JEWELL KARINEN
ACTOR & WRITER

Jewell Karinen
Los Angeles, California
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Watch Jewell as heartthrob Ecstasy, tough girl with a soft underbelly in The Party, an ensemble comedy web series about a group of D&D friends. Season one has garnered over 800k views on Youtube.
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Jewell had the good fortune to act alongside special guests Ally Beardsley (Collegehumor, Dimension 20), Becca Scott (Geek & Sundry), and Vince Caso (The Guild) to bring The Party to life.
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Jewell is also a writer with an extensive comedy background. Chosen from a pool of over 200 applicants to join 12 comedians in WhoHaha's 2019 Video Lab, Jewell worked with WhoHaha (Elizabeth Banks), to produce and star in her original parody video The Sweet Turtle Bachelor.
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She starred in short film Buy Roses For Me, playing a idealistic young art curator, and was also proud to portray Lillian Faderman in an episode of 365 Days of Love, directed by Allison Tate and produced by Sofia Vergara’s RAZE and NewForm.
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Improv
Jewell recently wrapped a monthly residency with her improv team Chased by Bear at Impro Studio. She is an accomplished improv performer, with over 8+ years of experience. She has taught and performed all over the country.​
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Training
Jewell studied acting at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, San Diego State University, and NYU Tisch. She continues her training in LA, recently studying acting and audition technique with Tess Paras and Annie Grindlay, as well as improv at The Ruby (formerly The Nerdist School).
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Jewell has studied sketch comedy writing with Eric Scott at Upright Citizens Brigade, Jen Curran at The Ruby LA, writing for television with Patricia Villetto, and feature film screenwriting with David Grant at FilmNorth.
Recent Press
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GamingTrend
Bringing the psychology of tabletop to screen with D&D web-sitcom The Party
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GeekMom
‘The Party’ Is the Tabletop Web Series Heir to ‘The Guild’ and ‘LARPs’
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Cuspers Podcast
Jewell Karinen, Young Love, and Neopets Permisison Slips with Joseph Bricker
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WomenAndHollywood
Exclusive: WhoHaha Announces Spring Creator Lab Participants
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