Who is Amy Okuda?

Amy Okuda is an American award-winning actress, perhaps best known to the world as Tinkerballa in the web series “The Guild” (2007-2013), and recently as Julia in the TV series “Atypical” (2017-2021), among other roles that she’s secured so far in her young career.

Amy Okuda Biography: Age, Childhood, and Education

Amy Kei Okuda was born on 6 March 1989 under the Pisces zodiac sign, in Torrance, California USA. Of Japanese ancestry, since both of her parents are Japanese, she has a sister, Lisa Okuda who works at Disney. While in school, she started taking dancing lessons, and as she got older became interested in acting.

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After high school matriculation, she enrolled at the University of South California, from which she obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Cinematic Arts.

Career Beginnings

Before making her acting debut, Amy’s first interaction with a camera was in music videos as a dancer and in television commercials. Moreover, she featured in the print ads for Apple laptops and Verizon, and could be seen in commercials for the Japanese soft-drink Company Suntory, and Shoe Carnival, which is an American retailer of family footwear. However, her on-screen acting debut happened in 2007 with a minor role in the TV series “Californication”.

The same year, she was selected for the part of Tinkerballa in the comedy series “The Guild”, which showcases the lives of members of the online guild the Knights of Good. Amy starred in 59 episodes of the critically acclaimed series trough to 2013, next to Felicia Day, Sandeep Parikh, and Jeff Lewis who were the main stars of the series. Although she was 100% dedicated to the work on “The Guild”, Amy concurrently secured several other notable roles, including the part of Lynn in the TV mini-series “Away We Happened” in 2012, and the same year portrayed Sam in the TV series “BFFs”. Moreover, she was Zombie Kelly in the TV horror-comedy series “Bite Me”.

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Rise to Prominence

Amy continued her career with a couple of film roles, including as Ashley in the horror-comedy film “Chastity Bites”, and appeared in the drama film “It’s Dark Here”, starring Illeana Douglas, William Mapother, and Chad Addison, both in 2013.

In 2015, she was chosen for the part of Catherine Hapstall, a recurring role in the popular TV series “How to Get Away with Murder”, and appeared in 11 episodes until 2016, and the same year featured in the award-winning romantic comedy-drama film “Hello, My Name is Doris”, with Sally Field, Max Greenfield, and Tyne Daly as the main stars.

Amy’s next engagement was the double role in the TV series “Good Place”, portraying Gayle, a demon, and Jessica who is the resident of a Good Place, featuring in five episodes of this multiple Primetime Emmy Award-nominated series, and then reprising the role in the TV mini-series “The Good Place Presents: The Selection” in 2019. However, in the meantime it was in 2017 that she secured her most prominent role to date, as Julia Sasaki in the TV comedy-drama series “Atypical”, with Jennifer Jason Leigh, Keir Gilchrist, and Brigette Lundy-Paine. Her character serves as a therapist for the lead character named Sam, who is portrayed by Kier Gilchrist, and she was the main cast for the first two seasons, but was later demoted to recurring and guest star in seasons three and four.

She is currently working on several projects, including the comedy film “Liked”, which is currently in post-production and will star Sam Lerner, Alycia Debnam-Carey, and Jack DePew. Furthermore, Amy will appear in the horror mystery-drama series “Yellowjackets”, scheduled for premiere in November this year.

Personal Life, Married, Single, Husband?

When it comes to her personal life, the Atypical star hasn’t shared that many details about her personal aspiration. However, Amy has been married to Mitchell Hashimoto since 3 November 2018; the two dated for a few months before becoming engaged in April 2017, with Mitchell popping the question in front of the Eiffel Tower. They don’t have children.

Amy’s husband is a Bachelor of Science graduate in computer science of the University of Washington, and started his own company HashiCorp in 2012. At first, he served as the company’s CEO, but in 2016 switched to the position of CTO.

Net Worth

As of mid- 2021, Amy Okuda’s net worth has been estimated to be around $3 million, earned through her successful career as an actress in over 30 film and TV appearances.

Appearance and Vital Statistics

The prominent actress has black hair and brown eyes. She stands at a height of 5ft 2ins (1.58m), weighs approximately 110lbs (50kgs), while her vital statistics are 32-24-33, bra size 32A.

Hobbies, Interests, and Trivia

Amy has never stopped dancing, and though hasn’t pursued dancing professionally, she is still seen dancing whenever she can. Her other interest is basketball, and despite her short stature has played it with her friends.

An avid traveler, Amy has visited numerous US states, both for work and pleasure, and has also been to such cities as London, Paris and Venice, among others. She has stated that Bora Bora in French Polynesia is her favorite vacation destination.

She is an animal lover and has a pet dog, a Maltese named Lola, which is rather important to her, since her Instagram is full of pictures and videos of her pet. Moreover, her Instagram bio reads, “I work to give my dog a good life”.

Amy is well aware of the importance of mental health and has been focused on maintaining a clear and conscious mind, practicing yoga and mediating daily.

Okuda is no stranger in a gym, which has also helped her mental health as it keeps her focused, not to mention the effect on her physical health.

In her spare time, Amy loves watching films with her husband, and has said that Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Tom Hanks are her favorite actors, while “Four Weddings and a Funeral”, and “Groundhog Day”, are her favorite films.

Who is Rome Flynn?

Rome Flynn is an American award-winning actor, who is most likely best known to the world as Gabriel Maddox in the TV series “How to Get Away with Murder” (2018-2020), and most recently as Tevin Wakefield in the TV series “Raising Dion” (2021), in addition to several other notable roles that he’s secured so far during his short career since 2014.

Rome Flynn Wiki: Age, Childhood, and Education

Rome Trumain Ceno Flynn was born on 25 November 1991 under the Sagittarius zodiac sign, in Springfield, Illinois USA, and was raised by a single mother, Nickey Alexander, next to his six siblings.

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Of Afro-Cuban ancestry, Rome went to Lanphier High School, from which he matriculated in 2010. He played basketball during his high school years, which earned him a Benedictine University scholarship. He continued to play basketball, but realized that he also has a talent for acting, and was discovered by a talent scout. At the time, he was making short videos for his social media accounts, and was able to showcase his talent to a vast number of people.

Career Beginnings

Spotted by casting directors through his social media profile, Rome made his acting debut in 2013 as R.K. in Tyler Perry’s musical “The Haves and the Have Nots”, with Ben Peck, Terri Abney and Pat Asanti in the lead roles.

The following year, Rome played Leon in the television musical comedy-drama movie “Drumline: A New Beat”, which is the sequel of the “Drumline” film from 2002. After a few initial minor roles, in 2015 Rome was chosen for the part of Zende Forrester Dominguez in the daytime drama series “The Bold and Beautiful”, featuring in 190 episodes of one of the longest-running American television soap operas until 2017, which certainly put him on the map of acclaimed actors. He was rewarded for his work in 2018 with the Daytime Emmy award in the category for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series.

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Rise to Stardom

Rome was continuously improving as an actor, and in 2017 joined the cast of the TV series “The Haves and the Have Nots”, reprising the role of R.K, starring in 31 episodes of the popular series until 2019, when he decided to leave the series to focus on other roles. In 2018, Rome had begun portraying Gabriel Maddox in the Primetime Emmy Award-winning mystery crime-drama series “How to Get Away with Murder”, joining Viola Davis, Billy Brown, and Jack Falahee as the main stars of the acclaimed series.

Though initially a guest actor, his character was quickly written into the series, and Rome was in the main cast in seasons five and six.

In 2019, Rome played Jessie in another Tyler Perry creation, “A Madea Family Funeral”, and the same year starred as Bishop Miller in the comedy film “1/2 New Year”, for which he earned a First Glance Film Festival Award nomination in the category for Best Ensemble Cast. Moreover, he was Jesse Collins in the television movie “A Christmas Duet”.

Most recently, Rome portrayed David in the TV comedy-drama series “Dear White People”, thus joining the main cast of Logan Browning, Brandon P Bell, and DeRon Horton, and was then selected for the part of Tevin Wakefield in the second season of the TV series “Raising Dion”. Moreover, Rome is currently working on the TV romantic comedy series “With Love”, in which he will co-star next to Gloria Calderon Kellett and Desmond Chiam. The series is currently in pre-production, and scheduled for a premiere on 17 December 2021.

Modeling Career

Rome is a successful model as well, and has more than a million followers on his official Instagram account.

This has enabled him to deal with a number of popular fashion brands, including FashionNovaMen and Balmain, and has featured on the cover pages of such magazines as Distinct, Mood, and Quintessential, among others.

Personal Life, Dating, Married, Wife, Children?

When it comes to his personal life, Rome doesn’t like talking about it very much. However, a few details have surfaced, such as that he has a six-year-old daughter Kimiko, who was born on 12 December 2014; Kimiko’s mother is Flynn’s ex-girlfriend Molly Noriko. Molly and Rome never married and broke up shortly after the birth of their daughter.

Since then, Rome dated model Camia Marie, but their romance also ended. He has been single ever since, and focused on raising his daughter.

Net Worth

As of mid- 2021, Rome Flynn’s net worth has been estimated to be around $500,000, earned through his successful career as an actor, making a total of 18 appearances so far in both films and TV series.

Appearance and Vital Statistics

This prominent actor has black hair and brown eyes. He stands at a height of 5ft 9ins (1.75m), and weighs approximately 163lbs (74kgs), with vital statistics of 39-30-37.

Hobbies, Interests, and Trivia

Although he hasn’t pursued basketball professionally since university, he’s still a fan, and often displays his skill on the courts too, and sharing it with his followers through Instagram.

Rome is musically talented as well, as he loves playing the guitar and drums, and is an avid singer. He has showcased his talents in several films, and his interest in music has only helped him in his career.

Rome keeps his fit form and muscular figure by a daily workout routine which comprises of several exercises, and he is most focused on his abs and lifting weights.