I am Debby Ryan and I'm an American Actress and Singer. I Started acting professionally onstage at the age of seven, and was later discovered during Disney Channel's nationwide search for new talent. I had starring roles in the series The Suite Life on Deck (2008–2011), the film 16 Wishes (2010), the series Jessie (2011–2015), and the film Radio Rebel (2012). I also appeared in the drama film What If... (2010), the series Insatiable (2018–2019), the comedy films The Opening Act (2020) and Shortcomings (2023), the thriller film Night Teeth (2021), and the Jeff Baena films Horse Girl (2020) and Spin Me Round (2022). I gained prominence in music by contributing vocals to the soundtracks of my Disney projects. I formed the indie rock band The Never Ending in 2013, with whom i released the EP One (2014). I was born in Huntsville, Alabama, on May 13, 1993, to Chris and Sandy (née Popp) Ryan. I have a brother. my mother is a teacher who was active in school plays.[6] My father's job as a civilian consultant to the U.S. military required the family to move to numerous places around Europe, and they lived in Germany until i was 10.[7] She started performing in professional theaters at the age of seven on an American base in Germany. I attended a German public school and an American public school and was also homeschooled. They then returned to the U.S. and settled in Texas. I lived in Fort Hood. In a 2009 People Magazine interview, I described myself as a "nerd" in school. I was bullied in middle school for being a mascot and a member of the school's chess club. I began appearing in television commercials in my early teen years. In 2006, I made my television debut on the show Barney & Friends. My first film role was in 2007 as a guest character in Barney: Let's Go to the Firehouse. I appeared in several commercials for iDog and various board games; she was in an iDog Dance commercial in 2008. I also had a major role in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature film The Longshots as Edith.