Sarah B. Downey

Sarah Downey was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. A jill-of-all-trades with a background in ballet, modeling, and music, she has been a model since the age of 7 and worked with agencies in Paris, Prague, and Barcelona. She spent 17 years as a professional ballerina and was the youngest principal dancer to be accepted to the Nevada Dance Theater in Vegas. At age 14, she was offered admission to the Interlochen Academy of Dance, but instead opted to attend private prep high school and continue dancing in productions. Sarah completed exams with the Royal Acadamy of Dance every year, the largest and most influential ballet company in the world. After sustaining a torn ligament and ankle fracture, she gave her final professional performance in The Nutcracker. As a junior, Sarah entered the Community College High School as a test student for a new state educational program and graduated in 1998, having completed 42 college credits. She earned her Associate of Fine Arts in 1999 and received awards as the first student in the state of Nevada to complete the accelerated program in such a short timespan. In 2006, she was offered a temporary 2-month position as a producer's assistant in LA, moved to the city three days later, and has called it home ever since. The following year, she founded Covet, a musician's agency specializing in styling and small tours for several local and national acts. At the advice of her mother and friends, Sarah decided to apply her modeling background and audition for some television roles. Her first time on set was for a Levi's commercial that aired before Project Runway. Since then, she has been a regular on Justified and Up All Night and has walked the set of every major studio lot in the LA area for over 30 television shows. Sarah became a member of Screen Actors Guild in February 2012. A self-described tomboy with a preference for playing the psycho killer over the girl next door, Sarah seeks out the most uncomfortable roles that encourage an out-of-the-box approach and allow her to try on an entirely different personality. In 2011 she auditioned and was accepted to Jack Waltzer's 2-week, limited enrollment intensive acting workshop, and remains solely dedicated to the Waltzer technique. Sarah has been a lifetime supporter of gay rights and a proponent of gay marriage. She has traveled all over the world and seen more of Europe than many of the United States. Her favorite city in the world is Prague, the birthplace of her family heritage. When she's not on set or studying for an upcoming role, Sarah can be found on the road with bands and artists, to whom she is known simply as "Downz."