Waverly Place(2007)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all showsThe Patience of Vultures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2010.
Biggest box office
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
Highest rated
Lemonade Mouth (2011)
Most popular right now
Girls Like Girls (2026)
Film career
Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2007Screen debut· Wizards of Waverly Place
- 2009First film· Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Hayley Kiyoko's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 17 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Hayley Kiyoko's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Hayley Kiyoko work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hayley Kiyoko's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stefanie Scott shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Brian LevantShared titles: Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010), Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Levant
Writers
- Daniel AltiereShared titles: Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010), Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Altiere
- Steven AltiereShared titles: Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010), Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Steven Altiere
Actors
- Stefanie ScottShared titles: Girls Like Girls (2026), Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), Jem and the Holograms (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Stefanie Scott
- Frank WelkerShared titles: Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010), Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Welker
- Kate MeltonShared titles: Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010), Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Kate Melton
- Nick PalatasShared titles: Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010), Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Nick Palatas
Composers and editors
- David NewmanShared titles: Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010), Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)See all 2 shared titles with David Newman
- Eric OsmondShared titles: Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010), Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Osmond
Producers
- Heather McKayShared titles: Girls Like Girls (2026), Jem and the Holograms (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Heather McKay
- Jason BlumShared titles: Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), Jem and the Holograms (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Blum
- Jeanette VolturnoShared titles: Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), Jem and the Holograms (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jeanette Volturno
- Phillip DaweShared titles: Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), Jem and the Holograms (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Phillip Dawe