The Juilliard-trained actress, who grew up in Colorado making amateur comedy sketches with her brother Colin, has since given birth to her baby and credited her cast and crew with supporting her.

Nobody Wants This, Netflix’s latest romcom, is turning up the heat on the streaming platform. Per Business Insider, the show, created by Erin Foster and loosely inspired by her own love story, brings together two unlikely lovers – a podcaster (Kristen Bell) and a laid-back rabbi (Adam Brody).

The 10-episode series dropped on September 26 and wasted no time shooting up to second place on Netflix’s global charts, per Screen Rant.

Justine Lupe with Kristen Bell, Adam Brody, and other members of the cast of Nobody Wants This. Photo: @mejustinelupe/Instagram

After the show hit Netflix, one of the actresses dropped a surprise bombshell on her Instagram: she was actually pregnant while filming! Justine Lupe, 35, who plays Bell’s sister Morgan in the series, let fans in on the behind-the-scenes secret: she was expecting during the entire first half of production, revealing how no one on set knew about it until a late-night wardrobe malfunction blew her cover.

“I want to clarify that the cast and crew did know I was pregnant as soon as it was safe to share,” Lupe later added on Instagram in October. “As women who have carried a baby know, there is a higher risk of miscarriage in the first few months of pregnancy so it’s emotionally risky to share too early.”

“I only care to make this clear because every single person on this set made sure I was cosy and taken care of,” she added, before going on to praise Bell, Foster and others for supporting her throughout.

Curious about the actress? Keep reading to learn more about Justine Lupe.

Justine Lupe grew up in Colorado

Justine Lupe made comedy sketches with her brother Colin in Colorado as a child. 

Justine Lupe was born in New York and raised in Colorado. Per Boulder Weekly, she grew up in the small town of Bailey, where she spent her days making “random sketches” with her younger brother, Colin – now a cinematographer – using their dad’s video camera.

She comes from an artistic family

Justine Lupe at a celebration with friends before the arrival of her baby. Photo: @mejustinelupe/Instagram

According to The Independent, acting was always on the cards for Lupe. With a mum who was a former ballerina and worked in mental health, and a dad who was a visual artist at the Denver Art Museum, creativity was in her DNA. Lupe didn’t waste any time chasing her dream, attending theatre camps and drama-focused schools before setting her sights on the prestigious Juilliard School.

Is Justine Lupe in a relationship?

Justine Lupe with her partner and baby daddy Tyson Mason. Photo: @mejustinelupe/Instagram

According to The Mirror, she’s dating low key artist Tyson Mason, who has just over 1,500 Instagram followers at the time of writing.

She’s landed some major roles in her career

Justine Lupe played Willa on Succession. Photo: @mejustinelupe/Instagram

Lupe’s popped up in some major shows throughout her career. She played Willa Ferreyra in Succession from 2018 to 2023, and appeared in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel from 2017 to 2023. She was also in six episodes of Apple TV+’s The Big Door Prize earlier this year, according to her IMDb page.

Justine Lupe’s character Willa marrying Connor Roy in Succession. Photo: @MAX/X

Her role in Succession was originally just a brief guest spot. According to The Independent, she was supposed to appear in only three episodes, and a break-up scene was already written for Willa and Con. But as the script evolved, so did her character, with Willa sticking around.

By 2020, Lupe had become a series regular. “I went from 27 to 33 years old on this show, which is a huge transition from being kind of a girl into being a woman,” she told the outlet.