Birth Place: New York City, NY, USA
Best known for her portrayal of 'Haley Dunphy' in the Emmy Award-winning series "Modern Family," Sarah boasts a multifaceted career spanning film, television, and theater. She made her Broadway debut in Grey Gardens and recently returned to the stage as Daisy in The Great Gatsby and as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors. She is currently on Broadway in Just in Time. Additional musical projects and theatre productions Hyland has performed in are: Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live (2013 concert), Hair (2014 adaptation at the Hollywood Bowl), The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Scream (2014 play at Rockwell Table & Stage) and The Kindred Foundation for Adoption created by Jenna Ushkowitz and Samantha Futerman (2015 fundraiser).
Hyland has been acting since her first role as Howard Stern's daughter in the film Private Parts in 1997. She went on to portray roles such as Molly in the 1999 television film of Annie and Maddie Healy in Lipstick Jungle on NBC. In 2011, Hyland co-starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Geek Charming. In 2012, Hyland appeared in the film Struck by Lightning.
In 2014 and 2018, Hyland was a co-host at the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (during Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration and The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration), which included dancing and singing with Jordan Fisher. Hyland also made a guest appearance during The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60 (2016) and Mickey's 90th Spectacular (2018).
In 2016, Hyland covered songs with Boyce Avenue such as "Closer" by The Chainsmokers and "Don't Wanna Know" by Maroon 5, both included on the Boyce Avenue album Cover Sessions Vol. 4, which was released on December 19, 2017. "Don't Wanna Know" peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart in December 2016.
In 2019, Hyland partnered with Olay for a skin product campaign.
Hyland sang her debut performance of "Met At a Party" with Jordan McGraw (son of Dr. Phil) at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards. The single was released on August 9, 2019, via Republic Records.
In December 2020, Hyland appeared in a Taco Bell commercial called "The Craving" with Joe Keery.
In October 2021, she became the new creative director and co-founder of Sourse, a line of chocolate-infused vitamins (including "Beauty Bites" and "Mood Bites").
In August 2022, Hyland began hosting Love Island USA on Peacock. In August 2022, she appeared on America's Got Talent (alongside Sofía Vergara) during the first live Qualifier Results Show of season seventeen to assist season sixteen winner Dustin Tavella with his magic act.
Hyland starred in Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, which premiered in November 2022 on Peacock.
From May 28 to September 29, 2024, she played Audrey in the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors opposite Andrew Barth Feldman as Seymour. Hyland returned to Broadway on February 10, 2025, in The Great Gatsby as Daisy opposite Ryan McCartan in the title role. In October 2025, she is set to replace Gracie Lawrence in Just in Time as Connie Francis starring opposite Jonathan Groff.
Sarah Hyland has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
Sarah Hyland has not appeared in the West End.
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