Raised in Gold Coast, Australia, Jayden is a versatile actor with extensive training and experience on both stage and screen. He began acting at 6 years old, and at 8 years old he was the youngest person ever nominated for a Gold Palm Theatre Award for his first lead role in a theatre production, playing Oliver Twist in Oliver! The Musical. Jayden landed his first professional theatre role the same year, playing lead role of Jeremy Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, two years below the minimum age the producers had originally agreed to for the role, and he received rave reviews. Soon after, he was cast in Opera Australia and Gordon Frost's The King and I and the London Palladium Production of The Sound of Music. He won the award for Best Actor for his first lead role on screen at age 9 at Bond University's CentreScreen Awards and appeared in TV commercials, short films and TV shows including ABC's Harrow. Jayden plays the lead male role of American teen Cecil in the upcoming re-imagining of Stephen King's short story Children of the Corn, written and directed by Kurt Wimmer (Salt) and produced by Lucas Foster (Ford v Ferrari) Doug Barry (FML) John Baldecchi (Happy Death Day). Jayden recently wrapped filming on the soon to be released family feature film The Curious Case of Dolphin Bay, directed by Christine Luby and produced by The Steve Jaggi Company. Jayden plays the lead role of Teddy opposite Izabela Rose (Upside-Down Magic) as Quinn. Jayden can be seen in the Netflix Original mystery thriller Sweet River, playing Max. Jayden has been awarded three scholarships through the American Arts, Film and Television Academy in recognition of his acting talents. He also has eleven years of training in singing, dancing and piano and in his free time he can be found writing, recording and producing his own music. He has a passion for supporting wildlife charities including World Animal Protection and Currumbin Wildlife Hospital.