Ayla Rose Barreau, a SAG-AFTRA actor and voiceover artist, in Los Angeles and New York, who also sings and dances, has been acting and training since she was 8 years old. Studing everywhere from the Actors Studio of Newburyport, Massachusetts with Anna Smulowitz, Nikole Beckwith, to coaching with Peter Berkrot, to the Australian Institute of Dramatic Arts, Groundlings, and private coaching with Fabiana Medici in Los Angeles, California. She has, however, been on stage from the time she was 8 months old. As a New England native, she began her career in the Boston Liturgical Dance Ensemble's production of A Dancer's Christmas, where she went from babe to villager over the 14 years with the company.

 

With great character versatility and physical comedy, Ayla has co-starred on Fox’s Glee and NBC’s Heroes and graced the big screen as Ruby, the female lead, in The Busker, and a supporting role in the feature, Glory Days. She has also made several appearances as leads in national commercials and in stage plays both classical and contemporary on the east and west coast. Her recent theatre productions include the multi-faceted role of Halina in the Alaska regional ensemble tour of Indecent, René in Nightcaps, Cookie in Neil Simon's Rumors, and Shana in the Producers Encore Award Winning Hollywood Fringe musical, Truly Outrageous: A Jem and the Holograms Parody Musical. Ayla is a member of the SkyPilot Theatre Company, and has voiced roles in episodes on the Open Door Playhouse Podcast. You can also hear her voice on the walking tour at the Frances Ford Coppola Winery.  

 

Along with acting, Ayla volunteers with the Young Storytellers Foundation and IKAR, dabbles in playing and composing piano & guitar music, sings regularly in pop-up choirs like Gaia, Ephemeral Choir and FoundsoundLA, circle singing at Harmonize and other groups, enjoys arts & crafts, hiking and biking, and baking delicious treats for family and friends.