Lauren Myers is a born-and-bred Burqueño, which means she savors watermelon mountains, endless blue skies, and has an incredibly high tolerance for heat (she'll dare you to a chile eating contest any day...). She also began performing at an early age, landing her first film role in Terence Hill’s spaghetti western The Troublemakers when she was only eight years old, followed by her television debut on The Lazarus Man just a few months later. Around this same time, Myers discovered her love of the stage, and continued to pursue both mediums throughout her childhood.
After receiving her BFA in Theatre Performance from Chapman University in Orange, California, Myers moved back to New Mexico. She immediately immersed herself in both the independent and professional film world, acting in numerous indie shorts and features, and soon booking many recurring and co-starring roles in television, webisodes, and features. She is best known as the WAC/prostitute Jeannie in WGN's atomic hit Manhattan, playing opposite Michael Chernus (Orange Is The New Black, Captain Phillips), as well as the ever-so-slightly insane girlfriend Fiona on the hit web series Enter the Dojo.
It didn't take long for Myers to find her passion for producing and directing. Currently, she is the co-creator, producer, and star of the feature-length film Dead Billy--a passion project between her and partner Scott Milder which is making its way through the festival circuit as of Summer 2015. She also produced and directed the award-winning short "Imagining Vera" though her company Lumos Productions and with co-producer/writer Elizabeth Dwyer Sandlin. It swept the 2014 Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project, taking home "Best Film," "Best Director," "Best Male Actor--Frank Taylor Green," "Best Sound Design--Cody Conner," and "Best Use of Prop." It screened at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood at the Filmapalooza Festival in February 2015 and is also an official selection of the Albuquerque Film and Media Experience (2015). Myers is currently developing her next short.
In 2010, Myers had the life-changing experience of teaming up with Artistic Director Amelia Ampuero when she founded Duke City Repertory Theatre. She is now a Member of their Resident Acting Company and the Director of Media & Marketing with the award-winning DCRT (“Best Theatre Troupe” since 2011; Albuquerque The Magazine). Myers is positively in love with this small-but-mighty group, their mission to serve the audience, and the incredible work they are doing to change the cultural landscape of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the Southwest--so she encourages you to visit their website or pop her an email to find out why DCRT is just so darn extraordinary (hint: there's LOTS of reasons!)
Myers lives in Albuquerque with her boyfriend/partner in crime Rick. She is an avid runner and yogi, a lover of ferrets, cookies, and Art History, and an unabashed Harry Potter nerd.
"And now, Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure."
Unique traits: Incredibly fast typist, unabashed Harry Potter nerd, handy with power tools.
Fun House
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Film
by Paramount Pictures
Supporting
The Messengers
(
Television
by CW
Co-Star
Manhattan
(
Television
by WGN
Recurring Guest Star
CENTS
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Film
by CENTS LLC
Supporting
The Garden
(
Film
by Lindele Media
Supporting
The Merry Maids of Madness
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Film
by Uncanny Entertainment
Supporting
Catching Faith
(
Film
by Mirror Tree Productions
Supporting
Abe Makes A Movie
(
Film
by Two Larrys, Inc.
Lead
Dead Billy
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Film
by ReDefine Entertainment
Lead
Overlook, NM
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Internet
by Overlook LLC
Recurring
Deathspell Omega
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Film (short)
by Baby Blue Films
Lead
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Theater
by Duke City Repertory Theatre
Hermia/Starveling/Cobweb
Enter The Dojo
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Internet
by Riff Raff New Media
Recurring Guest Star
The Night Shift
(
Television
by NBC
Co-Star
Blood Soaked
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Film
by Red Letter Cinema
Supporting
The Quest For Suki
(
Film
by Ball Laboratories
Lead
The Drowning Girls
(
Theater
by Duke City Repertory Theatre
Margaret
The Neighborhood: Parts 1 & 3
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Film (short)
by Rope/Vertigo Productions
Lead
Halfway House
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Film (short)
by Baby Blue Films
Lead
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
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Theater
by Duke City Repertory Theatre
Frances
Gaslight
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Theater
by Duke City Repertory Theatre
Bella Manningham
Poe
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Theater
by Duke City Repertory Theatre
Actor 1
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
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Theater
by Duke City Repertory Theatre
Grace Bradley
Retina
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Film (short)
by ReDefine Entertainment
Lead
Click.Flash.
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Film (short)
by Trifecta + Entertainment
Supporting
Warrior Woman
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Film
by Smart Betty Productions
Supporting
Oedipus The King
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Theater
by Duke City Repertory Theatre
Theban/Messenger
Spiral
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Film (short)
by Trifecta + Entertainment
Lead
reasons to be pretty
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Theater
by Duke City Repertory Theatre
Steph
In Plain Sight
(
Television
by USA
Co-Star
Missing You
(
Film
by Louie Tightlips Productions
Lead
Illegal
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Film
by Three Sigma Entertainment
Supporting
The Taming of the Shrew
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Theater
by Duke City Repertory Theatre
Bianca/Grumio
L'Americano
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Film (short)
by Ultimatum Pictures
Supporting
August: Osage County
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Theater
by FUSION Theatre Company
Jean Fordham
Trust
(
Theater
by Duke City Repertory Theatre
Holly
Love Song
(
Theater
by Mother Road Theatre Company
Molly
Hellcab
(
Theater
by Mother Road Theatre Company
Young White Woman
The Reincarnation of Jaimie Brown
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Theater
by UC Irvine
Jaimie Brown
The Lazarus Man
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Television
by Castle Rock Entertainment
Co-Star
The Troublemakers
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Film
by Paloma Rialto Films
Supporting
"Imagining Vera" -- Best Film -- Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project
(2014)
"Imagining Vera" -- Best Director -- Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project
(2014)
"Imagining Vera" -- Best Male Actor (Frank Taylor Green) -- Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project
(2014)
"Imagining Vera" -- Best Sound Design (Cody Conner) -- Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project
(2014)
"Imagining Vera" -- Best Use of Prop -- Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project
(2014)
"Halfway House" -- Best Acting Ensemble -- Albuquerque 48 Hour Horror Film Project
(2013)
"The Neighborhood: Part 3" -- Best Choreography -- Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project
(2013)
"Retina" -- Best Female Actor -- Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project
(2012)
"Mindless" -- Best Acting Ensemble -- Albuquerque 48 Hour Film Project
(2011)
Chapman University
(2004-2008)