Meet Julia!

Julia Damatin is a New York City based actor, CrossFit athlete/coach & content creator. Originally from Boston, MA (& yes… she’s actually from the City of Boston), Julia received her BFA in Music Theatre from the University at Buffalo (SUNY).

Julia grew up in her mum’s dance studio in South Boston, MA & fell in love with musical theatre! She is passionate about the effects of movement in storytelling & strives to tell movement driven stories. While her training is in musical theatre, Julia found a love for screen acting while studying with Stella Adler her junior year. She currently studies under Christopher Chwee at Act First Studios.

In college she fell into the CrossFit world and began coaching her senior year. Julia is a CrossFit Level- 1 Trainer at CrossFit Wall Street in NYC’s Financial District. She is passionate about helping athletes move well & finding their purpose in the gym.

In April of 2023, Actors Are Athletes (IG: @actorsareathletes) was born. Julia has a passion for creating & uses her platform to combat the toxic diet & fitness culture within the entertainment industry. She has shared both her story as well as many other performers within the industry (regional, college students, cruise ships, Off-Broadway & more)!