Adria Dawn (actor/director/writer/producer) is a multi hyphenate who grew up in the Midwest, and broke into Hollywood working as a Levi's model. As an actor she is most known for playing the dysfunctional outcast April Tuna on Ryan Murphy's high school cult hit Popular, receiving a nomination from Jane Magazine for "Gutsiest Woman on Television." Adria's roster of acting credits steadily expands, always adding memorable roles to her resume (Chicago Med, Hunter, Vince, Dorkumentary, to name a few). As a director, writer and producer, Adria is most known for her educational film series Kids Matter: Inside the Minds of Tweens and Teens. She operates Tarleton/Dawn Productions with her husband and partner, David Tarleton. TDP is a boutique production company whose award winning projects include series, plays, music videos and films. Adria developed her solo theatre show Rock N Roll Sex Machine with dramaturge Che'Rae Adams and LAWC which Che'Rae also directed the world premiere of in 2007. Please visit Adriadawn.com for more. ​