Acting Faculty Member
Karina Arroyave is best known for her role as ‘Karla Cordova’ in season 7 of “ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK.” Most recently she can be seen as James Spader’s love interest ‘Mierce Xiu’ in season 9 of “THE BLACKLIST”, FX’s “A MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD” and the upcoming film THE REUNION. Other TV credits include playing ‘Jamey Farrell’ in 24, FBI: MOST WANTED, LAW & ORDER: SVU, CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS, BULL, THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA, BLUE BLOODS, NYPD BLUE, LAW & ORDER, THE PRACTICE, JUDGING AMY, CHICAGO HOPE, TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, WITHOUT A TRACE and AS THE WORLD TURNS. Her film credits include 2005’s Best Picture Winner CRASH, 187, FALLING DOWN, LEAN ON ME, DANGEROUS MINDS, and FLAWLESS. Theater credits include Jose Rivera’s MARISOL and SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS, Stephen Adly Guirgus’ BETWEEN RIVERSIDE & CRAZY and THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT, Quiara Alegria Hudes’ WATER BY THE SPOONFUL, Eduardo Machado’s ONCE REMOVED, Tony Glazer’s STAIN and Adam Bock’s SWIMMING IN THE SHALLOWS. Her Broadway debut was in Jane Bowles’ IN THE SUMMER HOUSE.