Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He began his career as an actor in the early 1990s, with an appearance on Home Improvement. Bell also appeared in several commercials. He appeared on The Amanda Show and became well-known among young audiences for his role on the series Drake & Josh while playing Drake Parker. Bell starred in a trilogy of Fairly Odd Parents movies on Nickelodeon. Bell is the voice of Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the animated series Ultimate Spider-Man on Disney XD. Bell appeared on ABC's new reality TV series Splash.

In addition to acting, Bell has a growing career in music. He also co-wrote and performed the theme song to Drake & Josh, entitled "Found a Way". In 2005 he independently released his debut album, Telegraph, which contained all of Bell's contributions to the Drake & Josh soundtrack which was released a few months prior to Telegraph's release, with the exception of a cover of The Blues Brothers' "Soul Man", which features his Drake & Josh co-star Josh Peck. His second album, It's Only Time, was released in 2006 after signing with Universal Motown Records and debuted at #81 on the Billboard 200, selling over 7,500 copies its first week of release. It's Only Time has sold 178,000 copies as of 2012. Bell released an EP in 2011 called A Reminder. In 2014, Bell released his third album, Ready, Steady, Go! under a new record label, Surfdog Records. Ready Steady Go! debuted at #182 on the Billboard 200, and sold 2,000 copies in its first week of release. Bell's song "Bull" became a hit in Mexico peaking at number 8.