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Madison Hu

5 films on Movie OTT Β· Active 2016–2023

Madison Hu is an American actress born June 2, 2002, in Longview, Texas (TMDB), who's quietly built one of the more interesting careers to come out of the Disney Channel pipeline in the last decade. Most people know her as Frankie Wong, the sharp-tongued, video-blogging half of the duo at the center of *Bizaardvark* (2016–2019, Disney Channel) β€” a role that ran three seasons and gave her real comedic range to work with (Wikipedia). Before that, she had a recurring spot as Marci on *Best Friends Whenever* (2015–2016), another Disney Channel series, which functioned as something of a warm-up act for the bigger spotlight ahead.

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About Madison Hu

Madison Hu is an American actress born June 2, 2002, in Longview, Texas (TMDB), who's quietly built one of the more interesting careers to come out of the Disney Channel pipeline in the last decade. Most people know her as Frankie Wong, the sharp-tongued, video-blogging half of the duo at the center of *Bizaardvark* (2016–2019, Disney Channel) β€” a role that ran three seasons and gave her real comedic range to work with (Wikipedia). Before that, she had a recurring spot as Marci on *Best Friends Whenever* (2015–2016), another Disney Channel series, which functioned as something of a warm-up act for the bigger spotlight ahead.

What's striking is how deliberately she's moved away from the family-friendly lane since *Bizaardvark* wrapped. Her film credits now include *Voyagers* (2021) and *The Boogeyman* (2023) β€” a genuine horror entry, not a soft pivot β€” and the 2025 film *Rosemead*, which holds an 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, her highest-rated project to date (Rotten Tomatoes). That's not a fluke. It suggests she's picking projects with some care.

On the television side, she's been busy. Recurring roles in Netflix's *The Altruists* (2025), *A Man on the Inside* (2025), and HBO's *Rooster* (2026) show a range that stretches well past the Disney demographic. She's also done voice work β€” *Robot Chicken* and *The Ghost and Molly McGee* among them β€” which, honestly, is where a lot of actors her age don't bother to go. Hard to say if that's a strategic choice or just good taste. Either way, it's working.

Early life & background

Madison Hu was born on June 2, 2002, in Longview, Texas (TMDB). According to the Perplexity research brief, she relocated to California at around age two, which means she essentially grew up on the West Coast despite her Texas roots. Details about her family background and formal education aren't well-documented in publicly available sources, so we're not going to speculate. What is on record: she started acting at age 7, landing her first role β€” a spelling bee contestant β€” in the 2013 film *Bad Words* (TMDB). She plays guitar and piano and has a dog named Marshmallow, per her TMDB biography. Not a lot of early-life detail has made it into the public record, which is pretty common for actors who started young.

Career

Hu's career started earlier than most people realize. At 7 years old β€” which would place it around 2009 or 2010 β€” she was already working, and by 2013 she had her first screen credit: a spelling bee contestant in *Bad Words*, the Jason Bateman dark comedy. Small role, sure, but it got her on set. Around the same time, she picked up appearances on *The Goldbergs* (2013) and *Tosh.0* (TMDB), which is an odd combination that actually tells you something about her early range β€” sitcom warmth on one end, absurdist comedy on the other. The breakthrough came with Disney Channel. Her recurring role as Marci on *Best Friends Whenever* (2015–2016) led directly into *Bizaardvark*, where she co-starred as Frankie Wong from 2016 to 2019 (Wikipedia). Three seasons. That's a real run, not a cameo. Frankie was the kind of character who carried scenes β€” quick, a little chaotic, funny without being cartoonish β€” and Hu made the most of it. The show's premise (two teenage girls running a comedy video channel) gave her room to do physical comedy and straight-faced deadpan in the same episode, sometimes in the same scene. Post-*Bizaardvark*, she didn't coast. *Voyagers* (2021) put her in a sci-fi ensemble, and *The Boogeyman* (2023) β€” adapted from a Stephen King story β€” was a genuine genre film, not a Disney-adjacent thriller. Then came *Rosemead* (2025), which landed at 89% on Rotten Tomatoes (Rotten Tomatoes) and represents her strongest critical reception yet. On the TV side, she's stacked up recurring roles across Netflix and HBO properties in 2025 and 2026, and she's done voice work on *Robot Chicken* and *The Ghost and Molly McGee*. The trajectory here isn't hard to read: she's building toward leading-lady territory, one well-chosen credit at a time.

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Last updated July 9, 2026 Β· Sources: tmdb+wikipedia+perplexity+tmdb-credits+ai-claude

Filmography

Frequently asked questions

What films is Madison Hu known for?

Madison Hu has 5 titles indexed on Movie OTT, including The Boogeyman, Night Shift, SOUR Prom.

How long has Madison Hu been active?

Madison Hu's film career on Movie OTT spans from 2016 to 2023 β€” 7 years of work.