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Kelsey Gunn

Untamed Artists LA
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Los Angeles based actor & writer, Kelsey is one of the founding members of internet comedy troupe 5 Second Films (featured on NPR and Larry King Now). She began her filmmaking career as an actor (Community, Castle, & How to be a Gentleman), which grew her love for storytelling ultimately inspiring her to branch into writing, directing and producing in order to tell the stories she wanted to tell. She recently wrote and starred in the feature film Little Jar which had its World Premiere at the Austin Film Festival before winning numerous awards in its festival run worldwide ultimately finding distribution with Good Deed Entertainment. Kelsey is currently writing her next feature and numerous independent shorts with her writing/creative partner at Grey Rabbit Films. 

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Actor30-42 yearsAmerican
Place of residence Los Angeles (US)
Genderfemale
Place of birthSeattle, Washington, United States
Working permitsUnited States
Housing optionsParis (FR), Bingen am Rhein (DE), London (GB), Glasgow (GB)
AssociationsSAG-AFTRA
SpecializationsAdvertising actor, Comedian, Musical actor, Theater
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colorgreen
Hair colordark brown
Height (cm)172
Weight (in kg)56
LanguagesEnglish(native)FrenchSpanish
DialectsAmerican-CaliforniaAmerican-New EnglandAmerican-New YorkAmerican-Southern StatesBoston EnglishBrooklyn-EnglishCanadianCentral ScottishCorkDerryDublinEdinburghEnglish-StandardGalwayInland Northern American EnglishIrish accentNew Jersey accentPacific Northwest English(native dialect)Queens EnglishTexan English
AccentsAmericanEnglishFrenchIrish
SportHikingHorse ridingMountain hikingShow jumpingWestern ridingYogaAerobicsBackpackingBoxingDressageGolfMiniature golfPilatesRunningWeight trainingskiingAmerican footballBalletBaseballBowlingCanoeCheerleadingCross-country skiingDartsFigure skatingFishingFitnessFrisbeeHula hoopRaftingRoller skatingShooting (handgun)Shooting (rifle)SoccerSoftballStuntsSurfingSwimming
DanceBalletBurlesqueChoreographyDancehallIrish danceMusical theaterSalsaSwingTwist
PitchMezzo-soprano, Soprano
SingingA cappellaBacking vocalsBalladBeltingChoirChoraleClassicCountryFolkMusicalOldiesOperaPopRockfolk song
Special skills(cartoon) voice actingAudio bookAudio dramaBarmanEntertainerImprovisationSlapstickStorytellerStand-up comedyStuntBurlesqueChoreographyDog sportDramatic fighting scene choreographerModelSinger-songwriter
Training

University of Washington - BA in Theatre

Other professional training
AMAW - scene study
STEPPENWOLF WEST
UCB - Improv
BGB STUDIOS - Master Class
Awards
2023
BEST ACTRESS- Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival (Short film)
2022
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (nominated) (Feature film)
2022
BEST ACTRESS- Paris International Film Festival (Feature film)
Film
2024
HAAW picture
HAAW (Short film)
Mom (SR)
Joey Scoma Jon Salmon Joey Scoma
2023
MOON picture
MOON (Short film)
Kate (MR)
Toy Lei Human Entertainment Aaron Schoonover Toy Lei
2023
YURI picture
YURI (Short film)
Beth (SR)
Johnnie Hobbs ArtIron Market Films Johnnie Hobbs
2022
LITTLE JAR picture
LITTLE JAR (Feature film)
Ainsley (MR)
Dominic López Grey Rabbit Films GOOD DEED ENTERTAINMENT Dominic López & Kelsey Gunn
2021
BIGFOOT FAMOUS picture
BIGFOOT FAMOUS (Feature film)
Martha Meltzer (SR)
Sam Milman & Peter Vass Bad Weather Films GRAVITAS VENTURES Sam Milman & Peter Vass
2020
INFLUENCED picture
INFLUENCED (Short film)
Brittany (MR)
Mike James Pot Luck Pictures Mike James
2018
SAVE YOURSELF picture
SAVE YOURSELF (Feature film)
Amy (MR)
Allen C Gardener Open Dialog Productions Allen C Gardener
2017
Old MacDonald picture
Old MacDonald (Short film)
Grenda (SR)
Sam Milman & Peter Vass Bad Weather Films Sam Milman & Peter Vass
2015
Dude Bro Party Massacre 3 picture
Dude Bro Party Massacre 3 (Feature film)
Samantha (SR)
Michael Rousselet, Jon Salmon, Tomm Jacobsen 5 Second Films, Snoot Ent. CRANKED UP
Television
2020 – 2024
GREY RABBIT picture
GREY RABBIT (TV series)
Various (EL)
Dominic López
2020
ASSISTING NAVARRO picture
ASSISTING NAVARRO (Pilot)
Kelsey (MR)
Dominic López Grey Rabbit Films Kelsey Gunn
2018
The Blubburbs picture
The Blubburbs (TV series)
Marina (MR)
Go90 Go90
2013 – 2017
Cyanide and Happiness Shorts picture
Cyanide and Happiness Shorts - Various (TV series)
Various (ESR)
EXPLOSM
2017
Nerdist Presents: The Mystic Museum picture
Nerdist Presents: The Mystic Museum (Pilot)
Kelsey (MR)
Andrew Bowser Nerdist Legendary Digital Networks Andrew Bowser
2015
RocketJump: The Show picture
RocketJump: The Show - Truck Puncher v Bus Flipper (TV series)
Woman with Broken Leg (GR)
Freddie Wong HULU HULU
2012 – 2013
Dirty Little Beauty Secrets picture
Dirty Little Beauty Secrets - ALL (TV movie (series))
HOST (MR)
Magical Elves BRAVO
2012
How to be a Gentleman picture
How to be a Gentleman - How to be Draft Andrew (TV series)
Claudette (GR)
Alex Hardcastle Media Rights Capital CBS CBS Dava Waite Peaslee
2010
CASTLE picture
CASTLE - Almost Famous (TV series)
Sarah Lieberman (GR)
Félix Enríquez Alcalá Beacon Pictures ABC ABC Kendra Castleberry Elizabeth Beall
2009 – 2010
COMMUNITY picture
COMMUNITY - Anthropology 101, Contemporary American Poultry, Environmental Science (TV series)
Student (GR)
Joe Russo, Tristram Shapeero, Seth Gordon Krasnoff Foster Productions NBC NBC Dava Waite Peaslee Dan Harmon
2009
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (Pilot)
Nurse (GR)
Andy Tennant Conaco USA USA Judd Pillot & John Peaslee
Theater
FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS (Drama)
TRISHA (MR)
Patrick Havern R.R. Jones Theatre
EQUUS (Opera)
JILL (MR)
R.R. Jones Theatre
TROJAN WOMEN
HELEN OF TROY (MR)
Kiva Theatre
CRIMES OF THE HEART (Drama)
MEG (MR)
Patrick Havern R.R. Jones Theatre
TALES OF THE LOST FORMICANS (Drama)
CATHY (MR)
Terry Converse R.R. Jones Theatre
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM (Drama)
HIPPOLYTA (SR)
Whitmore-Linley Theatre
THE SHAPE OF THINGS (Drama)
Evelyn (MR)
R.R. Jones Theatre
Internet
2008 – 2024
5 Second Films picture
5 Second Films (Series)
Actress (Various) (MR)