Where Are They Now? The Cast of “Jessie”

“Jessie” aired on Disney Channel from 2011 to 2015. The show followed Jessie, played by Debbie Ryan, as she moved from a small town to New York City. She takes a job as a nanny for a family of four who live in the world’s most expensive penthouse on the Upper-West Side.

Many young actors got their breakout roles on the show, but where are they now?

Debby Ryan (Then)

Debby Ryan began her career in Hollywood on the TV series “Barney and Friends” at the age of 6. She then starred alongside Ice Cube and Keke Palmer in “The Longshots.” Her breakout role was on the Disney Channel series, “The Suite Life On Deck” as Bailey Pickett.

In 2011, she was cast as Jessie, the nanny who moved to NYC, on the Disney Channel series “Jessie.”

Debby Ryan (Now)

After “Jessie” ended in 2015, Debby went on to star in several movies and TV series. In 2017, she starred as the leading character in “Rip Tide,” and the following year she appeared in “Life of the Party.” She currently stars as Patricia “Patty” Bladell in the Netflix series “Insatiable.” In December of last year, she got engaged to her boyfriend, Josh Dun, from the band Twenty One Pilots.

Peyton List (Then)

Peyton List starred as Emma Ross on “Jessie.” Emma is the eldest of the Ross children and the only biological child of Morgan and Christina.

Before starring on “Jessie,” Peyton made cameos on the soap operas “As the World Turns” and “All My Children.” She had her break-out role as Greg’s love interest, Holly Hills, in “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules.”

Peyton List (Now)

Before “Jessie” ended in 2015, Peyton reprised her role as Emma on a spin-off series called “Bunk’d.” In 2018, she starred in the Hulu series “Light as a Feather.” Now she has a reoccurring role as Tory on the Youtube series “Cobra Kai.” Peyton has continued her modeling career and even ventured into the music industry, releasing a single “Liar, Liar” in 2018.