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Skai Jackson

Skai Jackson

Actor · Born April 8, 2002 (24) · New York City, New York, USA

Skai Jackson (born April 8, 2002) is an American actress best known for portraying the role of Zuri Ross in the Disney Channel sitcom Jessie (2011–2015), which she subsequently reprised in its sequel Bunk'd (2015–2018). Jackson began acting at the age of five, making her debut in the film Liberty Kid (2007). She has provided the voice of Glory Grant across the Marvel Rising series (2018–2019) and voiced Summer in the animated series DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders (2019–2022). In 2019, Jackson released her debut book, Reach for the Skai: How to Inspire, Empower, and Clapback. The following year, she was a semi-finalist on the 29th season of Dancing with the Stars.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 8, 2002 (24)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 4% in 30 days

What are Skai Jackson's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
61%
Self
15%
Society
13%
Survival
8%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 7 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
7 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Warm
7
Hopeful
5
Tense
4
Thrilling
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Skai Jackson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Skai Jackson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Streamer University (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Student

  • The Man in the White Van(2023)

    as Patty Tolliver

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Sheroes(2023)

    as Daisy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Big Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Young Keke

  • Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · as Summer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Muppets Haunted Mansion(2021)

    as Singing Bust

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Dragons: Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor Holiday(2020)

    as Summer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing(2020)

    as Summer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon(2020)

    as Summer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Marvel Rising: Operation Shuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Gloria Grant (voice)

  • Dragons: Rescue Riders(2019)

    Show 26 episodes · as Summer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Gloria

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Ceecee

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Gloria Grant

  • Marvel Rising: Initiation(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gloria Grant (voice)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Bunk'd(2015)

    Show 58 episodes · as Zuri Ross

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • K.C. Undercover(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Zuri Ross

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • My Dad's a Soccer Mom(2014)

    as Lacy Casey

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Bubble Guppies: Animals Everywhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • The Watsons Go to Birmingham(2013)

    as Joetta

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation(2013)

    as Roadblock's Daughter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Zuri Ross

  • Bubble Guppies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Little Fish (voice)

  • Ultimate Spider-Man(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Zuri Ross (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Austin & Ally(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Zuri Ross

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Jessie(2011)

    Show 98 episodes · as Zuri Ross

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • The Smurfs(2011)

    as Kicking Girl

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Arthur(2011)

    as Library Girl #1

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Bubble Guppies(2006)

    Show 20 episodes · as Little Fish · as Little Fish (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Good Luck Charlie(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Zuri Ross

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil(2010)

    Show 40 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Team Umizoomi(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • The Rebound(2009)

    as Museum Little Girl #1

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Royal Pains(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Maddie Phillips

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Liberty Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Destiny (Age 3)

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 2007 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

The Man in the White Van (2023)

$530K worldwide

Highest rated

The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013)

Midcredits 67th

Most popular right now

Jessie (2011)

Film career

20072025

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 35: 35 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score32nd

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s23 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Skai Jackson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky (2021)

95th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013)

Midcredits 67th · 61% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Skai Jackson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Skai Jackson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Skai Jackson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Greg Rankin shares the most, 5.

Directors

  • Greg Rankin5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Greg Rankin
  • T.J. Sullivan5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with T.J. Sullivan

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers