Leigh Renken

Leigh Renken (she/they) strives to explore the depth and nuance of the human condition with an acting approach centered around empathy, connection, psychology, and insightful storytelling. Her acting abilities span the range of stage performance, film, television, musical theatre, sketch comedy, commercial projects, and educational theatre.

Leigh was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, and is now based in New York City (with the occasional dabble in Denver). She graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a Drama major and Psychology minor, and completed her simultaneous acting training at Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

Leigh is a multi-faceted artist working on several projects as an actor, singer, musician, writer, comedian, and cat mother. Their recent theatre credits include Dull Gret/Angie in Top Girls (Stella Adler Studio) and Octavius Caesar/Lucius in Julius Caesar (Stella Adler Studio).

Contact: renken.leigh@gmail.com