Actor

Film, Stage, and Voice Acting

from improv comedy to mechwarriors

Cheryl’s 17 years as a professional actor in the Seattle market included a wide variety of engagements across the acting spectrum. Formerly represented by MAM in the Seattle market, she is open to new representation and opportunities for her avocational work in the performing arts due to her recent move to Los Angeles for her role with Riot Games. Contact her via email for booking inquiries.

  • Improvisational comedy and drama (stage and broadcast)
  • Voice acting: Video games and industrials
  • Internet television shows (live “actual play” gaming series)
  • Video work: short form comedy, industrials, etc.
  • Contemporary plays
  • Traditional musical theater
  • Puppetry (rod and arm, hand, full body, etc.)

Theatrical Highlights

  • Professional actor, teacher, and director for 13 years with Seattle’s famous Unexpected Productions improv comedy ensemble 
  • Original cast member in the hit Star Trek improv parody Where No Man Has Gone Before (2011 – 2019).
  • Starred as “Amy” in the world premiere of September Skies (2011), an original play by Jim Moran.
  • Founding member of NERDprov, featured repeatedly at Emerald City Comicon, Bumbershoot, and other venues (2010-2020)

Video & Voice-over highlights

Featured as the voice of Pilot 5 in BATTLETECH (2018)

Co-starred as “Ma1nfram3” in Shadowrun: Corporate SINs, an improvised role-playing series broadcast LIVE weekly for 65 3-hour episodes on premium Twitch channel Hyper RPG. (2016-2017)

Co-wrote and co-starred in “I’d See It If…”, an Internet video series for MSN Movies (2009) that received over 500,000 views (see photo).

Featured as the voice of Ava Kadavra in Sims 2 DS

demo Reel

2006-2016 highlights

dragon shout

As seen on the Cheezburger network

decker diaries

From Shadowrun: Corporate SINs

Shadowrun: Corporate SINs

Season 2 Premiere (Episode 42) – 3hr 17min

Bluebeard’s Bride

Part 2 of 3 – Discretion Advised – 2hr 30min

Traditional Theater Review Highlights

Seattle Weekly

September Skies: “But because the writing is taut, witty, and true, and the performances sterling, what might have been a bad TV movie-of-the-week is instead a study in how desperately we flail for what we want during these few short years we call life.” (Seattle Weekly – pick of the week)

Capitol Hill Times

September Skies: “In terms of the acting, the show is well played. Foubert and Platz work well together and offer a natural delivery that is engaging and believable. They manage to make the audience believe in the otherwise unbelievable development of their affair.” (Capitol Hill Times)

North county outlook

Something’s Afoot at the New Everett Theatre: “Sweet and innocent ingenue Hope is brought to life by a radiant Cheryl Platz.” (Sam Severn, North County Outlook, April 24 2008)