Bayes attended
Kimbolton School, graduating in 2018. After leaving, she studied musical theatre at the
Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2021. In 2023, Bayes made her television debut in an episode of the
ITVX series
Platform 7. That same year, she appeared in an episode of the
BBC period series
Father Brown, as well as a role in
ITV1's
Vera in 2024. Also in 2024, Bayes portrayed Corporal Alice Sullivan in two episodes of the BBC flagship series
Doctor Who. In 2025, Bayes was cast in the BBC medical drama series
Casualty. Her character, doctor
Kim Chang, first appeared in the episode broadcast on 10 January 2026. Her character appeared until April of that year, with her main story arc revolving around having an eating disorder that she eventually dies from. Also in 2026, Bayes appeared in the second series of
Hijack. She also returned to the
Doctor Who universe, this time as companion Eleanor Fong in the audio drama
The Eleventh Doctor Adventures. ==Filmography==