Debby Ryan is a talented actress, singer, and producer born on May 13, 1993, in Huntsville, Alabama. She moved to Texas as a small child and later to Wiesbaden, Germany, where she discovered her passion for acting in local plays and musicals.
By the age of nine, Debby knew she wanted to become an actress. After three years in Germany, the family moved to Keller, Texas, before eventually relocating to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.
Debby's early career included roles in films such as Barney: Let's Go to the Firehouse (2007) and The Longshots (2008),as well as national television commercials. She then secured a series-regular role on Disney Channel's The Suite Life on Deck (2008),which debuted in 2008.
In 2010, Debby starred in the Disney Channel film 16 Wishes (2010),employing online and guerrilla-marketing techniques to promote the film with a tiny marketing budget. The movie premiered to 5.6 million viewers and became second on the list of cable's top 25 most popular shows of that week, twice.
Debby has also appeared on ABC's Private Practice (2007) and A&E's The Glades (2010),showcasing her dramatic acting chops. She has appeared in over 8 live-action Disney Channel series and countless interstitials.
Her current hit series Jessie (2011) was the first live-action series in Disney history to be picked up with only her cast, the Show Runner, and the script. Debby starred in the Disney Channel original movie, Radio Rebel (2012),which premiered on February 17, 2012, to over 6 million viewers.
Aside from Radio Rebel (2012) and Jessie (2011),Debby is also widely recognized for her role as popular season regular Bailey Pickett on The Suite Life on Deck (2008),a role she held from 2008-2011. She flexed her voiceover skills in Secret of the Wings (2012) and Ultimate Spider-Man (2012).
When not working, Debby is passionate about volunteering and is a Disney Friends for Change Ambassador. Her recent work with Friends for Change took her to India, where she helped build a new school for a local village. The documentary on her work was nominated for a daytime Emmy in 2013.
Debby is also heavily involved in music and loves to collaborate with her brother, Chase Ryan, and her friends. Her self-written single debuted in 2010 on Disney Channel as a music video about her character in 16 Wishes (2010). It was featured on the 16 Wishes (2010) soundtrack.
In July 2011, she released the single, "We Ended Right," which debuted on iTunes and was also picked up to be featured on the "Radio Rebel" soundtrack. Debby wrote her first EP entitled "One." This indie rock, self-funded/produced record premiered in the Top 5 on the rock charts and was featured on Billboard.
Debby directed plays and skits while she was younger and after years of shadowing successful directors, she was allowed to take the reins as a director for her live-action hit series Jessie (2011). She will direct three more episodes before the season ends in February.
On the business side, Debby is an active producer on Jessie (2011). She was there from the inception of the story, attends production meetings, and makes meaningful and significant contributions to Jessie (2011).
She launched a production company called Shadowborn Productions, where she produced the official music video for "Radio Rebel" and another one for Atlantic's "Fueled by Ramen." In 2016, Debby played the part of "Holli" on the YouTube Red series, Sing It! (2016).
She is costarring in the upcoming films Rip Tide (2017),playing the role of Cora; and the comedy Life of the Party (2018),alongside Gillian Jacobs, Melissa McCarthy, and Maya Rudolph. Debby was also cast in the lead role of Patty in a pilot ordered by the CW, Insatiable (2018).
