Caitlin Kenyon was born on March 25, 1993 in Rochester, NY. From a very young age she expressed a desire to become a performer and began acting in community theater when she was 9 years old. Caitlin actively participated in theater productions throughout her elementary, middle, and high school years. She began to venture into film in 2008 when she was cast in the indie horror film Community Service: The Movie.

 

Along with keeping busy in the performance world Caitlin continued her professional training off stage. She spent 4 years (2007-2011) taking private acting lessons with local Rochester, NY actor Jason Mincer and 9 years (2003-2011) taking operatic vocal lessons with Cynthia Miller. In the summer of 2010 Caitlin had the wonderful opportunity of attending New York Film Academy's 4 Week Summer Film Acting Conservatory where her passion for the craft was only confirmed.

 

After graduating from East Rochester High School, Caitlin moved on to Purchase College, SUNY where she graduated (Class of 2015, Cum Laude) with a BA in Theatre and Performance and Arts Management. During her time at Purchase she performed in 15 productions/films. Some highlights include Heights of Recluse (Film) as Aurelie, Betrayal by Harold Pinter as Emma, The Skriker by Carol Churchill in the Ensemble, Machinal by Sophie Treadwell as Telephone Girl, and Bull by Mike Barlett as Isobel. Caitlin also trained with incredible theater professionals including David Bassuk, Rachel Dickstein, Lenka Pichlikova, and Ronnie Stewart. While at Purchase Caitlin chose to spend the Fall semester of 2013 abroad, studying in the drama department at Queen Mary University of London.

 

After graduating, Caitlin headed out to Gloucester, MA where she was brought on as the Marketing Apprentice and later Marketing and Development Director at Gloucester Stage Company. During her time at the theater Caitlin performed in an apprentice curated production entitled Pride as well as a production of Moth by Declan Greene as Claryssa.

 

In winter of 2017 Caitlin left her position at Gloucester Stage to return to Rochester, NY and refocus her career back on acting. While in rochester she performed in a post-apocolyptic production of Macbeth in the part of Macduff with Wallbyrd Theatre Co. She also played the part of Dauphne in Dashboard Dramas III at the 2017 Rochester Fringe Festival and acted as the instructor in a collection of training videos shot at PowerHouse 27 casted by Tiffany Staropoli.

In the spring Caitlin relocated back to the coast in Boston, MA where she now resides. Since the move Caitlin has kept busy, most recently playing the lead in the music video for Black Ice by the band Saving Vice (Misdirected Media) as well as playing the female lead in the independent film Tell Me Why.