Caryn Osofsky

Caryn Osofsky, a versatile actress/singer, best known for her quirky and unpredictable portrayals of the otherwise ordinary ingenue, was born and bred on the New York City stage. Quickly recognized as an actress beyond her years, she scored her first Off-Broadway role in The Highest Standard of Living, at Playwrights Horizons in NYC under the direction of Don Scardino, Director and Producer of 30 Rock and Law and Order Criminal Intent. Soon after, she sang alongside Bruce Springsteen, Pat Benatar, and Peter, Paul, and Mary in Carnegie Hall's ATribute to Harry Chapin. She then originated the role of "Franta" a young girl and victim of the Holocaust, in the original staged reading of the play I Never Saw Another Butterfly, at The York Players, NYC. Osofsky is a NY native with a BFA in Classical Acting and Directing from The University of Arizona in Tucson. She later re-trained in Meisner Technique under the noted Terry Knickerbocker, at The William Esper Studios, in NY. Caryn, a protege to the late Dr. Jack Romano, a Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts Graduate, her acting mentor growing up, trained religiously for six years in Meisner technique and Musical Theater, while performing under his direction at the Sanford Meisner Theatre. She later went on to learn Shakespeare and Clowning in London, through FSU University, studying with Marcello Magni of The Shakespeare Globe Theatre, and several members of Theatre Complicite, in Paris. After completing college, she won her first leading lady role in the longest running musical The Fantasticks, at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in NYC and later revived her mischievous and unique portrayal of "Luisa" at the Jerry Orbach Theatre, alongside veteran Playwright and Director, Tom Jones. Other credits include "Meip Gies" in Bay Street Theatre's powerful and wrenching production of The Diary of Anne frank, Directed by Murphy Davis, "The Girls," in the hilarious World Premier of Boyz and Girls, at the Crown Theatre, NYC, "Zoe", in Lucas and Zoe at The Manhattan Theatre Source, NYC, In Times Like These, her one woman show at The Sanford Meisner Theatre, NYC, and her zany rendition of "Ruthie/Ned" in South Shore Theatre's production of Bat Boy The Musical. Caryn is a member of Actors Equity, the Screen Actors Guild, and AFTRA. She is an awardee of The National Foundation of The Arts, as well as The Irene Lamb Scholarship, funded through the American Federation of Film and Television. She is making a name for herself as an indie film actress in such movies as the award winning film Rolling, where she plays a young girl experimenting with ecstasy, directed by Billy Samoa Saleebey, Uncle Bob, where she gives a heartbreaking performance as the grieving sister to the late Robert Opell, and I Heart Hollywood, a documentary portrayal of the struggling female artist. Caryn is slowly making her way into the limelight as she was seen briefly alongside Ryan Reynolds in the Universal Studios film Definitely Maybe, directed by Adam Brooks, and the Sony made for television movie Can Openers, again, as the grieving sister. Osofsky, also known as CAOS, plays "Gwen" a posing actress in the FX award winning comedy pilot UnReel, which won the FX TV Pilot contest in 2009 out of 800 submissions. Her first attempt at directing and writing was a short film created for the Canon 7D Short film contest, where her film Jarring, co written with Keith Johnson, made it into the semi-finalists. Osofsky is a proud volunteer for the non-profit organization Hollywood Heart as well as Camp Heartland. She performed for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Paul Newman's summer camp for terminally ill children. Also a certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor, Caryn prefers to spend her time off teaching yoga, writing songs, and making films for underprivileged children or children suffering with severe illness. Show less «