Sarah Durn

Known for

Acting

Born

February 19, 1995

Birthplace

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Sarah is an award-nominated actor known for her lead role in Chris Stuckmann's horror thriller Shelby Oaks (2024), distributed by NEON. Sarah's also known for her work in Where the Crawdads Sing (2022); Universal's Renfield (2023) opposite Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, and Nicholas Hoult; Netflix's We Have a Ghost (2023), opposite David Harbor; NBC's Chicago PD Blood Relation (2022); Ava Duvernay's Queen Sugar Mid-March 2020 (2021); and Boots Riley's I'm A Virgo It Requires Trust on My Part (2023), opposite Walton Goggins. On stage, she's acted in over ten professional shows, including regional premieres of Stupid F***ing Bird, A Doll's House Part 2, and The Wolves. Sarah is also a bestselling author and journalist. Her first book, The Beginner's Guide to Alchemy, was published in May 2020 by Rockridge Press. Sarah has also written for The New York Times, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Popular Science, and Atlas Obscura, among others. Sarah grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated summa cum laude from NYU, where she earned her BA in acting and medieval studies.