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Lauren Neal
Actor, Editor, Producer, Director, Composer, Writer, Additional Credits
Lauren Neal grew up in Aurora, Colorado, before studying acting, dance, and art semiotics at Brown University. Lauren also holds a master's degree in data science from the University of Virginia. Lauren made her small screen debut in FOX’s unaired pilot “Delirium” after booking her first-ever TV audition. Her acting credits include “Westworld,” “9-1-1,” and “Dexter: Original Sin.”
She is a two-time Commercial Directors Diversity Program semifinalist, a graduate of Warner Bros. Discovery’s inaugural VFX Coordinator training program, and the 2020 winner of Hyundai/Outfest’s Emerging Director Award. Lauren was the driving creative force behind the groundbreaking Cannes-selected microbudget feature “Under the Influencer.” Her Ivy League-set race satire “Spicy Wit”—which she wrote, directed, & produced—was featured in Ebony, Indiewire, and The Huffington Post.
She is known for an uncanny Prince drag impersonation as well as her award-winning original solo show “how to do thangz with wordz.”
She is a two-time Commercial Directors Diversity Program semifinalist, a graduate of Warner Bros. Discovery’s inaugural VFX Coordinator training program, and the 2020 winner of Hyundai/Outfest’s Emerging Director Award. Lauren was the driving creative force behind the groundbreaking Cannes-selected microbudget feature “Under the Influencer.” Her Ivy League-set race satire “Spicy Wit”—which she wrote, directed, & produced—was featured in Ebony, Indiewire, and The Huffington Post.
She is known for an uncanny Prince drag impersonation as well as her award-winning original solo show “how to do thangz with wordz.”
Filmography
| 2026 | Cyber Protocol · as Chris |
| 2024 | Dexter: Original Sin (TV Series) · as Coach Pino |
| 2024 | Under the Influencer · as Lex Carre / Neomy |
| 2024 | RZR (TV Series) · as Chris |
| 2020 | Healing Me · as Lauren |
| 2020 | Deputy (TV Series) · as Deputy |
| 2019 | The Sympathy Card · as Siobhan Knighton |
| 2018 | Solve (TV Series) · as J (the Hitman) |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 (TV Series) · as Gabby Martinez |
| 2016 | Acting Out (TV Series) · as Beyoncé |
| 2016 | Westworld (TV Series) · as Wife |
| 2014 | School Dance · as Persian Girl |
| 2014 | Delirium · as Taylor |
| 2014 | Fall Out Boy: The Young Blood Chronicles · as The Butcher |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | Note to Self · as Sorority Girl |
| 2002 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (TV Series) · as Lifeline |
Endangered · as Underground Warrior |