Madison Hu

Madison Hu
Madison Hu
	Hu in 2025
Born	June 2, 2002 (age 23); Longview, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present
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Madison Hu (born June 2, 2002^[1]) is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Frankie Wong on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark, and for her previous recurring role as Marci on another Disney Channel series, Best Friends Whenever. More recently she played Grace, a recurring role in the American action comedy drama series The Brothers Sun, which premiered in January 2024.

Early life

Hu was born in Longview, Texas,^[2] the daughter of Chinese immigrants. She has an older brother who was born in China.^[3] Hu moved to Southern California, where she started to work as an actress.^[4]

Career

Hu started her career as a child actress. By about age six, Hu already had a manager in the entertainment industry.^[4] Hu's first notable role was on the Disney Channel series Best Friends Whenever, playing the recurring character Marci.^[5] She was later cast in the leading role as Frankie in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark.^[6]^[7]

Following her role on Bizaardvark, it was announced that she had been cast in the science fiction film Voyagers; the film was released in April 2021.^[8]^[9] She appeared in two 2023 horror films, Night Shift^[10] and The Boogeyman.^[11]^[12]

Personal life

Hu and Olivia Rodrigo met while auditioning for Bizaardvark, and struck up an instant friendship that translated into landing the co-lead roles of best friends on the series – which they continue to be in real life.^[13] She appeared in the music video for Olivia’s song “Bad Idea Right?”.

Hu graduated from Columbia University in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in creative writing.^[14]

Filmography

Madison Hu's filmography
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	I Kid with Brad Garrett	Herself	Episode 1.2
2013	Bad Words	Ling Quan	Film
2014	The Goldbergs	Debbie	Episode: "Mama Drama"
2014	Tosh.0	Katie	Episode 6.28
2015–2016	Best Friends Whenever	Marci	Recurring role (season 1), 6 episodes
2015	Grace and Frankie	Spelling Bee Girl	Episode: "The Spelling Bee"
2015	The Kicks	Kara	Episode: Pilot
2016–2019	Bizaardvark	Frankie	Main role
2020	Remnants of the Fallen	Chelsea Nevins	Film
2021	Voyagers	Anda	Film^[8]^[9]
2022	Robot Chicken	Stella / Kayla	Voice role; episode: "May Cause Weebles to Fall Down"
2023	The Boogeyman	Bethany	Film^[12]
	"Bad Idea Right?"	Herself	Music video^[15]
	Night Shift	Alice Marsh	Film^[16]
2024	The Brothers Sun	Grace	Recurring role
2025	Rosemead	Jeannie	Film^[17]
TBA	The Altruists	Constance Wang	Miniseries^[18]

References

^ Huff, Abigal (July 5, 2018). "Actress Madison Hu Inspires Girls in America". County Line. Archived from the original on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
^ "Disney Channel – Bizaardvark – Bios". DisneyABCPress.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
^ Kowalski, Kristine (May 16, 2017). "Watch: Madison Hu Opens Up About Her Family's Heritage". Twist. Archived from the original on 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
^ ^a ^b "Meet Madison Hu of Disney's "Bizaardvark" Show". Center for Asian American Media (CAAM). June 21, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
^ Lowry, Brian (June 25, 2015). "TV Review: Disney Channel's 'Best Friends Whenever'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (October 16, 2015). "Disney Channel Greenlights Tween Music Comedy Series 'Bizaardvark' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
^ Petski, Denise (December 15, 2016). "'Bizaardvark' Renewed For Second Season By Disney Channel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
^ ^a ^b Wiseman, Andreas (April 26, 2019). "'Voyagers': Colin Farrell, Lily-Rose Depp, Tye Sheridan Among Cast For Neil Burger's Sci-Fi-Thriller; Uni Int'l Buys Major Markets From AGC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
^ ^a ^b Jeff Spry (April 8, 2021). "Director Neil Burger's 'Voyagers' launches a colony ship to the stars". Space.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
^ Grobar, Matt (February 8, 2024). "Quiver Distribution Dates Thriller 'Night Shift' Starring Phoebe Tonkin, Lamorne Morris & Madison Hu – Watch The Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
^ N'Duka, Amanda (April 15, 2021). "Phoebe Tonkin, Lamorne Morris & Madison Hu To Star In Horror Indie 'Night Shift' From Defiant Studios". Deadline Hollywood.
^ ^a ^b Grobar, Matt (February 22, 2022). "The Boogeyman: David Dastmalchian, Marin Ireland, Vivien Lyra Blair & Madison Hu Board 20th Century Studios' Stephen King Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^ Tolentino, Jia (July 6, 2023). "A New Decade, A New Album, A New Life—Olivia Rodrigo's Next Chapter". Vogue. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
^ Graham, Taylor (April 28, 2024). "Madison Hu, GS ʼ24, on her acting career and time at Columbia". Columbia Spectator. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
^ Garcia, Thania; Shafer, Ellise (August 11, 2023). "Olivia Rodrigo Debates if Seeing an Ex Is a 'Bad Idea Right?' in Music Video Featuring Tate McRae, Iris Apatow, Madison Hu". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
^ Grobar, Matt (February 8, 2024). "Quiver Distribution Dates Thriller 'Night Shift' Starring Phoebe Tonkin, Lamorne Morris & Madison Hu – Watch The Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
^ Goldsmith, Jill (April 16, 2025). "Tribeca Festival Unveils 2025 Film Lineup With Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Bryan Cranston & 'How To Train Your Dragon'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
^ "Netflix's Sam Bankman-Fried Limited Series Sets Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2025-08-08.

External links

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Madison Hu at IMDb

[1] Huff, Abigal (July 5, 2018). "Actress Madison Hu Inspires Girls in America". County Line. Archived from the original on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-29.

[DS_Bio-2] "Disney Channel – Bizaardvark – Bios". DisneyABCPress.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2016-05-01.

[3] Kowalski, Kristine (May 16, 2017). "Watch: Madison Hu Opens Up About Her Family's Heritage". Twist. Archived from the original on 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2017-12-27.

[caam-4] "Meet Madison Hu of Disney's "Bizaardvark" Show". Center for Asian American Media (CAAM). June 21, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-27.

[5] Lowry, Brian (June 25, 2015). "TV Review: Disney Channel's 'Best Friends Whenever'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-12-29.

[6] Wagmeister, Elizabeth (October 16, 2015). "Disney Channel Greenlights Tween Music Comedy Series 'Bizaardvark' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-12-29.

[7] Petski, Denise (December 15, 2016). "'Bizaardvark' Renewed For Second Season By Disney Channel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-12-29.

[Voyagers1-8] Wiseman, Andreas (April 26, 2019). "'Voyagers': Colin Farrell, Lily-Rose Depp, Tye Sheridan Among Cast For Neil Burger's Sci-Fi-Thriller; Uni Int'l Buys Major Markets From AGC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2021-04-11.

[Voyagers2-9] Jeff Spry (April 8, 2021). "Director Neil Burger's 'Voyagers' launches a colony ship to the stars". Space.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.

[10] Grobar, Matt (February 8, 2024). "Quiver Distribution Dates Thriller 'Night Shift' Starring Phoebe Tonkin, Lamorne Morris & Madison Hu – Watch The Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2024-09-27.

[11] N'Duka, Amanda (April 15, 2021). "Phoebe Tonkin, Lamorne Morris & Madison Hu To Star In Horror Indie 'Night Shift' From Defiant Studios". Deadline Hollywood.

[FourCast-12] Grobar, Matt (February 22, 2022). "The Boogeyman: David Dastmalchian, Marin Ireland, Vivien Lyra Blair & Madison Hu Board 20th Century Studios' Stephen King Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

[ORVogue-13] Tolentino, Jia (July 6, 2023). "A New Decade, A New Album, A New Life—Olivia Rodrigo's Next Chapter". Vogue. Retrieved 2023-12-28.

[ColumbiaSpectator-14] Graham, Taylor (April 28, 2024). "Madison Hu, GS ʼ24, on her acting career and time at Columbia". Columbia Spectator. Retrieved 2024-09-28.

[15] Garcia, Thania; Shafer, Ellise (August 11, 2023). "Olivia Rodrigo Debates if Seeing an Ex Is a 'Bad Idea Right?' in Music Video Featuring Tate McRae, Iris Apatow, Madison Hu". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-27.

[NightShift-16] Grobar, Matt (February 8, 2024). "Quiver Distribution Dates Thriller 'Night Shift' Starring Phoebe Tonkin, Lamorne Morris & Madison Hu – Watch The Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2024-09-27.

[17] Goldsmith, Jill (April 16, 2025). "Tribeca Festival Unveils 2025 Film Lineup With Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Bryan Cranston & 'How To Train Your Dragon'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2025-04-20.

[18] "Netflix's Sam Bankman-Fried Limited Series Sets Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2025-08-08.

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