Krystal Joy Brown is a multi-talented Broadway favorite & T.V. & Film actress. Krystal most recently played Eliza in Hamilton on Broadway and is a recurring guest-star on the Starz series, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, season two. She also is a recurring guest star on the hit CBS series, The Equalizer, starring Queen Latifah. Her new film Girlfriendship premiered this fall starring Tamara Mowry and directed by Keisha Knight Pullman.
With five Broadway shows under her belt, Hair (Dionne/Abe Lincoln), Leap Of Faith (Ornella), Big Fish (Josephine), and Motown (Diana Ross), her extensive theatrical background has led her to be a two-time Fred Astaire Award Nominee and work closely with some of the world’s top Oscar and TONY award-winning playwrights, directors, producers, and creative teams. Her goal is to always create new characters and be hands-on in the development of new inspiring works.
Krystal also voices the character of Netossa in the DreamWorks/Netflix animated series, She-Ra Princesses of Power, which is now streaming all five seasons only on Netflix. She also voices Avery on Final Space. She has been seen in the Disney live-action feature film Magic Camp (Disney+). She has guest-starred in NBC’s Law & Order: SUV, Hulu’s Deadbeat, ABC’s Castle, Disney’s Sydney to the Max. Over the pandemic, she filmed two movies, One Royal Holiday and Writing Around the Christmas Tree, which aired on Christmas Day, 2021, and is available on Amazon.
Aside from her many theatrical pursuits, she is a stage and screenwriter, columnist, novelist, and songwriter, her original music has been featured on ABC’s The Neighbors & ABC’s Mistresses. She made her directorial debut in 2019 with the short film she co-wrote, Reddy Records. She has been commissioned to write and develop diverse new stories for stage and screen, sparking a new passion for the ambitious multi-hyphenate.
An avid activist in mental health, wellness, and social justice, Krystal has also helped to create the Hamilton Racial Justice Task Force aka Ham4Progress to use the brand and the many talents of the company to push for change in our society and create a more equitable future.