# Malachi Barton
**Malachi Barton** (full name Malachi Daniel Barton) is an American actor, born in 2007 in [Virginia Beach, Virginia](https://www.edgepedia.org/virginia-beach-virginia), who has worked almost continuously for Disney Branded Television since childhood and who moved into franchise-lead roles with *Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires* (2025) and *Camp Rock 3* (2026).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6340297/?showAllCredits=true) • [2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) He is best known for playing Beast Diaz on *Stuck in the Middle*, Victor in the *Zombies* films, and Fletch Robinson in *Camp Rock 3*.[3](https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/bios/malachi-barton/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2007, Virginia Beach, Virginia; family moved to the Los Angeles area in 2013[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6340297/?showAllCredits=true) • [3](https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/bios/malachi-barton/) |
| Breakout role | Beast Diaz on Disney Channel's *Stuck in the Middle*, 2016–2018, 57 episodes across three seasons[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6340297/?showAllCredits=true) • [2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) |
| Franchise lead | Victor, a vampire, in *Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires* (2025), shot in Auckland, New Zealand[4](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/malachi_barton_bio_-_z4_ac0606c1.pdf) • [2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) |
| *Camp Rock 3* | Fletch Robinson, co-lead billing with Liamani Segura; premiered August 13, 2026, on Disney Channel[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) • [5](https://d23.com/camp-rock-3-stars-malachi-barton-and-liamani-segura-talk-music-legacy-and-disneys-next-generation/) |
| Awards | Young Entertainer Award winner (2018) for *Stuck in the Middle*; Variety Rising Star Award, August 5, 2026; four Kidscreen nominations for *Zombies 4* (2026)[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) |
| Touring | Opened the 2025 Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour, which sold out more than 40 North American arenas; returns for the 2026 48-arena tour[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) |
| Upcoming | *Coven Academy* (2026) as Jake on Freeform; *Zombies 5: Secrets of the Sea* (2027) as Victor[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) |
## Early life and first roles
Barton was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, to Felicia Barton, a singer-songwriter who competed on *American Idol* in 2009 and later wrote songs for artists including [Demi Lovato](https://www.edgepedia.org/demi-lovato) and [Lea Michele](https://www.edgepedia.org/lea-michele), and Loren Barton, a tour manager and audio engineer.[6](https://relocationobserver.com/disneys-next-big-thing-malachi-barton-on-camp-rock-3-doomscrolling-on-tiktok-and-not-hiding-his-faith-in-god/) The family moved to Los Angeles in 2013, when he was six, and he landed his first television role on *The Young and the Restless*.[3](https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/bios/malachi-barton/) One profile places his on-screen debut in a Christmas episode of that series in 2012.[6](https://relocationobserver.com/disneys-next-big-thing-malachi-barton-on-camp-rock-3-doomscrolling-on-tiktok-and-not-hiding-his-faith-in-god/)
His early credits were guest parts on family comedies: *Workaholics* (2014, credited as Tiny Kid), *See Dad Run*, *Instant Mom*, and *Henry Danger* (2015).[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) • [4](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/malachi_barton_bio_-_z4_ac0606c1.pdf)
## Stuck in the Middle and the Disney years
**Beast Diaz.** At age 8, Barton was cast as Beast, the youngest boy in a seven-child household, on [Disney Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-channel)'s *Stuck in the Middle*, appearing in all three seasons and 57 episodes between 2016 and 2018 alongside [Jenna Ortega](https://www.edgepedia.org/jenna-ortega), Ariana Greenblatt, and Isaak Presley.[4](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/malachi_barton_bio_-_z4_ac0606c1.pdf) • [2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) The role earned him a Young Entertainer Award for Best Supporting Young Actor in a Television Series in 2018, after a nomination in the same category the year before, and established his standing relationship with Disney Branded Television.[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/)
Through the following years he combined voice work with on-camera parts. He voiced Lionel on Disney Junior's animated *[Fancy Nancy](https://www.edgepedia.org/fancy-nancy-tv-series)* from 2018 to 2022, played young Diego in the theatrical film *Dora and the Lost City of Gold* (2019), his only theatrical feature, and headlined the Disney Channel Original Movie *Under Wraps* (2021) as Marshall, reprising the role in *[Under Wraps 2](https://www.edgepedia.org/under-wraps-2)* (2022).[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) • [3](https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/bios/malachi-barton/) From 2022 to 2023 he played Colby Madden, alias Flashform, a shapeshifting child of a supervillain family, on *The Villains of Valley View*.[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/)
## Zombies 4 and touring
*Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires*, which premiered in summer 2025 on Disney Channel and Disney+, cast Barton as Victor, a charming and confident vampire, and marked his move from dependable supporting player to franchise lead.[4](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/malachi_barton_bio_-_z4_ac0606c1.pdf) • [2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) The film was shot in Auckland, New Zealand.[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) In July 2025 he opened the Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour in San Diego, performing as himself rather than as Victor across a sold-out run of more than 40 North American arenas.[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) He and co-star [Freya Skye](https://www.edgepedia.org/freya-skye) also reunited for the holiday music video "Snow Angels" in November 2025.[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/)
At the 2026 Kidscreen Awards, *Zombies 4* drew four nominations, including Best Acting for Barton and Best Ensemble Cast for the film, but won none of them.[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/)
## Camp Rock 3 and 2026 projects
**Camp Rock 3.** Barton plays Fletch Robinson, the camp's resident bad boy and an aspiring guitarist, in co-lead billing with Liamani Segura's Sage Scott.[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) • [7](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/camp-rock-3-stars-malachi-barton-liamani-segura-interview) The film, directed by Veronica Rodriguez from a script by Eydie Faye and executive produced by the [Jonas Brothers](https://www.edgepedia.org/jonas-brothers) and Demi Lovato, premiered on Disney Channel on August 13, 2026, with a Disney+ release the next day.[5](https://d23.com/camp-rock-3-stars-malachi-barton-and-liamani-segura-talk-music-legacy-and-disneys-next-generation/) He learned of the project while on tour, when his mother told him about the remake, and prepared for the part by learning guitar and rehearsing choreography.[8](https://los40.com/2026/08/10/liamani-segura-y-malachi-barton-protagonistas-de-camp-rock-3-nos-cuentan-su-experiencia-en-el-set-con-los-jonas-brothers-y-demi-lovato/) He has described the shoot as the first time he was the senior figure on a set, saying "Camp Rock was the first moment where I was kind of like big brother on set."[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/)
On August 5, 2026, Variety presented him with the Rising Star Award at its Power of Young Hollywood event in Los Angeles, with [Tiffani Thiessen](https://www.edgepedia.org/tiffani-thiessen), his co-star in *Coven Academy*, making the presentation.[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/)
**Coven Academy.** In the Tim Federle supernatural drama, which premiered October 1, 2026, on Freeform and streams the following day on Disney+ and Hulu, Barton plays Jake, a warlock with a dangerous streak; the series moved networks after originally being announced for Disney Channel.[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) It is his first regular role outside the Disney Channel house style.[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/)
**Touring and beyond.** The 2026 [Worlds Collide Concert Tour](https://www.edgepedia.org/worlds-collide-concert-tour), a reported 48-arena run across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, opened September 25, 2026, at [Acrisure Arena](https://www.edgepedia.org/acrisure-arena) in [Palm Desert, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/palm-desert-california), with Barton as a returning cast member from the 2025 tour.[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) He is also set to reprise Victor in *Zombies 5: Secrets of the Sea*, dated for 2027.[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/)
## Public image
Barton has spoken openly about his Christian faith, telling [Variety](https://www.edgepedia.org/variety-magazine) in 2026, "What drives me is Jesus Christ, and being a light of God in a business where there isn't a lot of that."[2](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/) A Yahoo Entertainment profile in September 2026 described him as Disney's current lead young star, appearing in *Coven Academy*, both the *Zombies* and *Camp Rock* franchises, and the Worlds Collide tour.[9](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/article/he-lives-with-his-parents-and-loves-jesus-meet-gen-alphas-new-heartthrob-125719370.html) In interviews he has said that acting, rather than music, remains his first professional priority, though he has not ruled out a musical career.[8](https://los40.com/2026/08/10/liamani-segura-y-malachi-barton-protagonistas-de-camp-rock-3-nos-cuentan-su-experiencia-en-el-set-con-los-jonas-brothers-y-demi-lovato/)
## References
1. [Malachi Barton, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6340297/?showAllCredits=true)
2. [Malachi Barton, IAM.com](https://www.iam.com/actors/celebrity-actors/malachi-barton/)
3. [Malachi Barton, Disney Branded Television Press bio](https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/bios/malachi-barton/)
4. [Malachi Barton biography, Disney Channel/Disney+ (ZOMBIES 4)](https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/malachi_barton_bio_-_z4_ac0606c1.pdf)
5. [Camp Rock 3 Stars Malachi Barton and Liamani Segura Talk Music, Legacy, and Disney's Next Generation, D23](https://d23.com/camp-rock-3-stars-malachi-barton-and-liamani-segura-talk-music-legacy-and-disneys-next-generation/)
6. [Disney's Next Big Thing: Malachi Barton on 'Camp Rock 3,' Doomscrolling on TikTok and Not Hiding His Faith in God, Relocation Observer](https://relocationobserver.com/disneys-next-big-thing-malachi-barton-on-camp-rock-3-doomscrolling-on-tiktok-and-not-hiding-his-faith-in-god/)
7. [This Is Camp Rock 3 Stars Malachi Barton and Liamani Segura's Most Chaotic Interview Ever, Teen Vogue](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/camp-rock-3-stars-malachi-barton-liamani-segura-interview)
8. [Liamani Segura y Malachi Barton, protagonistas de 'Camp Rock 3', LOS40](https://los40.com/2026/08/10/liamani-segura-y-malachi-barton-protagonistas-de-camp-rock-3-nos-cuentan-su-experiencia-en-el-set-con-los-jonas-brothers-y-demi-lovato/)
9. [He lives with his parents and loves Jesus. Meet Gen Alpha's new heartthrob, Yahoo Entertainment](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/article/he-lives-with-his-parents-and-loves-jesus-meet-gen-alphas-new-heartthrob-125719370.html)
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