Krys Marshall

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In just a few years into her professional career, Krys Marshall has wasted no time establishing herself as a promising young actress, gaining respect and accolades for her hard work on the stage and screen. In 2017, Krys can be seen co-starring in NBC's Emmy-winning drama miniseries "This Is Us", playing opposite Sterling K. Brown, as well the Netflix reboot of the popular 80's sitcom "One Day At A Time", starring Rita Moreno and Justina Machado. Originally from Atlanta, Krys has been steadily gaining momentum as an actor since she was 13 years old. She knew at an early age that she wanted to be a performer, and attended Pebblebrook High School's magnet program for the Performing Arts, with a concentration in Drama. After receiving classical training at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a BFA in theatre, she began working in New York City, performing in Regional Theaters which included the McCarter Theatre Center, in Princeton, New Jersey, and abroad, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, where she won top honors for "The Laramie Project". Upon moving to the West Coast, her focus shifted from theatre to television. Her first role was in the CBS hit drama "Criminal Minds", where she played "Vicki", a prostitute and runaway who helps detectives find a missing girl. Additional television credits include: "NCIS", "How I Met Your Mother" and "All My Children", as well as FOX's "Dads" starring Seth Greene and "Touch", starring Kiefer Sutherland. Krys also has a love for sketch comedy, and has appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live", playing a variety of characters. In 2015, Krys starred in the Fox Digital mini-series "GONE: A Wayward Pines Story", based on Blake Crouch's Sci-Fi Trilogy, "Wayward Pines". The series chronicles the events of a Secret Service agent , who goes to Wayward Pines, Idaho, in search of two federal agents who have gone missing in the bucolic town, but he learns quickly that nothing is what it seems, and he may never get out of Wayward Pines alive... When not working, Krys loves to travel, and has visited over 40 countries, across 5 continents. She is an advocate for underprivileged children, and is a mentor with the Young Storytellers Foundation, whose mission is to "inspire young people to discover the power of their own voice." Krys currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, and their two dogs, Duke and Murphy.

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