D'Arcy Carden

D'Arcy Carden (neé Erokan) is an American actress and comedian who currently co-stars as Janet on the NBC sitcom The Good Place.

D'Arcy Erokan was born in Danville, California. Her father Dennis Erokan acted in local community theater and co-founded a music magazine called BAM. She has two sisters and one brother. In 1998 she graduated from San Ramon Valley High School. Erokan then attended Southern Oregon University where she majored in theater.

After graduating from college, she moved to New York City. While in New York, she became a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB), performing improvisational sketch comedy. She started with UCB in 2004 and later toured with the UCB Touring company. By 2010 she was using the name Carden professionally when she was a cast member for The Ride, an interactive show performed on New York City tour busses.

Carden had a recurring role on the Comedy Central series Broad City. Carden has also appeared on Inside Amy Schumer and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. She was also in the movie Other People, which starred Molly Shannon.

In 2016, she was cast as Janet in the NBC comedy The Good Place. The show stars Kristen Bell and Ted Danson. Carden plays Janet, a Siri-like concierge.

Erokan married fellow actor Jason Carden. As of 2016 the couple lives in Los Angeles, California.