Carrie Walrond Hood

Carrie Walrond Hood is an accomplished actor and producer who thrives as a performer. She has been cast in coveted film roles on Warner Brothers' "The Accountant", 20th Century Fox's "Keeping Up With The Joneses", and Tyler Perry's "Single Moms Club" as well as TV roles on such popular shows as ABC's "Kevin (probably) Saves the World", MTV's "Finding Carter", The Sundance Channel's critically acclaimed "The Red Road", as well as roles on "Survivor's Remorse", "Satisfaction", and "Drop Dead Diva", and in the recurring role of Dr. Romero on Lifetime's "Devious Maids". She starred in Kenneth Lin's "Warrior Class" at Atlanta's Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre. Hood has also had a great deal of commercial success with spots airing consistently over the years both regionally and nationally. Carrie brings joy to the most difficult circumstances, while also brainstorming ways to overcome obstacles. She has an openness and enthusiasm that makes her a joy to work with among her colleagues. And Hood has a perseverance to flourish in the ever challenging entertainment industry so that she can tell the stories that touch your heart. Carrie's love for performing and being in the spotlight started at a young age... dressing up in heels, grabbing a microphone and serenading her family and guests in her home when she was a child. Hood's first play was in kindergarten, called "The Doll and the Scarecrow". Her grandmother made her doll costume for the show, which was a patchwork of different colored gingham fabrics that Carrie still remembers vividly. She also remembers being embarrassed about holding the scarecrow's hand throughout the first song. In adulthood, one of her most memorable roles on stage was in the play "Warrior Class", written by Kenneth Lin, the same creative writing force involved in the dynamic Netflix drama "House of Cards". The play was directed by Eric Ting and performed at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta. She loved getting to play the multidimensional character, Holly Lillian Eames, every night. The joy of playing this character was that she could not be deemed right or wrong, bur rather varying shades of gray, as the audience weighed whether Eames was virtuous or scandalous. Hood also loved her comedic role in Tyler Perry's "Single Moms Club' as it was one of her first major opportunities to fully improvise a comedic character in a film. But there were twists and turns on Hood's road to being a professional actor. She enjoyed theater through high school, but the responsibilities of adulthood called by the time she was in college. Carrie decided to get a "real job" working at CNN upon her move to Atlanta. She quickly sought out theater opportunities and began performing weekly with a local improv troupe. The turning point to pursuing acting professionally would come years later, after reading a book called Dream Giver, by Bruce Wilkinson. Not long after hearing this author speak, Carrie took a giant leap of faith and quit her corporate job to become a full time actor... with no agent and a mortgage. But her driving force was her conviction that she had to give acting her all or risk leading an unfulfilled life. And that big risk had a big payoff. Six months later, she got an agent and booked her first commercial role. She also began working in production which eventually led to work as a producer. Carrie has been with the same agency, Houghton Talent, for over 10 years, enjoying both commercial and theatrical success as an actor. She is happily married with two young kids and works hard to balance family and work life, all of which bring her immeasurable joy.