julia lester

American actress and singer Julia Lester is famous for portraying Ashlyn Caswell in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Her impressive list of film and television credits also includes Prince of Peoria, CBS hit comedy Mom, Mr. Student Body President, Bella and the Bulldogs, Game Shakers, The Thundermans and the voice of Bebe Schumann in Spirit Riding Free. Her singing has been described as the ‘voice of an angel’, and the young star has made her mark on stage with theatre roles in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Into the Woods, Carrie: The Musical, Next to Normal and Calvin Berger.

A Los Angeles native, Lester has been acting professionally since she was five years old when she first got involved in theatre. Since then she has fully immersed herself in her craft, and her dedication and passion for acting as well as natural talent helped her land the leading role in Carrie: The Musical in 2016. The actress has since appeared in more than 20 shows, and her expertise in theatre has also given her the perfect training for her rising career on television and in films.

In 2019 Lester landed the part of Ashlyn Caswell in American mockumentary musical series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series created for Disney, and she has quickly become a fan favourite with viewers of the show. Lester has been able to showcase both her acting abilities and her powerful yet ‘clear as a bell’ voice to a wider audience through the series, and there is much more to come from this up-and-coming talent.