Krystal Riggs is an American actress often likened to old Hollywood actors of the 1940s and contemporary British actors with her facility for language and commanding presence. She's trained extensively in Shakespeare with the Juilliard & Yale Drama faculty, has a great facility with accents, and earned a Bachelor's of Music in opera. She is an Air Force brat who understands military structure & protocol. She has gun-handling and stunt-fighting experience.

Recent credits include: RICHARD II with Christian Camargo (TFANA), HENRY IV with Jay O Sanders (TFANA), PHEDRE standby for Jennifer Ehle (Red Bull Theater), and was a rehearsal cover for the Broadway transfer of Sam Mendes & Jez Butterworth’s THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA. Films: HUNDREDS (premiering 2024 at the Oscar qualifying film festival: HollyShorts) and THE LAST RUN (Frances Chen / in post production), THE OTHER CHRISTMAS (Wenjing Zheng / in post production), ELECTRIC (Sam King) and is in development for a new film: LADY KINGS OF TEXAS.

CREDITS

IMAGES

TRAINING

Coaches:
Josh Mendelow (On Camera / Audition & Self-Tape)
Ted Sluberski (On Camera / Character Work)
Bob Krakower (On Camera)
Andrew Wade (Shakespeare Voice & Text)

Red Bull Theater
Shakespeare: Maria Aitken, Kate Burton, Timothy Douglas, Peter Francis James, Heidi Griffith, Nathan Winkelstein,
Voice & Speech: Gigi Buffington, Susan Finch

New York City
Acting: Wynn Handman (4 years), Austin Pendleton (O’Neill & Miller Scene Study) | Acting On Camera: Bob Krakower (Master Level Student), Ted Sluberski, Vance Barber, Josh Mendelow | Voice & Shakespeare: Andrew Wade, Miriam Silverman, Julia Lenardon | Clown: Christopher Bayes (Super Extra Advanced Clown) | Improv: Ralf Jean-Pierre | Play: Justine Williams | Alexander Technique: Belinda Mello, Dana Calvey | Singing: Vicki Shaghoian | Intimacy for the Stage: Chelsea Pace, Laura Rikkard | Dance: Basic Ballet, Gaga, Ballroom: Mark Morris Dance Center | Qi Gong for Actors: Annie Piper | Chekhov, Williamson, and Laban: Janice Orlandi | Masterclasses: Tim Carroll (Shakespeare), Scott Ellis (Acting & Musicals), Chuck Cooper (Acting & Song)

University of Connecticut: BA in Music
Classical Voice: Jeffrey McEvoy | Dialects: D.A. Stern | Unarmed Stage Combat: Greg Webster | Piano: Ken Clark | Puppetry: Bart Roccoberton Jr.
Operas Performed: Die Fledermaus, The Fairy Queen, Candide, Little Red’s Most Unusual Day

SCENES

A DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Drama / Dramedy

THE LAST RUN
Drama / Western

ELECTRIC
Drama / Romance

WING WEDNESDAY
Drama / Thriller

THE MILLIONAIRESS
Period Comedy, RP Accent

SELF-TAPE EXAMPLE, SERIES REG
FBI Drama / Class of ‘09

SPECIAL SKILLS

Dialects: British Standard, London, Southern, New York, (Russian, German, Italian, French with notice)

Languages: German (Intermediate B2), French (Intermediate B2), Spanish (Beginner A1)

Instruments: Piano (Classical, Intermediate), Guitar (Intermediate), Voice Styles: Opera, Jazz, & Folk (Classically trained 10 years)

Gun Proficiency: Shotgun & some experience with pistols, M-249 SAW, M4 CQBR, & MP5 SD

Adventure: Western Horseback Riding, Canyoneering, Rappelling, & Kayaking

Flying a stuntplane through a Hammerhead trick.

Gun Handling

Related Experiece

Co-Producer: LADY KINGS OF TEAXAS (upcoming Spring 2025)
Casting Assistant: Theatre for a New Audience (Fall 2019 - 2024)
FEFU AND HER FRIENDS | Dir. Lileana Blain-Cruz
TIMON OF ATHENS with Kathryn Hunter| Dir. Simon Godwin
DES MOINES with Michael Shannon & Hari Nef | Dir. Arin Arbus
FUENTE OVEJUNA | Dir. Flordelino Lagundino
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE with John Douglas Thompson | Dir. Arin Arbus
OREPHUS DESCENDING with Maggie Siff | Dir. Erica Schmidt
WAITING FOR GODOT with Michael Shannon & Paul Sparks | Dir. Arin Arbus
Teaching Assistant: Red Bull Theater (2019 - Present)
Dramaturg: HEDDA workshop by Nora Brigid Monahan dir. by Andrew Watkins (2022)
First Assistant Director: Dream Team (2022)

CONTACT

Contact Krystal directly at:
krystal@krystalriggs.com
Instagram: @krystalriggsofficial