Kelsey Zukowski is an experienced and passionate actress, model, and writer specializing in the horror genre through dark examination. Based in Los Angeles, she has worked on productions across the country, working heavily in the indie horror scene.
Zukowski is a huge believer in all that the horror genre is capable of. She strives to dive in to the good and the bad, the light and darkness, that surrounds us, in a creative, justifying sense through the genre. She eagerly ventures in to other genres, but her home is in horror. Zukowski was heavily inspired at an early age by the Halloween franchise, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and fellow Cleveland-native, Wes Craven’s surreal and ‘fighting through the mind’ brand of horror in particular.
“I’m very drawn to intense horror, taking brutality and struggle and coupling it with rich story and powerful themes; making my main characters go through complete hell and examining how that changes them.” Photography By: Sean Laine Photo
Zukowski has a Bachelors of Arts in Digital Cinema with a concentration in Screenwriting from DePaul University. She quickly immersed herself as an actor and screenwriter in the indie horror scene in Chicago, shortly after graduating. From acting she bridged in to modeling, working heavily with alternative and avant garde photography. Her modeling style often combines acting and storytelling, seeking very thematic, character- based material that brings out substance beyond the surface. Her modeling focuses on bringing out artistic expression, human emotion, and a singular world within an image. Her work has recently been published internationally in many gothic and alternative photography magazines including Dark Beauty Magazine, DeVour Magazine, and Gothesque Magazine.
