Hi :) I grew up in Arizona (oldest of five kids!), attended Fordham University on a full academic scholarship, and now act, write, and produce film and theater in L.A. My debut feature, Keepers, an indie rom com costarring Monroe Cline and Miya Horcher and cowritten with Rose Siegel, is currently in post. Two shorts of mine, The Cigarette Files and The Painting, have seen film festival premieres (Big Apple Film Festival, Independent Film Festival Manhattan), with TCF winning Best Comedy Short at the Independent Shorts Awards in 2024. A former intern at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Sarah Jessica Parker's Pretty Matches Productions, I also bring production experience and a love of learning that has broadened my horizons in this industry. On the writing front, two pilots, Tárrega and Paleo, explore my Cuban-American heritage and love of history, respectively, and my feature script, The Artists' Retreat, is available for consideration. Finally, I am fluent in Spanish and learning Italian, and hope to incorporate both langauges into my work in the years to come.
Johnny Robaina
writer, actor
My name is Johnny, I’m a writer and actor living in California. I moved here from New York in 2023, and before that was raised in Arizona by my wonderful parents (along with my four siblings).
My debut feature, Holy Indecent, a romcom co-starring Monroe Cline and Miya Horcher, is currently in post. Two shorts of mine, The Cigarette Files and The Painting, have seen film festival premieres, with TCF winning Best Comedy Short at the Independent Shorts Awards in 2024.
Besides acting, my production experience includes internships at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Sarah Jessica Parker’s Pretty Matches Productions. Besides screenwriting, I work as a journalist and moonlight in narrative essay writing.
Later in the year, I will return to acting in Surina Belk-Gupta’s Nothing, filming in the summer. And finally, I am fluent in Spanish and learning Italian, and hope to incorporate both languages into my work in the years to come.
Thank you for stopping by :)
Managed by Ronni Lynn Hart at Powerline Entertainment.
Highlights
Holy Indecent
Upcoming romantic comedy feature
The Cigarette Files
Best Comedy Short at the Independent Shorts Awards
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Former intern