Caitlin Carver

Caitlin Carver (born March 31, 1992)[1] is an American actress.

Caitlin Carver
Caitlin Carver at the premiere of I Tonya, 2017 Toronto Film Festival
Born (1992-03-31) March 31, 1992
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Early years

Caitlin Carver was born in Huntsville, Alabama.[2] She attended Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama where she graduated in 2010.[1] From a young age, Carver grew up dancing, doing gymnastics, and playing softball and basketball, until eventually beginning theater in high school.[3] Before her acting career took off, Carver worked as a professional dancer, dancing with many notable recording artists in the music industry including Beyoncé, Ne-Yo, and Pitbull.[1]

Career

Before acting roles, Carver appeared as a dancer in a number of television series, such as Nashville, Glee, Parks and Recreation, and VH1 cheerleader soapy drama Hit the Floor in the recurring role of Mason.[1] In 2014, she began playing guest parts in Twisted, Southland, and Stalker. Also in 2014, Carver was cast for the recurring role of Hayley Heinz in the ABC Family drama series The Fosters for two seasons.[1][4]

While filming The Fosters, Carver was cast as Becca Arrington in the movie adaption of John Green's best selling novel Paper Towns.[5]

In 2015, Carver was cast as Lacey Briggs in the ABC prime time television soap opera Blood and Oil alongside Don Johnson, Amber Valletta, and Scott Michael Foster.[6][7]

In 2016, Carver was cast as Michelle Geiss, a reluctant beauty and aspiring photographer who is both intellectual and talented, in the ABC television pilot Model Woman.[8] She starred opposite Andie MacDowell, Steven Weber, and Nicole Ari Parker. She was also cast in Warren Beatty's Rules Don't Apply, and made appearances on NCIS, Timeless, and Heroes Reborn.

In 2017, Carver was cast as Nancy Kerrigan alongside Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, and Sebastian Stan in the award-winning film I, Tonya.[9]

She currently recurs as Muffy Tuttle on Netflix's Dear White People.[10]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Ballon Emily Short film
2015 Impact Earth Julia Waters
2015 Paper Towns Becca Arrington
2016 Rules Don't Apply Marla Lookalike
2017 I, Tonya Nancy Kerrigan
2018 The Matchmakers Playbook Blake
2018 The Delta Girl Delilah
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 So Random! Shin Model Episode: "Shane Harper"
2012-2013 Nashville Juliette's Dancer Episodes: "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" and "I've Been Down That Road Before"
2013 Southland Bloody Girl Episode: "Hats and Bats"
2013 Glee Vocal Adrenaline member Episode: "Love, Love, Love"
2013 Parks and Recreation Chard Girl / Dancing Tooth Episodes: "Fluoride" and "Farmers Market"
2013 Twisted Lizzy Episode: "The Son Also Falls"
2013-2014 Hit the Floor Mason Recurring role, 11 episodes
2014–2018 The Fosters Hayley Heinz Recurring role
2015 Stalker Alexis Episode: "Lost and Found"
2015 Blood and Oil Lacey Briggs Original pilot
2015 Heroes Reborn Young Erica Episode: "Company Woman"
2016 NCIS Megan Porter Episode: "React"
2016 Timeless Maria Tompkins Episode:"Space Race"
2017 The Rachels Rachel Richards TV film
2017 Freakish Elise Episode: "Humanity"
2018 S.W.A.T. Juliette Carlton Episode: "Payback"
2017–present Dear White People Muffy Tuttle Recurring role

References
  1. "Caitlin Carver: 'The Fosters' actress, Monrovia native on playing bad girls, how hit ABC Family show changed her life, upcoming movies". al.com. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  2. "'The Fosters' is something familiar for Caitlin Carver". abqjournal.com. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  3. "'The Fosters' Season 2: Meet Anchor Beach queen bee Caitlin Carver". Zap2It. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  4. "Celebrity Beauty Secrets: Caitlin Carver of ABC Family's The Fosters Part 2". beautyworldnews.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  5. Wake, Matt (15 August 2015). "Caitlin Carver, Alabama native, talks 'Paper Towns' role, 'The Fosters,' more". AL.com. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  6. Erik Pedersen. "Caitlin Carver and Yani Gellman Join ABC Drama Pilot 'Boom'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  7. Nellie Andreeva. "ABC Orders Six Drama Pilots To Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  8. Petski, Denise (2016-03-07). "Nicole Ari Parker, Caitlin Carver & Madeline Blake Join 'Model Woman' ABC Pilot". Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  9. N'Duka, Amanda (23 January 2017). "'I, Tonya' Finds Its Nancy Kerrigan In Caitlin Carver; Mckenna Grace & Bojana Novakovic Also Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  10. Nolan, Emma (13 August 2018). "Dear White People season 3 Netflix release date, cast, trailer, plot". Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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