Tess Paras

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Director, Executive Producer

Tess Paras is an actress, writer and director based in L.A. She directed and executive produced the 2021 ViacomCBS SHOWCASE and is an alumni performer and program’s writer.

As an actress, Paras was a series regular on the Daytime Emmy-nominated Family Series “Just Add Magic: Mystery City” (Amazon).She recurred on “Just Add Magic” (Amazon), “Take My Wife” (Starz) and “Girl Meets World” (Disney), and is most recognized for her recurring role on the award-winning musical comedy “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (The CW) as Jayma Chan, part of television’s first Filipino-American family. Other recent film and television credits include “Good on Paper” (Netflix), “The Blackout” (Amazon), “Puppy Place” (AppleTV) and “Lucifer” (Netflix).Paras wrote and directed “The Patients,” a short film recognized by the Asian American Psychological Association for its advocacy of mental health awareness. She also wrote and produced multiple viral political comedy sketches for F-Comedy, the digital studio of the Fusion Cable Network. Paras is repped by Gersh (Talent & Literary) and Haven Entertainment.