BIO
L.J. Granered is a writer, musician, and actor based in New York City. 

A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and a native of Nashville, Tennessee, L.J.'s work focuses on unearthing the nuances of the performance of identity in Southern and Queer culture, with an emphasis on deconstructed spirituality and mindfulness of the body. With a disarming clarity, they use the tension of connecting recycled elements of evangelical ideology and contemporary queer narratives to challenge the notion of their disparity.

THEATRE

Diving Board, as Jane, Dir. Jen Parkhill
The Cherry Orchard, as Carlotta, Dir. Tatiana Pandiana
7x7 at The Tank (Zoom Ed.), as Laine, Dir. Tom Costello Rosie, as Alice, Dir. Bryn Herdrich
1001 Nights*, as Genie/Ensemble, Dir. Adam Koplan/Robert Lopez
Sunday Clothes, Solo Show, Metropolitan Room
Our Town, Stage Manager, Dir. Stephen Brown-Fried
Twelfth Night, as Viola, Dir. Anya Saffir
Hey, Timmy!, as Isabelle, Dir. Jen Parkhill
You Can’t Take It With You, as Essie, Dir. Paula Flautt
Tandem Children's Theatre Company - Co-Founder, Creative Director 2015-2018


*New York Times Critic’s Pick (Off-Broadway)

EDUCATION
Prisma Leadership - July 2022, September 2022
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Atlantic Acting Studio  
Stones Street, Film and TV
The Second City, Improv
NYU Madrid - Immersive Spanish

FILM & TV
Uber Commercial (2023)
Dig Deeper (2022), Supporting, Dir. Girault Seger
P&G #Leadwithlove (2021), Supporting, Dir.
The Art of Blowing It (2019), Supporting, Dir. Ashley Menard
Ashes** (2017), Lead, Dir. Grace Gao
Viral (2015), Supporting, Dir. Gabby Bryan


**Cannes Short Film Corner (Official Selection) / FFI Madrid Nom. Best Lead Actress in a Short Film


COMPOSITION

Lydian, Composer / Artist, Prd. Gio K. Riley
Atlantic For Kids Showcase (2019), Commissioned by ATC
Black Coffee (2016 - 2018), Brunch Theater Co.
Harlequin (LP 2017), Prd. Lydia Granered
The Idiot Box (2017), Prd. Rebecca Lampiasi
Bound Series (2016), Prd. Colin Murphey
Teaching Artist - Music Teacher, Atlantic Acting School
Brunch Theatre Company - Music Director, Composer 2017-2019

CURRENT PROJECTS

• Harlequin Album
• Easy
• Family Meal
• Sunday Clothes
• The Michael Bevan Show