Sarah Durn

Sarah Durn

Sarah Durn is a versatile American actor, writer, and author, recognized for her work across film, television, and theater, who splits her time between New Orleans and Cleveland. As an actor, she gained significant attention for her leading role as Riley Brennan in the 2024 supernatural horror film Shelby Oaks, a character who is the missing host of a fictional paranormal YouTube channel called "Paranormal Paranoids."Her film credits also include supporting roles in high-profile projects such as Where the Crawdads Sing (2022), produced by Reese Witherspoon's company, Universal's monster-comedy Renfield (2023) alongside Nicolas Cage, and the Netflix film We Have a Ghost (2023) starring David Harbour. On television, she has appeared in shows like NBC's Chicago P.D. and Ava DuVernay's Queen Sugar, as well as Amazon Prime's series I'm A Virgo. Beyond the screen, Durn is a dedicated theater actor, with credits including regional premieres of plays like A Doll's House Part 2 and Stupid F*ing Bird.In addition to her acting career, Sarah Durn is a freelance writer for publications such as Gizmodo and AV Club, and she is also an author, with a book on alchemy in her upcoming works. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where she concentrated on Collaborative Storytelling with a minor in Medieval Studies.

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