Karyn Dwyer was listed as one of the top ten hottest redheads in the world, along with Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore. She is expanding her film career beyond Canada to the world, having shown herself to be one of Canada's most promising actors both on stage, in independent films and most recently as a creator, producer, writer, director, and star of the tongue-in-cheek web series "First World Problems". Karyn has worked in several Canadian and American films and television series, but so far is best known for the hit independent film, Better Than Chocolate. She has made a point of tackling roles that portray more intriguing women and as a result, has built an eclectic resume that runs the gamut from Shakespearean tragedy to modern day comedy and erotica. Born and raised in Newfoundland to an Irish Catholic family of five children, Karyn came into her talent when she turned down a journalism scholarship to Carlton University in Ottawa to go to theatre school in Toronto where she soon started appearing regularly in a wide range of film and television roles. Meanwhile she wrote and starred in her feminist one woman show Bad Girls at The Rivoli, as well as playing Phoebe in As You Like It for the internationally acclaimed theatre festival at the DuMaurier World Stage opposite distinguished stage veterans Seana McKenna and Albert Schultz. Her first big break came when after a cross Canada search, she beat out hundreds of other hopefuls and lit up the screen in the starring role of Maggie in Better Than Chocolate. It opened to rave reviews at both The Berlin Film Festival and was a hit on the international festival circuit. She was praised for her "charm", "effervescence" and "ability to light up the screen". The Hollywood Reporter called Dwyer "the film's heart and soul", Better Than Chocolate ranked 31 on The Hollywood Reporter's list of best independent films. The Chicago Tribune raved, "The highlight of the movie is unquestionably Dwyer's performance as Maggie..." Dwyer immediately followed it up with a big budget American comedy, Lorne Michaels' Superstar playing a mean cheerleader opposite Molly Shannon and Will Farrell. On stage, she played the title role in Native Earth's Romeo and Juliet and performance artist Sooze in Eric Bogosian's Suburbia, worked with Toronto Theatre innovators such as Ken Gass, Paul Thompson, Hrant Alianak, and Ed Gass-Donnelly. Originating the role of Carrie, a junkie prostitute in the extremely innovative and experimental Exercises in Depravity, opposite R.H. Thompson at the Buddies in Bad Times Theatre directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly. Ed Gass-Donnelly's award winning short films Pony, Polished, and Dying Like Ophelia really opened eyes to Dwyer's ability. She delivered on her earlier promise with another appealing performance in Pony as a dead girl who tries to ease her father's grief. Dwyer is nicely understated in Polished, garnering praise from critics such as Film Threat who said "What shines best (no pun intended) is shoe shiner Karyn Dwyer. She has all the characteristics of the typical working class stiff with a likeable honesty." But it was her gritty and heart wrenching performance in Dying Like Ophelia that cemented the fact that Dwyer had indeed matured into a genuinely gifted actor. For it she gained weight to convincingly transform herself into the playwright's vision of this working class mother who yearns for a beautiful death like Millais's famous painting of Ophelia in stark contrast to the ugliness of her grim reality. After being award ed a Green Card as "an actor of extraordinary ability", she starred in a couple of genre pictures in LA and joined SAG. She had a great time at MIFF and her director, Michael Baumgarten, won an Independent Spirit award for Last Call Before Sunset. Later, she garnered rave reviews in "Suffragette Kaons", directed by Joyce Piven (mother of Jeremy). "Karyn Dwyer is guileless and wry!" proclaimed the LA Times. True to her roots, she returned to Newfoundland where she studied filmmaking at NIFCO, guest starred on Republic of Doyle, and shared her talent at Stella Burry and For the Love of Learning, Inc a not-for-profit empowerment and creativity-based learning program, teaching theatre to Newfoundland and Labrador's at risk youth. Karyn has earned a reputation as talented and bright with a wonderfully unique quality on screen. In 2011 her thirst for new experiences caused her to create, produce, and star in a hip new web series called "First World Problems". Collaborating with Albert Howell ( Head Writer for This Hour has 22 Minutes) she indulges her genuine desire to experiment, write, direct, and grow as an artist. While Dwyer has been more focused on her craft than on stardom, she continues to pursue a promising acting career. She has proven herself ready to broaden her film career within Canada and beyond with her talent, originality and her ability to connect with audiences.

Better Than Chocolate was ranked 31st in Hollywood Reporter's top 200 independent films that year and is one of Canada's top grossing English speaking films.Won a scholarship to study journalism at Carleton University in Ottawa but chose to study theatre at George Brown in Toronto.Interests include going to the cottage, swimming, jogging, pilates, yoga, current events, reading, music, improv and comedy.Bruce McCulloch asked her take out her belly piercing for Superstar because he felt Catholic school girls shouldn't have belly piercing. In real life, Karyn attended Holy Heart of Mary Regional High, St. Michael's, St. Kevin's, St. Gerrard's, and Immaculate Conception.Volunteers once a week at a telephone helpline.Played a junkie prostitute in "Exercises in Depravity", opposite R.H. Thomson , staged in the bathroom of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Only 12 audience members were allowed per night. One night, during Dwyer's monologue when her character burns out her own eyes, an audience member fainted and had to be carried out. Other audience members assumed it was part of the show.In DuMaurier World Stage's production of "As You Like It", she played Phoebe opposite Albert Schultz and Seana McKenna The actors had no rehearsal and were given cue scripts with only their own lines and three words of the line before, which was their cue to speak.Played Ophelia in The Bravo! Network's award winning short film "Dying Like Ophelia" as well as "A Taste of Shakespeare", played Juliet in Native Earth's "Romeo and Juliet", played Speed in "Two Gentlemen of Verona", played Phoebe in "As you Like It" at the internationally renowned DuMaurier World Stage Festival.The product of an Irish Catholic Newfoundland family, Karyn is the oldest of 5 children. Her father died at the age of 38. Her brother died at the age of 24.In 2006 she was listed as one of the top ten hottest redheads in the world, along with Lindsay Lohan , Laura Prepon , Isla Fisher , Julianne Moore , Allison Smith , Alyson Hannigan , Alicia Witt , Angie Everhart , and Nicole Kidman .On March 22, 2006 The Hottest Canadian featured Karyn Dwyer as their hottest Canadian. Other actresses that have been featured include: Rachel McAdams , Mia Kirshner , Sandra Oh , Molly Parker , Elisha Cuthbert and Evangeline Lilly .Gained 20lbs to play the part of Amy in The Right Way.Was voted one of the Top Ten Hottest Actresses of 2006 by The Hottest Canadian.