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Khiyla Aynne

Khiyla Aynne

Actor · Born March 4, 2008 (18) · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Khiyla Aynne is a 18-year-old versatile performer and engaging storyteller. Premiering exclusively on Paramount+ in 2025 Khiyla can be seen as series regular 'Hazel' in the highly anticipated drama series "Happy Face" opposite Dennis Quaid, Annaleigh Ashford and James Wolk. Khiyla plays 'Hazel', Ben (Wolk) and Melissa's (Ashford) 15-year-old daughter, a secure and happy girl who thinks her mother is off on a simple business trip. However, when she suspects that something dire is going on, she starts investigating and may start to uncover the shocking circumstances of her mother's past. The series hails from creator and executive producer Jennifer Cacicio and executive producers Robert and Michelle King. "Happy Face" is inspired by the true-life story of Melissa Moore; the Happy Face podcast from iHeartPodcasts and Moore; and the autobiography Shattered Silence, written by Moore with M.Bridget Cook. Khiyla guest-starred in Apple TV+'s Emmy-nominated sci-fi anthology "Circuit Breakers" as 'Cassady', a character grappling with procrastination and time management. Her previous credits include the Netflix feature film adaptation of Broadway's "13:The Musical" as 'Charlotte', UPtv's "Christmas on The Rocks" where Khiyla took on dual roles as twins 'Sarah' and 'Jennifer' and as 'Jenny' in the Netflix children's horror-fantasy film "Nightbooks". She led the Netflix Original series 'Ponysitters Club" as 'Trish' and reprised the role in two spin-off films. Additional credits include appearances in Netflix's "Work It", CBC Gem's "The Move" and "48 Christmas Wishes". One of Khiyla's most memorable moments was performing with Justin Bieber on his "Purpose World Tour" at the Scotia Bank Arena. She also hosted a Toronto Maple Leaf's game for a 20,000-strong audience.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 4, 2008 (18)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 10 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 8% in 30 days

What are Khiyla Aynne's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
27%
Society
25%
Survival
5%
Morality
4%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · 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 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · 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 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Joyful
3
Tense
3
Hopeful
3
Melancholic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • 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 Khiyla Aynne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Khiyla Aynne'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

10 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Happy Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Hazel Reed

  • Happy Face(2025)

    Show as Hazel

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Trap(2024)

    as Wigged Dancing Girl

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Christmas on the Rocks(2022)

    as Young Jennifer / Young Sarah

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Circuit Breakers(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Cassady

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • 13: The Musical(2022)

    as Charlotte

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Nightbooks(2021)

    as Jenny

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Ponysitters Club: Fun at the Fair(2017)

    as Trish

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ponysitters Club(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · as Trish

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • 48 Christmas Wishes(2017)

    as Sherry

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 77th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 9 titles from 2017 to 2025; peak year 2021.

Highest rated

Nightbooks (2021)

Midcredits 39th

Film career

20172025

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. 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
Acting9 of 9: 9 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score28th

By decade

2010s2 · acting2020s7 · acting

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.

How do Khiyla Aynne's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 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 4

Approval · how many liked their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Ponysitters Club (2017)

91st percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Nightbooks (2021)

Midcredits 39th · 37% liked

Reviewers score the acting 32/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 17. 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.

Who does Khiyla Aynne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Khiyla Aynne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marco Deufemia shares the most, 3.

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Writers

Actors

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Producers