# Piper Curda

Piper Joy Curda (born August 16, 1997) is an American actress and singer. She had her breakthrough with Disney Channel, portraying Kennedy in the comedy series A.N.T. Farm (2013–2014), Jasmine in the sitcom I Didn't Do It (2014–2015), and Alyssa in the comedy-television film Teen Beach 2 (2015). She subsequently transitioned to mainstream acting with the miniseries Youth & Consequences (2018), where she played Grace Ho. Curda led the horror film The Wretched (2020), starring as Mallory.

## Early life and education

Piper Joy Curda was born on August 16, 1997 to U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen K. Curda and Dr. Leslie Curda in Tallahassee, Florida, but was raised in Chicago. Her father is the first Korean American to reach the rank of one-star general in the United States Army Reserve. Her mother is Scottish. She has four siblings: Riley, with whom she appeared in the musical The King and I; Major, who has appeared in Riverdale, Atypical, and The Thundermans; Glory, who has appeared in Final Fantasy VII Remake, Adventure Time, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; and Saylor, who stars as Maddox "Gadget" in the third and fourth season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal Communication from Wheaton College in 2019.

## Career

At age 12, Curda played Roly-Poly in the Broadway national tour of The 101 Dalmatians Musical. In 2011, she starred as Casey in the Disney.com series Rule the Mix. She also made numerous guest appearances in TV series including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Body of Proof, and Malibu Country, and had a recurring role on A.N.T. Farm during its third season.
In June 2013, she landed a main role as Jasmine in the Disney Channel sitcom I Didn't Do It, which aired from January 2014 to October 2015.
In 2015, she appeared as Alyssa in Teen Beach 2, the sequel to 2013's Teen Beach Movie.
In 2018, she starred as Grace Ho in Anna Akana's YouTube Red series Youth & Consequences. In 2020, she starred in the horror film The Wretched. She appeared in the 2023 Netflix drama May December. She also joined the cast in the upcoming 2026 Pixar animated film Hoppers, which she will voice the character Mabel.

### Music

She released her first single "Losing You" on January 15, 2014, and the music video on January 27, 2014.

## Personal life

Curda is on the asexual spectrum.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Nothing like the Holidays | Neighborhood kid | Uncredited |
| 2020 | The Wretched | Mallory | |
| 2020 | American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules | Kayla | |
| 2022 | Never Better | Syd | |
| 2022 | When Time Got Louder | Jen | |
| 2023 | Back on the Strip | Gia | |
| 2023 | May December | Honor Atherton-Yoo | |
| 2023 | Showdown at the Grand | Spike | |
| 2026 | Hoppers | Mabel (voice) | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ella Mendez | Episode: "Blood Brothers" |
| 2011 | Body of Proof | Alice | Episode: "Your Number's Up" |
| 2011–2012 | Rule the Mix | Casey | Web series; lead role, 26 episodes |
| 2012 | Malibu Country | Bethany / Leyna | Episode: Pilot, "Baby Steps" |
| 2012–2015 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Debby Kang | Recurring voice role; 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Shmagreggie Saves the World | Meghan | Television film |
| 2013 | Phys Ed | Nancy | Unsold television pilot |
| 2013 | Rizzoli & Isles | Megan | Episode: "All for One" |
| 2013 | Reading Writing & Romance | Fiona | Television film |
| 2013–2014 | A.N.T. Farm | Kennedy Van Buren | Recurring role (season 3), 5 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | I Didn't Do It | Jasmine Kang | Main role |
| 2014 | Liv and Maddie | Kathy Kan | Episode: "Kathy Kan-a-Rooney" |
| 2015 | Teen Beach 2 | Alyssa | Television film |
| 2017 | Just Another Nice Guy | Audrey | Main role |
| 2018 | Youth & Consequences | Grace Ho | Main role |
| 2021 | The Rookie | Billie Park | Episode: "Brave Heart" |
| 2022 | Legacies | Jen | Recurring role (season 4) |
| 2022 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Lisa Cho | |
| 2022–2023 | The Flash | Avery Ho | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Raven's Home | Rose | Episode: "Big Burger, Small Fry" |
| 2024-2025 | Matlock | Kira Yu | 3 episodes |

## Discography

Singles :
| Year | Single | Album |
| 2013 | "Taking Me Higher" | While You Were Away... EP |
| 2014 | "Losing You" | — |
| 2014 | "Messing With My Head" | — |
| 2014 | "Letting Go" | — |
| 2015 | "Happy" | — |