Gabrielle Johnsen (she/her)
Actor
Gabrielle Johnsen is an actor and writer born and raised in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. This is her second Hollywood Fringe Festival, following her 2025 appearances in And What of the Children and As You Like It in 60 Minutes.
Gabrielle has a BA in Theatre Arts and English from Loyola Marymount University. While at university, she had the privilege of completing a theatre-intensive study abroad program in Bonn, Germany, which instilled in her a passion for movement-based, evocative storytelling. Post-graduation, she has developed a budding interest in stage combat, garnering certifications in rapier & dagger and unarmed techniques by the SAFD and DAI. In addition to her stage work, Gabrielle has starred in a series of film projects, most recently Spark Plug (2024) and Capital Games (2023). She is in the process of producing her first short film, Typecast, which she also wrote and directed.
Aside from her acting, Gabrielle is also a prolific writer, having published a series of poems, essays, and reviews. Feel free to peruse her Substack, alien essence (alienessence.substack.com), for a look into her style and voice, or check out her theatre reviews for the Larchmont Buzz.
