“Alicia is a FORCE.”
-Dom Cutrupi, Director
Alicia Read is a Canadian-American actor and producer whose screen work has reached more than 200 million viewers across leading vertical microdrama platforms, including ReelShort, GoodShort, and DramaWave. In November 2025, she will both co-produce and co-star in ReelShort’s first Original developed in Canada. Known for her emotionally intelligent performances and creative range, she has become one of the defining faces of the global microdrama format.
DEMO REEL
Watch Alicia in a sample of her vertical roles, including the hit shows
Desserts, Lies and Love, and It’s Meant To Be.
VERTICAL CREDITS
With fourteen vertical films under her belt, including six hit shows, Alicia is redefining what it means to star in this space - proving that talent, range, and presence don’t come with an expiration date.
BILLIONAIRE’S FAKE WIFE - IN PRODUCTION
THIS TIME I CHOOSE MR. MAFIA - GOODSHORT
YOU CALLED MY MOM A MISTRESS - REELJOY
THE ARISTROCRAT AND THE BANKER - POST-PRODUCTION
THE NAUGHTY ARTIST - POST-PRODUCTION
HOUSE OF LEGACY - MINISHORTS
DESSERTS, LIES AND LOVE - GOODSHORT
NANNY AND BILLIONAIRE - MY 50 YEAR OLD ROMANCE - FLICKREELS
TOGETHER IN LIFE - NETSHORT
SWALLOW ME WHOLE - REELSHORT
THE BILLIONAIRE’S SECOND WIFE - DREAMESHORT
THE YOUNG MASTER’S FORBIDDEN BUTLER - DRAMAWAVE
IT’S MEANT TO BE - KALOS TV
FROM FAST FOOD GIRL TO FIRST LADY - FLEXTV
MY SUBSTITUTE LOVER - DREAMESHORT
For complete credits, visit IMDb
ACCOLADES
I knew when I referred Alicia for the lead role that she would nail it. She carried the emotional weight of the story with depth, precision, and grace. Her ability to hit technically demanding marks for the vertical format while delivering grounded, emotionally rich performances was remarkable. She came to set fully prepared, but also brought incredible instincts and improvisation skills that gave her co-stars so much to work with.
Beyond her talent, Alicia was a steady, positive presence through long 12-hour days: kind, generous, and attentive to everyone on set. She not only knows her way around a production, she elevates it.
I’m so excited that verticals are opening to mid-life actors. Alicia is a force, and one of the faces who will help legitimize this new format.
“You are a great actress and we love you so much.”
- Executive Producer, Budou Films
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Photo: Warren Tang