Scene from Hightown / TV series (2020)

Alternate Names: Qiaona Xiao, Xiao Qiaona, 肖乔娜

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Timeline (2006) as Diner

Most Important Roles:

• Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016) as Stacey Chung
• Alice Upside Down (2007) as Loretta
• Gifted (2017) as Lijuan
• Jing Hua (2019) as Marcial Artist
• Timeline (2006) as Diner
• APPyness (2020) as Tiffany
• Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) as Young Namaari (voice)

Career Highlights:

• Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)
• Alice Upside Down (2007)
• Gifted (2017)
• Jing Hua (2019)
• Timeline (2006)
• APPyness (2020)
• Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Jona Xiao, born May 18, 1989 in Changsha, China, moved to New York as an infant and later settled in St. Louis, Missouri. She started acting in middle school to counter racial stereotypes she faced growing up. Xiao founded Career ACTivate to help actors advance their careers. Despite initially being cast for Spider-Man: Homecoming due to Marisa Tomei's recommendation, her role was cut from the final film. In 2021, she voiced a younger character in Raya and the Last Dragon.

First Appearances:

• Secret Society of Lies (2023) as Nora

Most Important Roles:

• Secret Society of Lies (2023) as Nora

Career Highlights:

• Secret Society of Lies (2023)

Alternate Names: Riley Völkel, Райли Воулкел

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• The Social Network (2010) as Final Club Girl (uncredited)

Most Important Roles:

• Hidden Moon (2012) as Christine Brighton
• The Secret Lives of Dorks (2013) as Carrie Smith
• The Social Network (2010) as Final Club Girl (uncredited)
• Scrambled (2021) as Cristina
• Synthesizers (2013) as Club Girl
• Advance & Retreat (2016) as Allison
• Brampton's Own (2018) as Emma

Career Highlights:

• Hidden Moon (2012)
• The Secret Lives of Dorks (2013)
• The Social Network (2010)
• Scrambled (2021)
• Synthesizers (2013)
• Advance & Retreat (2016)
• Brampton's Own (2018)

Riley Voelkel stars as Jackie Quiñones in 'Hightown', a series set on Cape Cod that explores Jackie's journey towards sobriety after discovering a body on the beach amidst the opioid epidemic. Her character becomes convinced she must solve the murder, causing her to spiral while also affecting those around her.