Jayden Revri is one of the stars of Netflix Dead Boy Detectives series.
The DC Comics live-action adaptation features Revri as Charles Rowland, one half of the series’ eponymous supernatural sleuthing duo. The duo consists of two dead young men who decide to stay on Earth to investigate paranormal events rather than move on to the afterlife.
Revri presents his performance on Netflix Fate: The Winx Saga As a recurring character in Season 2, Devin.
5 things you need to know about Dead Boy Detectives’ Jayden Revri
Jayden Revri’s acting journey started with The Lion King
Of all things, Jayden Revri has The Lion King thanks for starting his acting journey.
The 24-year-old (born May 16, 1999) revealed that he “the agency investigated it (his) year 6 production The Lion King“ in which he appeared as Simba (via Tresa Magazine):
“I was scouted by an agency for my Year 6 production of ‘The Lion King’ after landing the role of Simba. I then joined the agency after gaining further experience at Stagecoach, which I participated in for four years.”
From there, she began to take acting seriously and attended Stagecoach Performing Art School to hone her skills on stage and screen.
Jayden’s breakout role was in Disney’s The Lodge
After joining the agency as a teenager, Jayden Revri got her big break on the Disney Channel original series, Lodge.
The London native starred as Noah in all 25 episodes, working alongside Luke Newton (Bridgerton) and Sophie Simett (Poldark). The teen comedy follows a young girl who takes over her grandfather’s cabin and befriends its teenage staff.
While he was working LodgeRevri told Tresa Magazine in 2017 that even though the Actors didn’t know each other, they ended up knowing themselves “such a close family:”
“I had met all the guys through the audition process at some point, but none of us really knew anyone by first name beforehand. I think it makes it even better that we all started the journey together and we’ve become so close. Family since, I can personally say , that I feel like I’ve known them all my life!”
He invited to work on the series “a dream come true” when she combined her love of acting, singing and dancing:
“I’ve always been interested in acting, singing and dancing, so it was amazing to be given the opportunity to play a character in a series that incorporated all three skills. To play the lead role in a musical drama series was just a dream come true. and I really feel that my acting, singing and dancing skills are improved after working at The Lodge, partly due to the amazing training we were given.”
Jayden’s acting inspiration was Zac Efron
Jayden Revri isn’t shy about who inspired him to enter the world of acting. He borrows High school musical star Zac Efron as a major influence.
Talking alongside him Lodge actress Jade Alleyne Young on the BAFTA YouTube channel, Revri said that Efron is moving on “Disney Kid” Thu “(work) in a major Hollywood movie” is something he wants to emulate:
“My inspiration is Zac Efron. It was because he was obviously a Disney kid and he’s been in big Hollywood movies. That’s what I want to do.”
He also wears some of his favorite movies on his sleeve, narrating Rob Reiner’s 1985 classic. The Goonies specially cared for from his youth.
Jayden made music
While fans may know Jayden Revri from his shows, he has a past in the music world.
Revri released music for several years until 2018 in collaboration with Heartz, a well-known musician.
His music has since been removed from Spotify and cannot be streamed anywhere. However, he still has posts on his Facebook page promoting some of his musical work in its release stage.
Jayden had an audition for Wild Dead Boys Detectives
According to Jayden Revri, he went through a wild audition process to land the role on Netflix Dead Boy Detectives series.
He elaborated on what went into booking the DC live show, telling Collider that he never planned on participating in the series himself:
“I was actually away filming another Netflix series called ‘Fate: The Winx Saga.’ All my colleagues were auditioning for that show, but I was actually auditioning for something completely different at the time. When they said, ‘Jayden, can you come help me read for this role?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, sure.'”
He did, however, read a couple of scenes for his friends’ auditions “went to call (his) agent:”
“But when I got to reading the character, I was like, ‘Who is this character? What is this project?” I went to call my agent and I clicked his name on my phone, and as I was about to hang up, he started calling me, “That’s so weird.” And he said to me, “Look, we’re going to stop this audition because you is auditioning for ‘Dead Boy Detectives’ to play Charles.”
He laughed because as he was “literally I call (her agent)” they called him:
“And I was like, ‘That’s so crazy, I was literally going to call you and ask if I could be in this role.’ So I auditioned and within a couple of days I was reading chemistry with different Edwins and Crystals. And then I was cast probably two weeks later , in June or July 2021.
The process accelerated quickly, getting cast and reading chemistry with several other actors.
He remembered reading one scene with each other Kassius Nelson and George Rextraw where they nailed it for the first time. After the reading, pilot director Lee Kreiger told the young stars: “Let’s put it on display:”
“It was great for me because then I got to read chemistry with different Edwins and Crystals, and I just remember me, George and Kassius (Nelson) reading with each other. Lee Krieger, our wonderful pilot director, just said, ‘Let’s put it on the show.'” The rest is history. “
How to watch Jayden Revri online
Fans can follow Jayden Revri online on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook.
Dead Boy Detectives now streaming on Netflix.
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