Peyton List
Biography
Peyton Roi List, also known as Peyton R. List, is an American actress and model born on April 6, 1998, in Florida, USA. As a young child, she appeared in various films and television episodes and modeled for tween magazines and companies. She is widely known for playing Holly Hills in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series and for portraying Emma Ross on the Disney Channel comedy series Jessie, beginning in 2011, alongside a cast where she played the eldest of four siblings cared for by a young nanny. In 2015, she reprised the role of Emma Ross in the spinoff series Bunk'd, and in 2016, she starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Swap.
Career overview
Peyton Roi List is an American actress and model who was born in Florida on April 6, 1998. Having grown up in front of the camera as an on-screen mainstay, she appeared in various films and television episodes as a young child and also modeled for tween magazines and companies. As her career progressed, she became known for playing Holly Hills in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series and for starring in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Swap in 2016.
List gained prominent television recognition for playing Emma Ross on the Disney Channel comedy series Jessie, joining the cast in 2011. In the series, she portrayed the eldest of four siblings who are being cared for by a young nanny. She later reprised the role in 2015 for the spinoff series Bunk'd. Recognized as a leading actor, producer, and writer of her generation, her extensive career includes sixty-nine known acting credits, as well as involvement with Netflix's Cobra Kai.
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- Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025) as Self - Presenter
- Junket (2025) as Jane
- Girl Haunts Boy (2024) as Bea
- Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo (2024) as Self
- The Inheritance (2024) as Kami Abernathy
- Agonist (2024) as Bella
- Agonist (2024) Associate Producer
- School Spirits (2023) as Maddie Nears
- School Spirits (2023) Producer
- A Little White Lie (2023) as Sophie Firestone
- Holy (2023) as Aisha
- Eli Roth's Be Mine: A VR Valentine's Slasher (2023) as Becca
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
- Oh, Mighty Ocean! (2022) as Diane
- The Friendship Game (2022) as Zooza
- Beyond the Bonsai (2022)
- Code Red: Youth of the Nation (2022) as Self
- Save the Bees (2022)
- Paper Spiders (2021) as Lacy
- Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman (2021) as Aileen Wuornos
- Stars in the House (2020) as Self
- Reunited Apart (2020) as Self
- Hubie Halloween (2020) as Peggy
- Valley Girl (2020) as Courtney
- Group Chat with Jayden and Brent (2020) as Self
- Swimming for Gold (2020) as Claire Carpenter
- Batman: Hush (2019) as Batgirl / Barbara Gordon (voice)
- Gothic Springs (2019) as Blair
- Anthem of a Teenage Prophet (2019) as Faith
- Cobra Kai (2018) as Tory Nichols
- Happy Together (2018) as Sierra
- Light as a Feather (2018) as Olivia Richmond
- Then Came You (2018) as Ashley
- The Thinning: New World Order (2018) as Laina Michaels
- The Outcasts (2017) as Mackenzie Smith
- Movie Night with Karlie Kloss (2017) as Herself
- The Thinning (2016) as Laina Michaels
- The Swap (2016) as Ellie O'Brien
- BUNK'D: Learning the Ropes (2015) as Emma Ross
- K.C. Undercover (2015) as Emma Ross
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- I Didn't Do It (2014) as Sherri
- Win, Lose or Draw (2014)
- Radio Disney Music Awards (2013) as Self - Presenter
- A Sister's Nightmare (2013) as Emily
- Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man (2012) as Emma Ross (voice)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012) as Holly Hills
- The Trouble with Cali (2012) as Young Cali Bluejones
- The Dog Who Saved the Holidays (2012) as Eve (voice)
- Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year (2012) as Emma Ross
- Jessie (2011) as Emma Ross
- Austin & Ally (2011) as Emma Ross
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011) as Holly Hills
- Something Borrowed (2011) as Young Darcy (uncredited)
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) as Becky Barnes (Young)
- Remember Me (2010) as Taunting Classmate
- 3 Backyards (2010) as Emily
- Secrets in the Walls (2010) as Molly
- Bereavement (2010) as Wendy
- Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) as Shoestore Girl
- 27 Dresses (2008) as Young Jane
- Cashmere Mafia (2008) as Sasha Burden
- Remember Back, Remember When (2008) as Luna
- Gossip Girl (2007) as Little Girl #1
- Robot Chicken (2005) as Sabrina Spellman (voice)
- Project Runway (2004) as Self
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Young Larissa Welsh
- Brave Knight
- Heathers: The Musical - Off-Broadway revival as Heather Chandler