Lynn Favin
Lynn Favin | |
|---|---|
 Lynn Favin at Smash Studios NYC | |
| Education | Old Vic (MFA) Wesleyan University (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Lynn Favin is an American actress. She is known for her roles on Elsbeth, The Get Down, Veep, Famous in Love, The Show Must Go Online, and for voicing seventeen characters on the animated series Robot Chicken on Adult Swim. She is a regular actress with the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, and currently resides in New York City.
Early life and education
[edit]Favin received a double Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Theater from Wesleyan University, where she appeared in numerous plays and musicals.[1] She holds a Master in Fine Arts in Acting from the Old Vic (UK).[2]
Television
[edit]Favin is a major recurring voice actor on Robot Chicken seasons 8 through 11. She has also guest starred on Veep, Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack, The Get Down, and The Show Must Go Online. Her national commercial work includes spots for Subway, Dramamine, American University, and Amazon Prime's Jean-Claude Van Johnson.[3]
She also starred in the VitaminWater: Brooklyn Bridge commercial directed by Spike Lee.[4]
She is currently in development to star as Soo-Yeon in Gig Work, releasing 2024.[5]
Film
[edit]Favin is a recurring leading actress with the AFI in Los Angeles, with work on the independent film Papa Gorilla Banana, shot in Venice, California. She received top billing as The Cellist in Ving Rhames's movie Uppercut: the Still Version, released in 2023, and is in development for Uppercut: the Sparkling Version, releasing in 2024.
Theater
[edit]Favin played Rosalind in As You Like It,[6] and Glauce in the world premiere of Medea: A Rock Cantata[7] before booking her first National Tour, playing Ophelia in Hamlet,[8] Lily in The Giver,[9] the Narrator/Cellist in Grapes of Wrath in repertory. She was the Inaugural Equity Guest Artist for Shakespeare on the Bluff in Los Angeles,[10] starring as Desdemona in Othello and Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and appeared as a Witch in Macbeth with the Shakespeare Theater of Los Angeles.[11] She has numerous regional Equity credits including Life x 3 at Coachella Valley Rep,[12] and was in the opening company of the Sarah Play at Round House Theatre.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Favin currently lives in New York City and is represented by Buchwald.[13]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-2021 | Robot Chicken | Supergirl, Mei Ling, Tibby, Various voices |
| 2016 | The Get Down | Singer |
| 2016 | Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack | Cher |
| 2017 | Veep | Assistant |
| 2017 | Famous in Love | Girl #1 |
| 2019 | The New Negroes | Money Girl |
| 2020 | The Show Must Go Online | Lady Percy, Queen Margaret |
| 2023 | Austintatious | Susan |
| 2024 | Gig Work | Soo-Yeon |
| 2024 | Elsbeth | Holly |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Papa Gorilla Banana | Cecil Yamamoto |
| 2017 | E-Men Video | Saija |
| 2018 | Dry City | Andie |
| 2019 | Deuterostomes | Jane |
| 2021 | Haunted City: Radio Play | Phantom Faye |
| 2021 | Reunion of Champions | Annie Prescott |
| 2023 | Uppercut: the Still Version | The Cellist |
| 2024 | Uppercut: the Sparkling Version | The Cellist |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dr. Faustus | Gluttony | International |
| 2012 | Medea: A Rock Cantata | Glauce | World Premiere |
| 2015 | As You Like It | Rosalind | Regional |
| 2016 | The Grapes of Wrath | Narrator | National Tour |
| 2016 | The Giver | Lily | National Tour |
| 2016 | Hamlet | Ophelia | National Tour |
| 2017 | Macbeth | Witch | Regional |
| 2018 | Othello | Desdemona | Regional |
| 2018 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Titania | Regional |
| 2019 | RIchard III | Lady Anne | International |
| 2020 | Pericles | The Bawd | International |
| 2022 | Life x 3 | Sonia | Regional |
References
[edit]- ^ ""Oedipus Rex" spooks audience with stunning visual performance". Wesleyan Argus. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "Lynn Favin". Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Lynn Favin (SAG-AFTRA/AEA) - National Commercial Reel". YouTube. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "vitaminwater: brooklyn bridge". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Lynn Favin". IMDB. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Theatre Review: 'As You Like It' at Baltimore Shakespeare Factory". MD Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ "Medea: A Rock Cantata". Red Shark Productions. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "Review: 'Hamlet' at National Players at Olney Theatre Center". DC Theater Arts. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ "Theatre Review: 'The Giver' by National Players at Chesapeake Arts Center". MD Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ "Shakespeare on the Bluff: "Othello"". Loyola Marymount University. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ "Theatre in Historic Places: Lummis House Doubles as Scottish Castle for MACBETH". Broadway World. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ "Dinner Party Gone Wrong: 'Life x 3' Is Superb Look at Life, Love and the Complexities of Friendship". Coachella Valley Independent. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "Voice Department". Buchwald. Retrieved 2023-03-31.