Caitlin Carver | |
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![]() Caitlin Carver at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival | |
Born | Monrovia, Alabama, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer |
Years active | 2012–present |
Caitlin Carver is an American actress and dancer best known for her role as Nancy Kerrigan in the biographical sports film I, Tonya (2017).
Carver was born in Monrovia, Alabama. [1] She attended Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama where she graduated in 2010. [2] Her father is Don Carver. She participated in dance, gymnastics, softball, and basketball, until eventually beginning theater in high school. [3] Before her acting career took off, she worked as a professional dancer, dancing with many notable recording artists in the music industry including Beyoncé, Ne-Yo, and Pitbull. [2]
Before acting roles, Carver appeared as a dancer in a number of television series, including Nashville , Glee , Parks and Recreation , and the VH1 cheerleader soapy drama Hit the Floor in the recurring role of Mason. [2] In 2014 she began playing guest parts in Twisted , Southland, and Stalker . Also in 2014, she was cast for the recurring role of Hayley Heinz in the ABC Family drama series The Fosters for two seasons. [2] [4]
While filming The Fosters , Carver was cast as Becca Arrington in the movie adaption of John Green's novel Paper Towns . [5]
In 2015, Carver was cast as Lacey Briggs in the ABC television soap opera Blood & 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 film I, Tonya . [9]
From 2017–2021, she recurred as Muffy Tuttle on Netflix's Dear White People . [10] From 2022–2023, she recurred as Paramedic Emma Jacobs in NBC's Chicago Fire . [11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Crave | Caitlin | Short film |
2014 | Ballon | Emily | |
2015 | Impact Earth | Julia Waters | |
Paper Towns | Rebecca "Becca" Arrington | ||
2016 | Rules Don't Apply | Marla Lookalike | |
2017 | I, Tonya | Nancy Kerrigan | |
2018 | The Matchmaker's Playbook | Blake | |
The Delta Girl | Delilah | Short film | |
2019 | Heirloom | Jane | |
2022 | Diamond in the Rough | Skyler Harrison | |
2023 | Hayseed | Cassandra | |
Night Nurse | Carmen | Short film | |
TBA | Call of the Void | Moray | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | So Random! | Shin Model | Episode: "Shane Harper" |
2012–2013 | Nashville | Juliette's Dancer | 3 episodes |
2013 | Glee | Vocal Adrenaline member | Episode: "Love, Love, Love" |
Parks and Recreation | Chard Girl / Dancing Tooth | 2 episodes | |
Southland | Bloody Girl | Episode: "Hats and Bats" | |
2013–2014 | Hit the Floor | Mason | Recurring role |
2014 | Twisted | Lizzy | Episode: "The Son Also Falls" |
2014–2018 | The Fosters | Hayley Heinz | Recurring role |
2015 | Blood & Oil | Lacey Briggs | Unaired pilot |
From the Top | Clarissa McMillan | Television film | |
Heroes Reborn | Young Erica | Episode: "Company Woman" | |
Stalker | Alexis | Episode: "Lost and Found" | |
2016 | NCIS | Megan Porter | Episode: "React" |
Timeless | Maria Tompkins | Episode: "Space Race" | |
2017 | Freakish | Elise | Episode: "Humanity" |
The Rachels | Rachel Richards | Television film | |
2017–2021 | Dear White People | Muffy Tuttle | Recurring role |
2018 | S.W.A.T. | Juliette Carlton | Episode: "Payback" |
2022 | The Rookie | Melanie | Episode: "Double Down" |
2022–2023 | Chicago Fire | Emma Jacobs | Recurring role |
2025 | Countdown | Episode: "Run" "Your People are in Danger" | |