Karina Noelle Castillo is an actor, producer, director and entrepreneur from Los Angeles, CA with 18 years of hands on experience in film/ television and theatre production, and a decade of creative direction, graphic design, and social media management. Her film and television acting credits include NCIS, The Good Doctor, Grey’s Anatomy, L.A.’s Finest, Better Things, and Promised Land as well as feature films Holidays and Missing, the highly anticipated sequel to independent smash hit Searching starring John Cho. 

Karina is the recipient of the Mexican-American Cultural Education Foundation (MACEF) Filmmaker Production Grant and was a Second Rounder in ScreenCraft Film Fund Grant. She was chosen to be a part of the inaugural MACEF Film Masterclass taught by Moctesuma Esparza and Jesus Trevino.

Karina is the co-founder and CEO of Courtyard Entertainment, LLC, a production company that specializes in narrative films and acting services.