Diana Cherkas

Diana Cherkas

Full Bio
DIANA CHERKAS is an actor and writer, born and raised in Queens, NY. A graduate of LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts (aka. the Fame school) as a drama major, she studied at Moscow Art Theatre School in Moscow, Russia, before earning her B.S. from Georgetown University in Management of Information Systems. To support her acting habit, she embraced her nerdy side as a copy editor, then copywriter, at advertising agencies. Much of her writing work is in pharma, for healthcare professionals, and would likely gross you out or depress you. After studying improv and sketch comedy at UCB, she began writing and performing sketches with NEW MEDIA COMEDY and STuFF, which was last seen live at the PIT s Sketchfest. Branching into longer form, she studied TV and web series writing at Gotham and Primary Stages ESPA. Her first web series, LOLA, has been named an Official Selection of NYC Web Fest, the Chain NYC Film Fest, a semi-finalist of the Broad Humor Film Fest, and took part in Network Notes at iTVFest.
Professional Credits
Film/TV/new media acting credits--2016: The Perfect Murder (Kaufman Films/DiscoveryID), I'd Kill For You (Peacock Productions/DiscoveryID), 2015: The Last Apartment (Hoboken Internation Film Festival), 2014: Losers (Gen Con Film Fest Winner--Best Comedy), No One to Protect You (Northeast Film Festival), Indigo (over 12 film festivals), Broken Future, That's Right, 2013: My Little Demon (Buffalo Niagara Film Fest Winner--Most Innovative Acting), The Kiss, 2012: Anything for You (limited theatrical release in US and India), Nightwing:Escalation, 2010: Mudvayne: Nexus.Life.Death (Raindance), 2009: Modern Love Is Automatic (SXSW), Black Cherry Cheesecake, 2007: Incredible Human Machine (National Geographic), 2006: A Haunting (Discovery Channel), Gray Matters. Writing/new media credits--2015: New Media Comedy TV's Random Thoughts presents Bagels: A Love Story, 2010-2013: numerous sketches for STuFF Films (as writer or co-writer) including My Baggage, D.A.D. Day, Miss Red Saves All Women, Sex Garmin, Amelia Bedelia M.D., and STuFF Happens.
Industry Awards
Most Innovative Acting -- Buffalo Niagara Film Festival for My Little Demon
JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER
SIGN UP