Kayden Tokarski, a 12-year-old actress from Orange County, CA plays a young Julia Roberts’ character in an episode of “Gaslit” now streaming on Starz. Tokarski portrays a young Martha Mitchell in the series’ third episode entitled “King George.”
“Gaslit” is an American political thriller limited television series based on the first season of the podcast Slow Burn by Leon Neyfakh. In addition to Julia Roberts, the series stars Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, and Darby Camp.
“Definitely the biggest honor of my life to play a young Julia Roberts (Martha Mitchell) in this amazing show,” Tokarski said of her co-starring role. “I loved every second of it and am so incredibly grateful for the opportunity.”
In the last 2.5 years since starting her acting career, Tokarski has starred in several independent films including “My Melancholy Baby” on Amazon Prime Video and the soon-to-be-released Moving Picture Institute original “Unloaded” with Niko Guardado of “The Goldbergs.” More recently, Tokarski filmed the lead roles in two short films, was a host for a popular kids’ channel and begins filming a feature film directed by Rick Bakewell this summer.
She won two Best Young Actress Awards for her role in the 2021 independent film, “Message from the Mermaids.” Tokarski won an international Gold Best Young Actress award from the Independent Shorts Film Festival and a Best Young Actress award from the Venice Shorts Film Festival.
Along with acting, Tokarski loves to give back. She was the keynote speaker for last year’s Walk Against Drugs in Mission Viejo and served as a “celebrity” spokesperson for a Red Cross LA fundraiser that also featured Mario Lopez. In her free time, Tokarski enjoys diving on a dive team where she qualified for junior Olympian status on the one meter.
Tokarski is repped by Sueanne Edan of Tangerine Talent and Heather Bragg of Established Artists.