Hayley Kiyoko

Hayley Kiyoko Alcroft (born April 3, 1991) is an American actress, singer, and author. She has performed in a variety of films, including Lemonade Mouth (2011), Jem and the Holograms (2015), Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), and XOXO (2016). She also had recurring roles in the TV series Wizards of Waverly Place (2010) and The Fosters (2014) and lead roles in 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 first novel, Girls Like Girls, which was 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. The novel inspired the 2026 film of the same name, which Kiyoko directed and co-wrote. She has also created a comic book, with the help of Naomi Franquiz and Marla Vazquez, based on her song "Gravel to Tempo".