Joylyn Secunda is a physical actor, mime, clown, and puppeteer based in Vancouver, Canada. They grew up in a performing arts family and have collaborated with their parents David Secunda (director) and Linda Arkelian (choreographer) on their solo shows.

Joylyn has toured their solo mime show, The Routine to over a dozen cities across Canada, Australia, and Europe. The Routine received five stars from THE LIST and the Edmonton Journal, was nominated for seven awards, and won the Artistic Merit Award at the Newcastle Fringe Festival.

In addition to their solo career, they have performed with theatre companies including the National Arts Centre, The Wonderheads, Boca Del Lupo, Presentation House Theatre, Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, and Monster Theatre. Joylyn was mentored by Crystal Pite in the Startle Reflex Residency.

When they aren't performing, Joylyn teaches mime, puppetry, and physical theatre workshops to school groups with Théâtre la Seizième and Evergreen Cultural Centre, and to professionals and university students.

They are a BFA Acting graduate from UBC and have studied clown with John Turner (Mump & Smoot) and Aitor Basauri (Spymonkey), puppetry with Peter Balkwill (Old Trout) in Banff, mime with Dean Evans (Cirque du Soleil), Corporeal mime at Omnibus, and devised theatre at Dell’Arte International.