Meet D’Arcy Carden, who plays Brooke in The Five-Star Weekend, Peacock’s hit series
The Emmy-nominated breakout star of The Good Place, starring Kristen Bell, was a nanny for comedian Bill Hader’s kids before her big break
Peacock’s latest television series, The Five-Star Weekend, debuted on July 9, and is already the platform’s biggest streaming show, per Flixpatrol.
Fans of the show may recognise Carden, who plays Brooke, from her role as Janet in Netflix’s The Good Place, which earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Here’s what you need to know about the actress and everything she’s been up to since The Good Place.
What is D’Arcy Carden’s background?
Carden, who was born in January 1980, admitted in an interview with Vulture that when she was 12, she was inspired by American rock band Smashing Pumpkins’ bassist D’Arcy Wretzky, and decided to add an apostrophe to her name.
Carden’s mother is reportedly Jewish with Russian, Romanian and German heritage while her father is Turkish-Greek.
She recalls in an interview with Mercury News that she was nine when she realised she wanted to become an actor after watching her father, Dennis Erokan – who founded Bam Magazine, a San Francisco-based music magazine – star in a production of the play Our Town.
Determined to make it as an actress, Carden studied theatre at Southern Oregon University and moved to New York after her graduation to chase her dreams.