Hayley Kiyoko (full name Hayley Kiyoko Alcroft) is an American actress, singer, and musician. For some time she played in the bands Hede and The Stunners. She played her first film role in the series "The Wizards of Waverly Place".
Hayley's successful acting career was complemented by work with music producer James Flannigan. Kiyoko recorded her new solo album with him in London four years ago and released a video clip.
In the creative biography of Kiyoko, there are more than forty roles in television and film projects. She starred in such popular TV series as The Vampire Diaries, The Foster, White Crow, CSI: Cyberspace, Scooby-Doo.
Biography facts
The girl was born in the United States in the spring of 1991. Outwardly, Hayley looks more like an Asian. This is not surprising, because her mother is the famous Japanese figure skater Sara Kawahara. Despite the fact that Sarah was born and raised in Canada, her family belonged to an ancient Japanese family.
The girl's father is Jamie Alcroft, a famous American comedian and screenwriter. His ancestry includes people from England and Ireland. Such a mixture of blood gave the girl not only a non-standard appearance, but also a rather hot-tempered character.
Hayley began to get involved in creativity from early childhood. She studied music, singing, dancing. Even before school, she starred in her first commercials. The girl took her studies and filming in advertising very seriously and responsibly, showing not only talent, but also a strong character.
At the age of six, Kiyoko persuaded her parents to send her to learn to play the drums. Within a few years, she perfectly mastered playing the instrument and began to compose her own musical works. Hayley also plays great on guitar and keyboards.
During her school years, the girl was very active and tried to participate in all events, concerts, holidays and theatrical performances. In high school, Hayley became the vice president of the school and formed her own dance group Agoura High Step Team, which later became a dance club. The group competed in national competitions in America and finished third.
Musical career
Hayley began her serious musical career in 2007. She gathered her own group of musicians and performers, consisting only of girls, and called it Hede. The group existed for only a year, but during this time they managed to release several songs and shoot a video clip.
After the group broke up, Haley met singer and music producer Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick. She is better known to fans under the pseudonym Vitamin C. Colleen invited the girl to join the new group The Stunners.
A year later, the musicians signed a contract with Columbia Records and released several singles. Having existed for four years, this group also broke up.
Film career
Since 2011, Hayley begins to try himself in cinema. The debut took place in the project "Wizards of Waverly Place". The role was interesting, but the actress did not bring fame.
Success came after working on the Scooby-Doo project. Hayley starred in the third and fourth parts of the picture. She played the role of Velma Dinkley - an attractive, slightly shy girl, always ready to help her friends. Hayley got so used to this role that fans could no longer imagine that someone else could be in her place and play the role of Velma just as well.
In the project "The Vampire Diaries" the girl played the role of Megan. In 2015, Kiyoko joined the cast of CSI: Cyberspace, where she played one of the central roles - Raven Ramirez.
Personal life
In 2017, Hayley came out, confessing her gay sex. She spoke about this in an interview that she gave to one well-known youth publication.
