Diana Cherkas
Diana Cherkas
Type-A on the verge of unhinged, a loving wife turned femme fatale, that blunt best friend who's your true ride or die — be it bold comedy or quiet drama, on camera or stage — Diana is the go to for characters who will surprise you.*
With Season 3 of Tires now on Netflix, time for a rewatch party! Catch Diana guest starring as as Lydia in season 1, episode 5: Bikini Carwash
resume & reel
Download Diana's resume, or view it on Actors Access or Casting Networks.
Diana's film & TV reel features scenes from Tires, Gail's New Boyfriend, Syzygy, The Food That Built America, LOLA, Skipping Stones, The Taxidermist and I'd Kill For You. For additional media, including sketch comedy, head on over to her YouTube channel.
what's new
Cast as Maxine in Dial M for Murder
The modern update on Hitchcock's noir classic had a smashing run at Centenary Stage Company
Nominated for Best Actress in a Feature Film
for Shattered Soul at First Glance Film Fest LA
Co-star in The Food That Built America, streaming on Amazon Prime
Season 5, episode 2: Ice Cream Revolution
comedy writing
Diana writes original comedic television and web series solo, as well as with her long-time writing partner Ilene A. Fischer at Waxing Gibbon Entertainment. Original series concepts have placed or screened at Raindance NY, Women’s Comedy Film Festival, NYC Web Fest, Chain NYC Film Festival, Broad Humor Film Festival, iTVFest, and CineStory. Contact Diana for more info about projects in active development.
Diana was a contributing writer to New Media Comedy Worldwide, including 1 pilot script for DC Comics and 4 Instagram series, one of which regularly garnered 20k+ views per episode. She was also a writer/founding member of Stuff Films, a sketch comedy collective; collaboratively conceived, researched, developed, and wrote dozens of sketches for live sketch/variety shows, including the PIT's Sketchfest.
about Diana
Based in NY where she was born and raised, Diana graduated of LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts (aka. the “Fame” school) and studied at Moscow Art Theatre School in Moscow, Russia, before earning her B.S. from Georgetown University in Management of Information Systems. To support her acting habit, she embraced her nerdy side as a copy editor, then copywriter, and finally creative director and/or director of editorial at advertising agencies. Much of her agency work is in pharma, for healthcare professionals, and would likely depress you. Her favorite has been creating newsworthy podcast scripts for major national newspapers, concepting and producing original animated explainer videos, and collaborating on branding clients with brilliantly creative minds. For more about her work achievements, head over to LinkedIn.
When she's not working, which is infrequent, Diana can be found cuddling a cat, eating cheese, or crafting with her family.
contact
For media or hiring inquires, Diana can be reached at diana.cherkas@gmail.com or 347-453-8005.
For print/commercial work, please reach out to Charlie Winfield of FFT Model Management at 212-686-4343.
