Cody Carrera

Cody Leman Riffle was born to Jeff and Dulcie Riffle in Plantation, Florida. He is of Puerto Rican descent on his mother’s side. At twelve years old, Carrera started performing in various productions in community theater in Hayesville, NC at the Peacock Performing Arts Center. When he was in high school Carrera attended Stagedoor Manor, a prestigious performing arts summer camp in the Catskills for two back to back summers. He was in the same sessions at the camp as actress Beanie Feldstein. After graduating high school at the age of sixteen, he moved to New York to pursue an acting career. Carrera took “Carreras”, his mother’s maiden name, and altered it as a stage name to both honor her and show “you don’t have to be defined by your family. You can be the first generation of yourself”.

Carrera’s follow up EP, The “Witch” Chronicles, was released a year later in October 2018. For the 1 year anniversary of The “Witch” Chronicles, Carrera released another music video for his song “Get in Line”.

In July 2017, Carrera released his first song, “Your Sin”, which won the Best Music Video award at the Official Latino Film and Arts Festival in 2018. He self-released his debut EP Fire in December 2017. Fire is a visual and concept EP with each song relating to one of the seven deadly sins and a corresponding astrological sign. Carrera self-directed and self-produced the five music videos for the EP. His fourth music video “Catch the Light” was screened at the same festival the following year and nominated for the Best Music Video award.

Carrera’s first onscreen appearance was as Coach Beiste’s waterboy in the television show Glee in the episode “The Sue Sylvester Shuffle” which aired February 6, 2011. Carrera made another appearance in season 2 episode 14, “Blame It on the Alcohol”. Carrera later thanked show creator Ryan Murphy for the role when he was in the audience for a panel for Murphy’s show Pose in 2019. In 2012, Carrera appeared in the pilot episode of the Disney XD show Lab Rats and had a cameo appearance in the 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man.

Cody Carrera (born Cody Leman Riffle; July, 28th 1992) is an American actor, singer, songwriter and screenwriter. Carrera’s first appearance on screen was in the television show Glee in the episode “The Sue Sylvester Shuffle” as Coach Beiste’s waterboy. In 2017, Carrera released his first EP, Fire. His follow up EP, The “Witch” Chronicles was released a year later.