Rowan Blanchard

Rowan Blanchard (born October 14, 2001) is an American actress, who was included on a list of Time's list of Most Influential Teens in 2015. She first became known for starring as Rebecca Wilson in Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011), and had her breakthrough portraying Riley Matthews on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World (2014–2017), both of which earned her Young Artist Award nominations. She has since had roles as Jackie Geary on the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs (2017–2018), and Alexandra Cavill in the TNT series Snowpiercer (2020–present).

In M.A.P., she appears in the main cast of the original serie The World of Niall as Sonny Gomez since 2016. Also she has roles in the original movies Worst Wish Ever and Kendall: Welcome to New York, with the characters of Dinah White and a special cameo.

Life and career
Blanchard was born in Los Angeles, California, to Elizabeth and Mark Blanchard-Boulbol, who are yoga instructors. Her paternal grandfather was an immigrant from the Middle East and her paternal grandmother's ancestors are from northern Europe. Rowan has two younger siblings, Carmen and Shane.

Blanchard began acting at the age of five. In 2010, Rowan was cast as Mona's daughter in The Back-up Plan and was in the main cast of the Disney Junior Original Series Dance-A-Lot Robot as Caitlin. In 2011, she was cast as Rebecca Wilson in Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, and as Raquel Pacheco in Little in Common. In late January 2013, Blanchard was cast as Riley Matthews in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World. She also sings the title song, along with co-star Sabrina Carpenter. The titular character is the daughter of Cory and Topanga from Boy Meets World. She is an active member of Disney Channel Circle of Stars. In early January 2015, Blanchard was cast as Cleo in the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie, Invisible Sister.

M.A.P. works

 * The World of Niall (2016-present) - Sonny Gomez
 * The Pabs Show (2021) - Herself
 * Worst Wish Ever (2021) - Dinah White
 * Kendall: Welcome to New York (2023) - Girl in subway (cameo)