Maia Mitchell

Maia McCall Mitchell (born 18 August 1993 ) is an Australian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Callie Adams Foster in the Freeform drama The Fosters (2013–18) and its spin-off series Good Trouble (2019–24). She also co-starred with Ross Lynch in the Disney Channel original films Teen Beach Movie and Teen Beach 2 (2015) as McKenzie/Mack. For Australian audiences, she played the roles of Brittany Flune in the children's television series Mortified for the Nine Network, and as Natasha Ham in the Seven Network's teen drama Trapped.

Early life Mitchell was born in Lismore, New South Wales. Her father, Alex, is a taxi driver while her mother, Jill, works in the education system. Mitchell has one younger brother, Charlie. She learned to play guitar at a young age, which has been demonstrated in her film and television work. She attended Trinity Catholic College, Lismore.

Career 2000s: Australian television debut Mitchell first began acting by performing in school plays and local theatre productions. She was discovered by talent agencies and got her big break at age 12, when she was cast as Brittany Flune in the Australian children's television series Mortified. Mortified ended after two seasons and a total of 26 episodes, which ran from 30 June 2006 to 11 April 2007. Due to her success on Mortified, she also starred in the Australian TV series Trapped and its sequel series Castaway as the character Natasha Hamilton. She was also in the TV series K-9, a spin-off of the popular British TV series Doctor Who which focuses on the robot dog K9.

2010s: Breakthrough and American television When Mitchell was 18 years old, she moved to Los Angeles, where she landed a role as recurring character Shaylee Michaels in the Disney Channel TV series Jessie. She then made her film debut by starring as the main character McKenzie "Mack" in the Disney Channel original movie Teen Beach Movie and reprised her role in Teen Beach 2. From 2013 to 2018, she starred in the ABC Family later Freeform drama series The Fosters as Callie Jacob, who would later change names to Callie Adams Foster. During the show's fifth and last season, it was announced that Mitchell and Cierra Ramirez would be spun off into their own series, titled Good Trouble, which premiered in January 2019. She received critical acclaim for her performance in the series, with Brad Newsome of The Sydney Morning Herald calling her "a standout", writing "Young Australian Maia Mitchell is terrific again in this sequel series to The Fosters [...] The hugely likeable Mitchell continues to grow as a perceptive, multi-faceted actor whose best work is yet to come." Mitchell was a main cast member until the second episode of the fourth season, when she chose to return to her native Australia during the 2022 Australian flood crisis, before later returning with guest roles in the fifth season. Mitchell and Ramirez also served as executive producers of Good Trouble.

Also in 2018, she collaborated with Rudy Mancuso for the song "Magic".

2020s: Return from Australia Mitchell returned to Los Angeles in 2023 to rejoin Good Trouble in its fifth season. That year, she also played the leading role of Lady Belle Fox in The Artful Dodger (2023), an eight-episode miniseries made for Disney+. The show follows Jack "Artful Dodger" Dawkins years after the events of Charles Dickens' novel, Oliver Twist (1838). On 21 November 2024, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second series and Mitchell would return to play Lady Belle Fox.

In 2024, she finished Good Trouble after five seasons. Since the 2022 Australian flood crisis, she has been an advocate for climate change and environmental welfare.

Personal life In 2022, Mitchell announced that she had temporarily moved back to her native Lismore, Australia, to be with her family amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Australian flood crisis.

From 2015 to early 2022, Mitchell was in a relationship with American internet personality Rudy Mancuso.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 After the Dark Beatrice 2017 Hot Summer Nights Amy Calhoun 2018 Never Goin' Back Angela 2019 The Last Summer Phoebe Fisher 2022 No Way Out Tessa Also executive producer 2023 Sitting in Bars with Cake Liz 2024 Family Secrets 2025 Until Dawn Melanie "Mel" Paul / Wendigo

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006–2007 Mortified Brittany Flune Main cast 2008–2009 Trapped Natasha Hamilton 2009 K-9 Taphony Episode: "Taphony and the Time Loop" 2011 Castaway Natasha Hamilton Main cast Zombies and Cheerleaders Claire Unsold TV pilot 2013 Teen Beach Movie McKenzie "Mack" Disney Channel Original Movie Phineas and Ferb Herself Co-host (UK version only); episode: "Musical Cliptastic Countdown" 2013–2014 Jessie Shaylee Michaels 2 episodes 2013–2018 The Fosters Callie Adams Foster Main cast 2014 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Wendy Darling Voice role; episode: "Battle for the Book" 2015 Teen Beach 2 McKenzie "Mack" Disney Channel Original Movie 2016–2019 The Lion Guard Jasiri Recurring voice role 2019–2024 Good Trouble Callie Adams Foster 60 Episodes Main cast (seasons 1–4), guest (season 5); also executive producer 2023–present The Artful Dodger Lady Belle Fox 16 episodes Main cast 2026 NCIS: Sydney Ally Park 3 episodes

Web Year Title Role Notes 2014 The Fosters: Girls United Callie Adams Foster 5 episodes

Music videos Year Artist Title Notes 2019 Hayley Kiyoko "I Wish"

Discography

Soundtrack albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US USOST CAN NL NZ SPA UK Teen Beach Movie Released: 16 July 2013 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Walt Disney 3 1 176 14 76 56 30 15 36 Teen Beach 2 Released: 23 June 2015 Formats: CD, digital download Label: Walt Disney 10 1 — — 129 — — 67 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Charted songs + List of singles, with selected chart positions Year Title Peak positions Album US IRL UK 2013 "Like Me"(with Ross Lynch, Grace Phipps & Spencer Lee) 101 — 177 Teen Beach Movie "Can't Stop Singing"(with Ross Lynch) — — 200 Teen Beach Movie "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations Association Year Category Work Result Teen Choice Awards 2013 Choice Summer TV Star: Female The Fosters 2014 Choice TV Actress: Drama 2015 Choice Summer TV Star: Female Teen Beach 2 2017 Choice Summer TV Star: Female 2019 Choice Drama TV Actress Good Trouble Choice Summer Movie Actress The Last Summer