Venus Ariel is steadily creating a blossoming career in the acting game. As a child star, the teen actor has already crossed paths and worked with huge talents including Keanu Reeves and Rosario Dawson, just to name a few. Speaking with the KDAY Morning Show co-hosts Cece and Romeo, Venus discusses the challenges she’s faced balancing working as an actor in the industry and completing high school, and details all the projects she has in the works.

While Ariel currently awaits news about a second season for her HBO Max show “DMZ,” the actor has much to look forward to with a new film ‘The Black Demon’ on the way and she also reflects on some of the important work she’s done so far as a child star. Speaking on her past experience working with Keanu Reeves, Ariel admits that she didn’t fully understand the star power of being able to work next to Reeves but now she hopes to be able to work with him again as she is older now.

Ariel also shares the greatest advice she’s received from Rosario Dawson, speaks about being inspired by Meryl Streep, and hopes to with actress Emily Blunt in the future.