--- description: Find out how Jonathan Bailey is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: Jonathan Bailey Is on the 2025 TIME100 Next image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde802826ffefad79/6998ca2283ec373421c7af78/t100-next-2025-jonathan-bailey-01.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 30, 2025 # Jonathan Bailey by Ariana Grande  Photograph by Charlotte Hadden for TIME _Read TIME_ _’_ _s interview with Jonathan Bailey_ [_here_](https://time.com/7321415/jonathan-bailey-interview-time100-next/ "undefined"). I first met Jonathan Bailey at dance rehearsal for _Wicked._ I was nervous because I have always found him so brilliant—having bookmarked and memorized a few bootleg clips of him onstage in _Company_ and _The Last Five Years_—but from the moment we met, I felt like I was giggling with someone I had known for 20 years. I felt so immediately safe, connected to, and obsessed with my new scene partner and friend. I can’t even begin to describe what a privilege it is to see just how thoughtful he is about his craft and also how generous he is with himself on such a demanding level. While we were shooting _Wicked,_ he was also bouncing back and forth between _Bridgerton_ and _Fellow Travelers,_ going on about 45 days without a day off. He handled it all with grace while simultaneously delivering three career-­highlight performances. His ability to deliver on such an extraordinary level is otherworldly. Nothing Jonny takes on is without the intention of somehow giving back to the community. In 2024, he launched the Shameless Fund, his charity dedicated to creating a world that encourages LGBTQ+ people to live authentically and thrive. I’m so thankful that I get to spend so much time with this incredibly gifted, playful, and caring human being who is so endlessly curious about art and life and the many which ways they intertwine. I’ll forever be along for the ride. _Grande is a Grammy-­winning musician and Oscar-­nominated actor_  Photograph by Charlotte Hadden for TIME [_Click here to order your copy of the 2025 TIME100 Next_](https://magazineshop.us/T100NEXT25 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318883/jonathan-bailey/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318883/jonathan-bailey/"},"headline":"Jonathan Bailey","datePublished":"2025-09-30T10:48:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:54:49.708Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318883/jonathan-bailey/","keywords":["TIME100 Next","sponsorshipblock"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde802826ffefad79/6998ca2283ec373421c7af78/t100-next-2025-jonathan-bailey-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde802826ffefad79/6998ca2283ec373421c7af78/t100-next-2025-jonathan-bailey-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time100-next/","name":"TIME100 Next"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318883/jonathan-bailey/","name":"Jonathan Bailey"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Jonathan Bailey | TIME100 NEXT","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/7NnqR1ZW/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2025-09-30T10:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7NnqR1ZW.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318883/jonathan-bailey/","duration":"PT1M14S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2025/7318883/jonathan-bailey/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```