--- name: "Madison Bailey" canonical: "https://film.one/person/madison-bailey" fi1m_id: "madison-bailey" imdb_id: "nm6045536" tmdb_id: 2232225 wikidata_id: "Q91944568" roles: ["Actor"] born: "29 January 1999" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-23T10:50:53.554778+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Madison Bailey ## Identity Madison Bailey - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/madison-bailey - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** madison-bailey - **IMDb ID:** nm6045536 - **TMDB ID:** 2232225 - **Wikidata ID:** Q91944568 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Bailey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91944568, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6045536/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2232225 Actor. Born 29 January 1999 in Kernersville, North Carolina, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 29 January 1999, Kernersville, North Carolina, USA - **Also known as:** Madison Lilly Bailey - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Bailey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91944568, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6045536/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2232225 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Outer Banks*](https://film.one/tv/outer-banks.md) (72) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Madison Bailey > Madison Bailey helps make the friendships in *Outer Banks* worth following when the treasure hunt needs indulgence. We like her ease within an ensemble, though the writing gives us only a limited sense of what else she can do. In *Outer Banks* (2020), Madison Bailey helps make a group of teenagers worth following before the next clue arrives. Her Kiara Carrera contributes to the easy company of an ensemble that includes Madelyn Cline, Jonathan Daviss and Rudy Pankow. We enjoyed spending time with them because the friendships felt convincing without a fresh revelation every few minutes. That is a substantial part of why this teenage treasure hunt works, even when the plotting needs indulgence. *Black Lightning* (2018) gave Bailey a recurring role as Wendy Hernandez before *Outer Banks* became her breakthrough. Her film work includes Lucy, the lead in the time-travel horror *Time Cut* (2024), as well as a part in *The Painter* (2024). She has often been cast as strong-willed teenagers negotiating their place in a group. That suits the appeal of Kiara, though it does raise the question of how much another such role can tell us. Within *Outer Banks*, Chase Stokes gives John B. Routledge’s search its urgency, while Bailey shares the work of making the group matter. We would not single her out at the expense of Cline, Daviss or Pankow: the pleasure is in how comfortably these actors belong together. Nor does the series always give them much beyond an immediate problem to solve. Bailey helps keep it from becoming merely a succession of clues, but the scripts limit how much of Kiara we get to know. Her comfort with improvisation and collaborative character development on *Maintenance Required* (2025) makes sense given that ensemble strength. Working with other actors is where *Outer Banks* gives us the clearest reason to rate her, so there is sense in pursuing that. We would still like to see what she makes of a character given more time to think between crises. Start with *Outer Banks* for the friendships, and be prepared to forgive the treasure hunt. ## Biography Madison Lilly Bailey (born 29 January 1999) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Kiara Carrera in the Netflix series *Outer Banks* (2020–2026). Bailey began her professional acting career in 2015 with appearances in *Mr. Mercedes* and *Constantine*. In 2018 she was cast as Wendy Hernandez in the CW series *Black Lightning*, a role she played for two seasons. She has also appeared in *American Horror Stories* (2021) and *Creepshow* (2019), and in films including *Time Cut* (2024) and *The Painter* (2024). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Outer Banks* (2020), Fi1m 72, as Kiara Carrera — [page](https://film.one/tv/outer-banks.md) ## Complete filmography (13) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Girl Dad* (2026), Actor - *Maintenance Required* (2025), as Izzy - *Time Cut* (2024), as Lucy · Co-Producer - *The Painter* (2024), as Sophia - *American Horror Stories* (2021), series, as Kelley - *Supercool* (2021), as Emily - *Discarded Things* (2020), as Daniella - *Outer Banks* (2020), series, as Kiara Carrera — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/outer-banks.md) - *Impractical Jokers: The Movie* (2020), as Bowling Alley Girl - *Creepshow* (2019), series, as Carla - *Nightclub Secrets* (2018), as Jackie - *Black Lightning* (2018), series, as Wendy Hernandez - *Baby, You're a Star*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Madison Bailey](https://film.one/media/person/1297931/gallery-1a1b8d0393c9.jpg) Madison Bailey — Image via TMDB - ![Madison Bailey](https://film.one/media/person/1297931/gallery-3dd359780f96.jpg) Madison Bailey — Image via TMDB - ![Madison Bailey](https://film.one/media/person/1297931/gallery-df7a5240fccc.jpg) Madison Bailey — Image via TMDB - ![Madison Bailey](https://film.one/media/person/1297931/gallery-27a53423ffa8.jpg) Madison Bailey — Image via TMDB - ![Madison Bailey](https://film.one/media/person/1297931/gallery-d15b4c14a391.jpg) Madison Bailey — Image via TMDB - ![Madison Bailey](https://film.one/media/person/1297931/gallery-5e4f4d445d34.jpg) Madison Bailey — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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