JD McCrary

JD McCrary is an American actor, singer, and dancer who began performing as a child. Born in Los Angeles in 2007, he made his first television appearances at age eight in two episodes of K.C. Undercover. He later had minor roles in I'm Dying Up Here and Teachers, sang on Little Big Shots and at the Grammy Awards, and played Kenny Payne on The Paynes. In 2019 he voiced young Simba in The Lion King (2019) and appeared in the comedy Little (2019). He also depicted a young Michael Jackson in American Soul on BET. For music, he released the singles Inviting All of You, My Name, and Keep in Touch, became the youngest performer signed to Disney Music Group's Hollywood Records, and put out the EP Shine in 2019 with production by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox. He rebranded as JayDon in 2024 and in 2025 joined Mega, the record label of Usher and L.A. Reid.