Lynn Favin is an American actress. She is known for her roles on Elsbeth, The Get Down, Veep, Famous in Love, The Show Must Go Online, and for voicing seventeen characters on the animated series Robot Chicken on Adult Swim. She performed on Saturday Night Live and is a regular actress with the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, and currently resides in New York City.
Early life and education Favin received a double Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Theater from Wesleyan University, where she appeared in numerous plays and musicals. She holds a Master in Fine Arts in Acting from the Old Vic (UK), and trained at Juilliard.
Television Favin began appearing in television productions during the mid-2010s. She first gained recognition as a recurring performer on Baz Luhrmanns’ Netflix's musical drama The Get Down, before becoming a major recurring actress on Adult Swim's Emmy Award-winning series Robot Chicken, voicing seventeen characters across Seasons 8 through 11.
She had principal roles in HBO's political satire Veep, the MGM+ comedy-drama Get Shorty, Freeform's romantic drama Famous in Love, Comedy Central's The New Negroes, and TruTV's Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack. She was also featured in Workaholics and Grandfathered.
Favin also portrayed multiple Shakespearean roles, including Lady Percy. Queen Margaret, and Cornelius in The Show Must Go Online, an international digital theatre project created during the COVID-19 pandemic that brought together professional actors from around the world to perform Shakespeare online.
In 2024, she appeared on the CBS legal comedy-drama Elsbeth, portraying Holly, opposite Carrie Preston. Her later television work has included the Lifetime film Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love, in which she portrayed Roberta Miles, as well as the series Gig Work, where she stars as Soo-Yeon. She also played Eva Longoria and Selena Gomez’s “doppleganger” in Season 4, Episode 5 of Only Murders in the Building.
Outside of acting, Favin performed as a featured cellist in the Saturday Night Live: Season 50 musical routine "Wonderful Tonight" alongside Lady Gaga and Bowen Yang.
Throughout her television career, Favin has worked across CBS, NBC, HBO, Netflix, Lifetime, Comedy Central, Adult Swim, Freeform, TruTV, Epix, and Paramount+, frequently alternating between dramatic, comedic, musical, and voice acting roles.
Film Favin is a recurring leading actress with the AFI in Los Angeles, with work on the independent film Papa Gorilla Banana, shot in Venice, California. She received top billing as The Cellist in Ving Rhames's movie Uppercut. The project was later released in multiple versions, including Uppercut: The Still Version and Uppercut: The Sparkling Version.
Favin appeared in the main cast of Kiss of the Spiderwoman with Jennifer Lopez in 2025. She had starring roles in Cali Queen, Deuterostomes, and a leading role in the upcoming fantasy feature Kobold.
Favin also has numerous supporting roles, including Reunion of Champions, Highly Motivated Individuals, Dry City, and the upcoming feature film Words From the Oven starring Jonathan Banks. She also has a supporting role opposite Jaime Pressly in the sports drama Last Shot, debuting in theaters October 2026.
Theater Favin played Rosalind in As You Like It, and Glauce in the world premiere of Medea: A Rock Cantata before booking her first National Tour, playing Ophelia in Hamlet, Lily in The Giver, the Narrator/Cellist in Grapes of Wrath in repertory. She was the Inaugural Equity Guest Artist for Shakespeare on the Bluff in Los Angeles, starring as Desdemona in Othello and Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and appeared as a Witch in Macbeth with the Shakespeare Theater of Los Angeles. She has numerous regional Equity credits including Life x 3 at Coachella Valley Rep, and was in the opening company of the Sarah Play at Round House Theatre.
Commercial work Favin has appeared in numerous national and international advertising campaigns. Her principal commercial work includes campaigns for VitaminWater, directed by Spike Lee; Tiffany & Co., opposite Natalie Portman (debuting during the broadcast of the 2026 Academy Awards); and a Bliss skincare campaign, opposite Piper Perabo.
Favin has also appeared in commercials for Subway, Dramamine, American University, the FIFA’s Women's World Cup, Chevrolet, Dunkin' Donuts, Blue Moon, Campbell's, the New York Lottery, and Amazon Prime's Jean-Claude Van Johnson.
Personal life Favin currently lives in New York City and is represented by Buchwald.
Filmography Television Year Title Role 2015-2021 Robot Chicken Supergirl, Mei Ling, Tibby, Various voices 2016 The Get Down Singer 2016 Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack Cher 2017 Veep Assistant 2017 Famous in Love Girl #1 2018 Get Shorty Wendy 2019 The New Negroes Money Girl 2020 The Show Must Go Online Lady Percy, Queen Margaret 2023 Austintatious Susan 2024 Elsbeth Holly 2025 Long Bright River Music student #1 2025 Gig Work Soo-Yeon 2025 Saturday Night Live Performer - "Wonderful Tonight" 2025 Preach, Pray, Love Roberta Miles 2025 The Beast In Me On Air Press 2026 American Classic Celebrity
Film Year Title Role 2010 Papa Gorilla Banana Cecil Yamamoto 2017 E-Men Video Saija 2018 Dry City Andie 2019 Deuterostomes Jane 2021 Haunted City: Radio Play Phantom Faye 2021 Reunion of Champions Annie Prescott 2023 Uppercut: the Still Version The Cellist 2025 Uppercut: the Sparkling Version The Cellist 2025 Kiss of the Spider Woman Villager 2026 Highly Motivated Individuals Scarlett 2026 Last Shot Felicia 2026 Kobold Stella 2027 Words From the Oven Betty
Stage Year Title RoleNotes2007Dr. FaustusGluttonyInternational2012Medea: A Rock CantataGlauceWorld Premiere2015As You Like ItRosalindRegional2016The Grapes of WrathNarratorNational Tour2016The GiverLilyNational Tour2016HamletOpheliaNational Tour2017MacbethWitchRegional2018OthelloDesdemonaRegional2018A Midsummer Night's DreamTitaniaRegional2019RIchard IIILady AnneInternational2020PericlesThe BawdInternational2022Life x 3SoniaRegional
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