Cassie Kramer grew up in Texas. A lifelong athlete, she switched her focus from sports to acting during her college years at The University of Chicago. A perpetual people-watcher, she thoroughly enjoyed the requisite close observation of others and introspection necessary to create a character that she discovered in acting.
She began her professional acting career in Chicago by booking a small role in the 2012 pilot episode of "Chicago Fire.” After graduating college, she also appeared in its offshoot, "Chicago P.D.” and “Chicago Fire." Cassie can also be seen in Nia DaCosta’s “Candyman” and most recently worked on the TV Pilot, Bettendorf Talks, written by T.J. Jagodowski and David Pasquesi and directed by Jack Newell. It premiered at SXSW in 2024. Cassie has a supporting role in Haroula Rose’s upcoming sophomore feature, “All Happy Families,” which premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2023 and will have its theatrical release in September 2024 with a streaming release thereafter.
In addition to her film/TV work, Cassie has also had lead and supporting roles in several short films, most notably Akanksha Cruczynski’s “Close Ties to Home Country,” which won a Student Academy award and was an official selection and consistent winner at Sundance, The Telluride Film Festival, Aspen Film Festival, BAFTAS, Indy Shorts, LA Shorts, and many others. Among the other short films she has worked on are "A Short Break", "Pizza Night" (2018, Midwest Film Festival's Comedy Short Film Showcase premiere), "Kill the Light" (2018, Award of Excellence, Los Angeles Global Shorts festival), and "Happy Hour" (2015. Midwest Independent Film Festival). She also starred in the 2013 short "Between", for which she won Best Supporting Actress honors at the Chicago Horror Film Festival. Additionally, Cassie co-created, co-wrote and co-directed (with Alex Fisher) a satirical streaming production called “Bimbo” and wrote and starred in a short film called “Borne, Bottled,” an award winner at the Toronto International Women Film Festival and an official selection at several other festivals in 2021.
Cassie has continued to study while working. She graduated from the Conservatory at The Second City and most recently studied at R.A.D.A (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) in London. She has performed in numerous Commercials and Industrials and continues to perform sketch comedy and Improv.
Cassie also works as a print model with Select Model Management.