Reylynn Caster (born
) is an American actress best known for the role of
Faith Newman
Faith Newman is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. She is currently portrayed by Reylynn Caster, who assumed the role following the departure of Alyvia Alyn Lind, who played Fait ...
on ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
'' as of April 2021.
Early life
Caster was born in
Wichita, Kansas
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. Her family moved to Los Angeles in 2015 so she could pursue her acting career.
Career
After starting her acting career in local music theater, Caster made her first appearance in a national television commercial at the age of 7
with Leif Jonker, director of the cult horror film, ''
Darkness
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''. While in Kansas she appeared in independent films ''Wichita'', ''Bender'', and ''
The Matchbreaker''.
An audition for the movie
''Logan'' raised the interest of a Los Angeles-based talent agency which signed her to their roster.
Within six months of moving to Los Angeles in the fall of 2015, she appeared in the
ABC
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sitcom ''
Speechless,'' and the
Amazon Prime
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series ''Just Add Magic''
and landed her first series regular role on the
CBS
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sitcom
''Me, Myself & I'' as the love interest of
Jack Dylan Grazer, opposite veteran actors
Bobby Moynihan
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Outside of ''SNL'', he has also voiced Louie Duc ...
,
Jaleel White
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,
John Larroquette
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, and
Sharon Lawrence
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.
In 2020, she played Lola Wight, oldest daughter of
WWE
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superstar
Big Show
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(Paul Wight) on ''
The Big Show Show
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'',
debuting on April 6, 2020, on
Netflix
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, where she was one of three with ties to
Wichita. Paul Wight played college basketball at
Wichita State University
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and showrunner and co-creator of the show, Jason Berger, spent much of his early life in the Midwestern city.
In April 2021, Caster took over the role of
Faith Newman
Faith Newman is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. She is currently portrayed by Reylynn Caster, who assumed the role following the departure of Alyvia Alyn Lind, who played Fait ...
on ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
''
replacing
Alyvia Alyn Lind.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Living people
American television actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Wichita, Kansas
Year of birth missing (living people)
American soap opera actresses