About JAYDEN MCGINLAY
BIOGRAPHY
Jayden grew up on stage and screen, making his professional theatre debut at age eight playing Jeremy Potts in the Australian National Tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, before joining the cast of Opera Australia and John Frost's The King and I and the London Palladium production of The Sound of Music. He began screen acting at nine years old, appearing in TV commercials, feature films and TV shows, including ABC’s Harrow.
In 2020, Jayden was cast as Cecil in the reimagining of Stephen King’s Children of the Corn, written and produced by Kurt Wimmer (Salt) and produced by Lucas Foster (Ford v Ferrari), Doug Barry (FML) and John Baldecchi (Happy Death Day), now available on DVD and streaming services worldwide. Jayden can also be seen on Disney+ as Teddy in The Curious Case of Dolphin Bay, directed by Christine Luby and produced by The Steve Jaggi Company and as Max in the Netflix Original horror, Sweet River, directed by Justin McMillan and produced by Ashley McLeod.
Merging the skills honed through his many years of training and industry experience with his passion for creating, Jayden brings his versatility as a performer to his own films, which he writes, directs and produces. With a knack for captivating audiences through his heartfelt storytelling, the first film he made at 12 years old was selected as a finalist in film festivals in Australia and overseas including Tropfest's Trop Jr. where it was screened at Event Cinemas in Sydney, and Hollyshorts Film Festival in Los Angeles with screenings at TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood.
Jayden also utilises over 13 years of vocal and piano training, creating his own music and scores for his films.
