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Kayla Kaval Wilding

Kayla Kaval Wilding

Location: Auckland,   |  Height: 167 cm   |  Hair Colour: Red   |  Eye Colour: Blue   |  Ethnicity: European
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Kayla Cache is a young actor based in New Zealand who loves being on set and telling stories.

In 2024 she won Best Youth Actor at the Misty Flicks Film Festival, and since then she’s kept busy across short films, screen work, music videos, and theatre. Her screen credits include SBS’s Dear My Mother, plus music videos for Ruby Coley and 0800.

Kayla also makes her own films. That’s Offensive won Best Film by Under 14s at the 2025 Day One New Filmmakers Awards, and her shorts The Closet Crawler and The Break In have both picked up youth awards at Misty Flicks. The Ivy Forest, which she directed and starred in, was selected for the 12 and under programme at the 2025 Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival.

Outside of acting, Kayla trains at Rezpect Dance Academy and has earned dance awards along the way. She’s a hardworking, creative young performer with real momentum, and she’s only just getting started.


Awards
2023  Dance NZ Made Competition Hip Hop Dancer 1st Place Junior Duo
2023  Impact Dance Competition Hip Hop Dancer 1st Place Junior Duo
2022  Battle in the Bay Hip Hop Dancer 1st Place Small Kids Crew
2022  Gym Sport Festival Hip Hop Dancer 1st Place School Crew
2022  Waikato Regional Competition Hip Hop Dancer 1st Place School Crew

Television & Streaming
2024  Welcome to Kikino Role: Emily Pouwhare Director: Dawn Glover
2023  Dear My Mothers (SBS - Korea) Role: Kayla Director: DJ Huntaway

Short Film
2024  Banana Split Role: Genie Zephyra Director: Reneel Singh 
Producer: Pamela Kaval 
2024  Garden Cops Role: Cove Director: James Stannard
2024  Herd of Cows? Role: Charlie Director: Paige Larianova 
Producer: Pamela Kaval 
2024  Peek-A-Boo Role: The Ghost Director: Keyur Desai
2024  The Break In Role: Zelda Director: Kayla Cache 
Producer: Kayla Cache 
2024  The Ivy Forest Role: Kayla Director: Dawn Glover & Kayla
2024  The Y.L.A Virus Role: Cindy Director: Paige Larianova & Kayla
2023  PlayBack Role: Young Mia Director: Jordan Edwards
2023  Speech Day Role: Dance Instructor Director: Kayla Cache
2023  That's Offensive Role: Daiza Director: Matt Hicks
2022  Microcosm-Macrocosm Role: Freckles Director: Fraser Chatham
2022  No Refunds Role: Kayla Director: James Stannard
2022  No Woman No Child No Cry Role: Kayla Director: Arun Jacob
2022  Shady Transactions Role: Natalie Director: James Stannard

Web-series
2024  Kea Kids News Role: News Reporter Director: Luke Nola
2023  Kea Kids News Role: News Reporter Director: Zac O'Meagher
2022 - 2023  Dr Who [Fan Series, Voice] Role: Anna Carson Director: Eamon Longmann

Theatre
2022  Stagecraft Showcase Role: Little Jessica Director: Dennis Ralph
2021  Welcome to the Jungle Role: Evie Director: Miriana Arihia

Training
2024  Acting & Voice Tutor: Scot Hall
2024  Hip Hop & Jazz Tiptronic
2024  Teen Screen Acting Tutors: Liz Mullane & Rachel Bullock
2023  Cheerleading Cheer Dynamix
2023  Choreography Jazz Unlimited
2023 - 2024  Hip Hop Jazz Unlimited
2023  Hip Hop Headquarterz
2022  Acting Riverlea Theatre
2022 - 2023  Hip Hop Street Dance Sessions
2022 - 2023  Hip Hop Street Squad
2022 - 2023  Improv/Acting The Improv Garage
2020 - 2021  Drama Excite
2019 - 2020  Hip Hop Rezpect Dance Academy
2018  Hip Hop Dance Life Studios

Music Video
2024  Bang Bang Role: Dancer Director: Quinn Annemans
2024  Jungli Role: Dancer & Choreo Director: Reneel Singh
2020  0800 - Instant Simulation Role: TV Girl Director: Connor Pritchard 

Skills
Accents American - Standard
Dance Hip Hop
Instruments Piano
Sports Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Tennis

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