Hope had his first television role on the 2014 Austrialian miniseries
INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, a biopic about the rock band
INXS. Hope portrayed the younger version of keyboardist and main composer of the band,
Andrew Farriss. From 2015 to 2021, Hope portrayed Ben Florian in the
Disney Channel franchise musical films
Descendants. His character is the son of King
Adam and Queen
Belle of
Beauty and the Beast and serves as the love interest to
Maleficent's daughter,
Mal. He stars alongside
Dove Cameron,
Sofia Carson,
Booboo Stewart, and
Cameron Boyce. The series proved to be a huge success, with the original trilogy accumulating over 781 million hours of viewing in the United States. Each film was also the most-watched television movie of the year during its premiere in 2015, 2017, and 2019. There has also been a number of spin-offs, animations, and live musical tours. Hope appears 2021 animated short
Descendants: The Royal Wedding about Ben and Mal's wedding
. He is also featured on the soundtracks of each of the films, with every album reaching the
Billboard Top 200 charts. In 2019 Hope co-starred in
Netflix's Christmas romantic comedy film
Let It Snow as Tobin. He starred alongside
Isabela Merced,
Shameik Moore,
Odeya Rush,
Liv Hewson, and his love interest
Kiernan Shipka. The film received good reviews, with a 85% critics approval rating on
Rotten Tomatoes. He followed this up by starring in the 2021 Australian romantic comedy
Love You Like Thatand a small role in the road trip film ''
Don't Make Me Go.'' In 2026 Hope starred in 2026 survival
thriller film Killer Whale as Josh, alongside
Virginia Gardner and
Mel Jarnson. == Discography ==