Ava Paloma

Acting

Ava Paloma

Ava Paloma is a SAG-AFTRA actress and producer whose work spans film, television, and national commercial campaigns. Known for her versatility, warmth, and collaborative spirit, she has built a career playing grounded, relatable characters across a wide range of genres. Ava gained recognition for her performance as Sophia in the Bruce Willis action thriller Deadlock, which Quentin Tarantino praised as "really f***ing good." Her recent film credits include Razor’s Edge opposite James Franco and Paul Ben-Victor, 72 Hours alongside Sam Trammell, Jersey Bred opposite Chris Tardio, and Scrapper with the late Craig "Mums" Grant. On television, Ava has appeared in Poker Face, Law & Order: Organized Crime, The Blacklist, and Bull. She can also be seen in multiple national campaigns, including her long-running work with Ford. Upcoming projects include Bad Day starring Cameron Diaz, The Spot with Claire Danes and Ewan McGregor, Brine, a holiday feature film, and an NBC pilot starring Emily Deschanel. In addition to acting, Ava is the founder of WV4 Productions and has worked across numerous areas of the entertainment industry, including producing, casting, photography, and content creation. She is an ensemble member of The Collective NYC, co-founded by Amy Schumer and Kevin Kane, and trained under the late Bill Esper at The William Esper Studio. Originally from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, Ava spent much of her career in New York City and now splits her time between Georgia and New York with her husband and son, Bo. When she’s not on set, she enjoys exploring new towns, spending time with her rescue dogs, Ruby and Cha Cha, and visiting her family’s regenerative farm, Wildom Farm, in Deep Creek, Maryland.

Acting credits

Thieves Highway poster
7.6

After discovering a plot to haul stolen cattle in the middle of nowhere, a desperate and isolated lawman becomes the only thing standing between a group of dangerous rustlers and a clear run to the border.

Thieves Highway

2025

Deadlock poster
5.1

Mack is a former soldier who, after the war, moved to a town with a nuclear power plant, where nearly everybody works. Life is peaceful for him there, until a gang of mercenaries led by Ron storm the reactor and take everybody hostage, including a group of children on a school trip. Now Mack is in a race against the clock and must use his military training to defeat Ron before he puts the reactor into meltdown. Along the way he discovers Ron’s motive, which unravels a greater secret Mack’s town is hiding.

Deadlock

2021

The Scrapper poster
4.4

Ex-con turned "scrapper" Jake leads a quiet life caring for his family until he is pursued by violent Punjabi and Mexican criminals following a botched robbery.

The Scrapper

2021

72 Hours poster
5.7

Two brothers, one an FBI agent and the other an international money launderer, put aside their differences and band together to save their family by going after a perilous extraction deep in kingpin territory.

72 Hours

2024

The Holiday Dating Guide poster
6.0

Dating coach and aspiring book author Abigale Slater is tasked by her publisher Jack to prove that her dating advice really works. With that, she decides to make a man fall for her by Christmas Eve in 12 days. When she Michael Ryan, her single-minded mission takes an unexpected turn.

The Holiday Dating Guide

2022

The Razor's Edge poster
NR

A former mob hitman faces a dilemma when his daughter is kidnapped and his love interest targeted. He must take on a final dangerous job while evading a ruthless assassin.

The Razor's Edge

Jersey Bred poster
1.0

A computer savvy NJ Mob Prince, who's been reorganizing organized crime, gets challenged for the top spot by his hot-tempered former childhood best friend.

Jersey Bred

2024