Bio

Carley Cornelius has been an ensemble member of Definition since 2015. Since then, she has worked on The Dutchman, An Octoroon, Amplify, America V. 2.1, and White (Non-Equity Jeff Nominated). In Chicago, she has worked with The Goodman, Victory Gardens, Chicago Shakespeare, Writers Theatre, Chicago Sketchfest, The House Theatre of Chicago, and Windy City Playhouse. Some regional credits include work with Colorado Theatreworks (Venus in Fur, Constellations, Born Yesterday), Urbanite Theatre (Drowning Girls), Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (Shakespeare in Love), TheatreSquared (At the Wedding), as well as productions with Montana, Texas, Door and Great River Shakespeare Festivals. You may have seen her telling you to "read a f*$#ing book" on The Onion, searching for multiple children on NBC's Chicago Fire, drinking Maker's Mark on Hulu or trying to find a home on HGTV's House Hunters. Carley holds degrees from Ball State University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is represented by Big Mouth Talent. #stayinit