D'Arcy Carden

D'Arcy Carden
Carden at San Diego Comic Con in 2018
Born Darcy Erokan
(1980-01-04) January 4, 1980
Danville, California, U.S.
Alma mater Southern Oregon University (BFA)
Occupation Actress, comedian
Years active 2004–present
Spouse(s) Jason Carden

D'Arcy Carden (born Darcy Erokan, January 4, 1980)[1][2] is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her starring role as Janet on the NBC sitcom The Good Place.

Early life

Darcy Erokan was born in Danville, California.[3][4] Her father, Dennis Erokan, acted in local community theater and founded BAM Magazine.[3][4][5] She has two sisters and one brother.[5] Darcy added an apostrophe to the spelling of her name when she was in junior high to emulate D'arcy Wretzky of the band The Smashing Pumpkins.[6]

In 1998, she graduated from San Ramon Valley High School and later received a Bachelors in Fine Arts in Theater from Southern Oregon University.[3]

Career

After graduating from college, she moved to New York City,[3][7] where a friend invited her to an improvisational sketch comedy show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB).[3][8] Erokan enjoyed the show so much, she signed on for classes and kept progressing with the group.[8] She started with UCB in 2004 and later toured with the UCB Touring company.[9] By 2010, she was using her married surname Carden professionally when she was a cast member for The Ride, an interactive show performed on New York City tour buses.[10]

Carden had a recurring role on the Comedy Central series Broad City,[8] a series created by fellow UCB alumnae Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson.[7] Carden has also appeared on Inside Amy Schumer and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.[3] She also had a small role in the movie Other People.[7]

In 2016, she was cast as Janet in the NBC comedy The Good Place.[8] The show stars Kristen Bell and Ted Danson.[3] Carden's character is a live Siri-like concierge.[11][12] In addition to working on The Good Place, Carden has a role in the HBO series Barry, which premiered in 2018.[13]

Personal life

Carden is married to producer Jason Carden.[14] In 2013, the couple relocated from New York City to Los Angeles, California.[14][15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009HomeschooledBetty(as D'Arcy Erokan)
2010Pet-O-RamaD'Arcy
2011Bachelorette Ashley Is Single AgainAshleyShort film
2011Mob WivesKaren GravanoShort film
2013iSteveNews AnchorCameo
2013The To Do ListMovie PatronCameo
2013Anna Kendrick Goes K-Pop with F(x)Jill TigermanShort film
2014I Know You Think I FartedLindaShort film
2014We Make That LemonadeMom with StrollerShort film
2015UnengagedLizShort film
2016Other PeopleJessica

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009–2013UCB Comedy OriginalsHerselfRecurring role
2009–2011Rhonda CastingRhonda BasmatiLead role; 6 episodes
2010Naked in a FishbowlLucy3 episodes
2011–2012Jest OriginalsMother / D'Arcy / Time Traveler's Wife4 episodes
2013Inside Amy SchumerEmilySeason 1, Episode 6: "Meth Lab"
2013–2015Comedy Bang! Bang! Barbara Fleen / Assistant3 episodes
2014–2016Broad CityGemma4 episodes
2014–2016CollegeHumor OriginalsDenier4 episodes
2015Adam Ruins EverythingFuture WifeSeason 1, Episode 1: "Adam Ruins Giving"
2016Crazy Ex-GirlfriendEyebrows GirlSeason 1, Episode 9: "I'm Going to the Beach with Josh and His Friends!"
2016–presentThe Good PlaceJanetLead role; 26 episodes
2018BondingDaphne3 episodes
2018BarryNatalieRecurring role

References

  1. ↑ Staff, SmartGirls (19 October 2015). "16 Smart Questions for D'Arcy Carden".
  2. ↑ Carden, D'Arcy (January 4, 2017). "D'Arcy Carden on Twitter". Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Barney, Chuck (6 September 2016). "Danville's D'Arcy Carden: In heaven in new NBC comedy 'The Good Place'". Mercury News. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 Nakao, Annie (26 August 2005). "Lafayette: Playwright returns home to craft 'suburban comedy of manners'". SFGate. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  5. 1 2 "D'Arcy Carden". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  6. ↑ Jung, E. Alex (October 6, 2017). "The Good Place's D'Arcy Carden Shows Us How Janet Fell on Her Face 40 Times". Vulture. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "'The Good Place' star D'Arcy Carden's rise from UCB". NY Daily News. September 21, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Andreeva, Nellie (2016-03-15). "'Good Place': UCB Performer D'Arcy Carden Cast In Mike Schur NBC Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  9. ↑ "D'Arcy Carden". ucbcomedy.com. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  10. ↑ Huguenin, Patrick (9 October 2010). "New NYC tour bus gets riders up close and personal". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  11. ↑ Jenson, Jeff (19 September 2016). "The Whimsy of 'The Good Place' Comes Close to Perfection: EW review". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  12. ↑ Carley, Brennan (2017-09-23). "The Good Place's D'Arcy Carden Would Like You to Know She's Not a Robot". GQ. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  13. ↑ "Can D'Arcy Carden Do Everything?". Brooklyn Magazine. September 26, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  14. 1 2 "D'Arcy Carden | NBCUniversal Media Village". www.nbcumv.com. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  15. ↑ Rich, Katey (June 22, 2018). "How D'Arcy Carden "Yes, and"-ed Her Way to Stardom". HWD. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
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