Lana Young

Lana Young

(She/Her)
Manager
Rogue Donkey Productions LLC
Lana Young is an NAACP Image Award–nominated actor, voice-over artist, and producer working across film, TV, theatre, and audio, known for emotionally grounded performances and for developing bold, story-driven projects that center humanity, inclusion, and psychological depth.
Full Bio
Lana Young is an NAACP Image Award–nominated actor, voice-over artist, and producer working across film, television, theatre, and audio. Her credits include A Jazzman’s Blues, WandaVision, Law & Order, and The Equalizer, with stage work from Hartford Stage to London’s New Vic Theatre. She wrote and directed the award-winning documentary From Pink Sand to Red Carpet and directed/produced the shorts WAITING, Old Soul, and Loving You Is Complicated. She is executive producing Baby Steps (festival run) and developing the feature Bottled Up under Rogue Donkey Productions.
Professional Credits
TELEVISION

The Equalizer — Guest Star — CBS/Paramount+ — Dir. Daniela Ruah
Law & Order — Recurring — NBC — Dir. Rachel Leiterman
The Blacklist — Guest Star — NBC — Dir. Cort Hessler
Bull — Guest Star — CBS — Dir. John Aronson
Dynasty — Guest Star — CBS — Dir. Gina Lamar
Lisey’s Story — Guest Star — WB — Dir. Pablo Larraín
WandaVision — Guest Star — Disney/Marvel — Dir. Matt Shakman
Tell Me A Story — Recurring — CBS — Dir. Jeff T. Thomas
Ambitions — Recurring — OWN — Dir. Larry Shaw, Neema Barnette, Kenny Leon
The Act — Guest Star — Hulu — Dir. Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
NCIS: New Orleans — Guest Star — CBS — Dir. Tony Wharmby
Love Is__ (Pilot) — Series Regular — OWN — Dir. Mara Brock Akil
Gone — Guest Star — NBC — Dir. Brad Turner
The Resident — Recurring — FOX — Dir. Bronwen Hughes, Nicole Rubio, John Brawley
Greenleaf — Recurring — OWN/Lionsgate — Dir. Janice Cook, Nicole Rubio
The Inspectors — Recurring — CBS — Dir. Bo Webb
Kevin Can Wait — Guest Star — CBS — Dir. Andy Fickman
The Vampire Diaries — Recurring — The CW — Dir. Leslie Libman, Paul Wesley

FILM

Kidnapped by a Killer — Supporting Lead — Lifetime — Dir. Maritte Go
Your Monster — Supporting — Max — Dir. Caroline Lindy
A Jazzman’s Blues — Lead — Netflix — Dir. Tyler Perry
Like a Boss — Supporting — Paramount — Dir. Miguel Arteta
Where’d You Go, Bernadette — Supporting — Annapurna — Dir. Richard Linklater
Monsters and Men — Supporting — Dir. Reinaldo Marcus Green
Threes Complicated — Supporting — Dir. Shari L. Carpenter
Bentley’s Will — Lead — Noisy Cat Productions — Dir. Zachary Parks Grigg
Faith Under Fire — Supporting — Lifetime — Dir. Vondie Curtis-Hall
The Girl on the Train — Supporting — DreamWorks — Dir. Tate Taylor
Southpaw — Supporting — Hope Films/Weinstein Co. — Dir. Antoine Fuqua
Beginners — Supporting — Olympus Pictures — Dir. Mike Mills
Killer Flood — Supporting — Edgewood Studios — Dir. Doug Campbell

THEATRE

My First Ex-Husband — Cover/Performed — MMAC — Dir. Randal Myler
Fever Dreams — Adele — TheaterWorks Hartford — Dir. Jeffrey Leiber
Pride and Prejudice — Mrs. Bennet — Hartford Stage — Dir. Tatyana-Marie Carlo
The Winter’s Tale — Paulina — Hartford Stage — Dir. Melia Bensussen
The Graduate — Ensemble — New Vic Theatre UK — Dir. Chris Garner
Lovely Day — Fran — Luna Playhouse LA — Dir. Aramazd Stepanian
Industry Awards
*NAACP Image Awards Nominee 2023 - OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
Virginia Film Festival Adrenaline Project 2013 - BEST ACTOR
BEST OF BERMUDA - THESPIAN award 2023
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