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Jade Pettyjohn

Jade Pettyjohn

Actor · Born November 8, 2000 (25) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Jade Elizabeth Pettyjohn is an American actress. She is known for her roles as McKenna Brooks in An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars, as Summer on the Nickelodeon television series School of Rock, as Lexie Richardson on the Hulu drama television miniseries Little Fires Everywhere, and as Grace Sullivan on the ABC series Big Sky.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 8, 2000 (25)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 38 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 64 days to Oct 27Up 8% in 30 days

What are Jade Pettyjohn's films like?

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

Genres

Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: 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
37%
Morality
21%
Self
20%
Power
10%
Society
7%
Survival
5%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · 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 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Shapeshifter
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Joyful
5
Hopeful
4
Warm
4
Melancholic
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Jade Pettyjohn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jade Pettyjohn'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

38 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Doctor Odyssey(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Daphne

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jamie Pisarcik

  • #AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead(2024)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Fish Out of Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Lexi

  • Fire Country(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Riley Leone

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Hermanos Menendez: Mal juzgados? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamie Pisarcik

  • Big Sky(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · as Grace Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Little Fires Everywhere(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lexie Richardson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Seberg(2019)

    as Jenny Kowalski

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Middle School Moguls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Celeste (voice)

  • Deadwood: The Movie(2019)

    as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Trial by Fire(2018)

    as Julie Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Destroyer(2018)

    as Shelby

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Aimee

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Nickelodeon's Sizzling Summer Camp Special(2017)

    as Jade

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Black Ghiandola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Bri Alonso

  • Rufus-2(2017)

    as Kat

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Nickelodeon's Not So Valentine's Special(2017)

    as Girl on Date

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Shangri-La Suite(2016)

    as Young Karen

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Pure Genius(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Madeline Sorenson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Ultimate Halloween Haunted House(2016)

    as Party City Accomplace

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Girl Flu. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bird

  • School of Rock(2016)

    Show 45 episodes · as Summer Hathaway

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday Special(2015)

    as Jade Pettyjohn

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • All I Want for Christmas(2014)

    as Megan Farley

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose Diken · as Rose Dirken

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Henry Danger(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Chloe Hartman

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Last Ship(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Ava · as Ava Tophet

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Dakota's Summer(2014)

    as Summer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Stars in Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Samantha O'Neil

  • McKenna Shoots for the Stars(2012)

    as McKenna Brooks

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Grimm(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as April Granger

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Prodigal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Samantha O'Neil

  • The Cape(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Tracey Jerrod, Age 12

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Julie Sands

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dani Spencer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Burnouts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Not Polly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Polly

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles, 36 of them dated from 2005 to 2024; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Destroyer (2018)

$5.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Trial by Fire (2018)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Little Fires Everywhere (2020)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20052024

Peak 2018 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. 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.

  • 2005Screen debut· Grey's Anatomy
  • 2012First film· An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
  • 2012First top-billed film· An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
  • 2012Breakout· An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 38: 38 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 18% of 11 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 Jade Pettyjohn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Ultimate Halloween Haunted House (2016)

97th percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Deadwood: The Movie (2019)

Midcredits 89th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. 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 Jade Pettyjohn's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles42–53 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jade Pettyjohn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jade Pettyjohn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; JoJo Siwa shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers