Ashly Burch | |
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Born | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | June 19, 1990
Education | Occidental College |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Notable work | Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'? |
Ashly Burch (born June 19, 1990 [1] [2] ) is an American actress, [3] [4] [5] [6] writer, [7] director, [8] and singer. [9] [10] She is known for her roles as Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West , Chloe Price in the Life Is Strange series, Ray in Fortnite , Mel in The Last of Us Part II , Miss Pauling in Team Fortress 2 , Tiny Tina in the Borderlands series, [11] the web series Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'? , Enid from OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes , Molly from The Ghost and Molly McGee , Ash Graven from Final Space , Cassie Rose from Minecraft: Story Mode and the Rutile Twins from Steven Universe .
Burch grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, [12] and has an older brother named Anthony. [13] Her mother is an immigrant from Thailand who she describes as spiritual, giving food to spirits and praying to them. [14] [13] [15] She credits her career path as a voice actress to playing Metal Gear Solid at age 12. Upon seeing voice actor David Hayter's name alongside that of the main characters, she looked him up and realized that there were actual people who voiced the characters, as she realized that was what she wanted to do as a career. [16] [17] She graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles in 2012. [18]
After starting Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'?, Burch got her first voice acting role when her brother, Anthony Burch, was hired as a writer for Borderlands 2 and he suggested she try out for Tiny Tina. [16] [17] For Life Is Strange , she was cast in the role of Chloe Price, after having also auditioned for the roles of Max Caulfield, Victoria Chase and Kate Marsh. [19] [16] She later said that she was surprised by what she could do and had the "opportunity to do in voiceover." [20]
Burch was a writer on Cartoon Network's Adventure Time . [21] She co-wrote episodes such as "The Hall of Egress" and "Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources", the latter winning a Primetime Emmy Award. [16] [22] [7] She was also a writer of an Adventure Time graphic novel released in October 2016. [21] The same year, she would voice characters in animation including Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel in Lego Marvel's Avengers , [23] April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan , [24] Hana in Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness , [25] and Quacho Queen in World of Final Fantasy . [26]
Her work in Life Is Strange and Horizon Zero Dawn won her the 2015 and 2017 Golden Joystick Awards for Best Performance. [27] [28] She was also the host of Geek & Sundry's Unplugged series. [29] Since 2020, she has portrayed Rachel on the Apple TV series Mythic Quest , in which she also serves as a writer. [30] [31] She later described her voicing of Tiny Tina, Chloe, and Aloy as "three seminal step ups" that helped her "become a better actor." [32] In 2023, she reprised her voice acting of Aloy in the video game Horizon Call of the Mountain . [33] She also voiced Tiny Tina in Tiny Tina's Wonderlands and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel , [34] [35] and Chloe in Life Is Strange: Before the Storm's DLC, Farewell. [36] She would later voice characters in video games such as Afterparty , [37] Teppen , [38] Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order , [39] and Final Fantasy XV . [40]
She has voiced various characters in animation and anime. This included voicing Ridley in Glitch Techs , [41] [42] Enid and multiple other characters in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes , [43] and the Rutile Twins in Steven Universe . [44] She voiced multiple characters in Bee and PuppyCat , [45] [46] Ash Graven in Final Space , [47] Lainey in The Loud House , [48] and characters in other productions. [49] In 2018, Burch left her voice acting role of Mayuri Shiina for the English dub of Steins;Gate 0 , who she had voiced from episodes 1-13 and credited as "Jackie Ross", [50] citing scheduling conflicts, and apologized to fans. [51] She voiced Sasha Braus in the English dub of the first three seasons of Attack on Titan . [52]
In 2020, it was announced that she had signed on to write for the animated show, The Legend of Vox Machina . [53] [54] Burch revealed that she has a recording booth in her home which she used to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. [55] That same year she voiced Danika Hart in Spider-Man: Miles Morales , [56] Viper in Valorant , [56] Jane in Ninjala , [57] Mel in The Last of Us Part II , [56] Musher in The Red Lantern, [58] and Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) in Marvel's Avengers. [59]
In 2021, she began voicing Molly McGee, the protagonist of The Ghost and Molly McGee . [60] She sings the series theme song, with co-star Dana Snyder, and musical numbers in other episodes. [9] [10] The show's creative team based the character around her life. [61] [62] Burch praised the series for "showcasing different aspects of Thai culture" and said that voicing Molly McGee was the first time she had voiced a character that reflected her heritage. [32] '
Burch dated Must Come Down co-star David Fetzer until his death by accidental opioid overdose in 2012. [63] She discussed this event as well as her own personal mental health issues during her appearance on Paul Gilmartin's The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast [64] and on Brian W. Foster's show Between the Sheets on Critical Role 's YouTube channel. [65] She suffers from chronic anxiety and credits her love of video games to playing Harvest Moon as a child as it was the only thing able to calm her down. She has spoken several times about her anxiety and the positive impact video games had on it. [66] [67] On July 1, 2022, Burch came out as queer and pansexual, saying that coming out felt important "for reasons I can't really explain" and that she had been dating a man for five years. [68] She said it probably is not a shock because "half the characters I play are members of the rainbow fam," with some calling her every "queer nerd's favorite nerd." [69] [70]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Additional voices | [99] | |
2024 | We're All Gonna Die | Thalia | [100] | |
2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three | Nightshade, Mera | Direct-to-Video | [101] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | Tooth Fairy - Kud | Boy, Bedwet Fairy | English dub of Dutch internet animation | [102] |
2013–2022 | Bee and PuppyCat | Cass, Cicada | [45] [46] [39] | |
2014 | Blackford Manor | Josette Grey | [39] | |
2014 | Chainsaw Richard | Tiny Ghost | [39] | |
2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Additional Voices | [39] | |
2014 | Expiration Date | Miss Pauling | [39] | |
2014–2018 | Adventure Time | Breezy, Scorp, Cheryl, Dew Drop, Blacksmith, Bun Bun, Super Porp Mutant 1, Scorpions, Additional Voices | Also writer | [21] [30] [22] [16] |
2015–2018 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Lila Twinklepipes, Sorority Girl No. 1, Various | [103] [39] | |
2016–2017 | We Bare Bears | Additional Voices | [104] | |
2017–2019 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Enid, Punching Judy, Gladys, Ms. Mummy, Tumbles, Foxy, Rippy Roo, Plazamo, Shy Ninja, Baby Teeth, Mikayla, Cherry, Ball Monster, Student, Icky, Congresswoman, Skeleton 1, Boy 1, Announcer (2), Gloops, Computer Voice, Glitter Starlight, Phoebe, Stabilization Matrix, Phone, Lone Hero, Cat, Hamster, Classmate 1, Classmate 2, Tenid, Tall Teen, Additional Voices | Also shorts and television series | [43] [105] |
2017–2018 | Steven Universe | Rutile Twins | [44] [106] | |
2019 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Meadow Springs | [107] | |
2019–2021 | Final Space | Ash Graven | [47] | |
2020 | The Loud House | Lainey | [48] | |
Glitch Techs | Ridley, K. Moon, Contestant 1, Sister, Neighborhood Kid, Kids, Goblin, Zed | Also writer | [41] [42] | |
Adventure Time: Distant Lands | Darling, Additional Voices | [108] | ||
2021–2024 | The Ghost and Molly McGee | Molly McGee, Turkey Tina, Ice Cream Server, Additional Voices | Lead role | [60] |
2022–present | The Legend of Vox Machina | — | Writer | [54] |
2022 | Dragon Age: Absolution | Qwydion | Main role | [109] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2008–2019 [110] | Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'? | Ash | Also creator, writer and executive producer | [111] [17] |
2012 | Must Come Down | Holly | [112] | |
2015 | The Mask You Live In | Herself | Documentary | [113] |
2015–2016 | RocketJump: The Show | Female Assistant, Super Lieutenant, Jess | Also writer | [114] [67] |
2015 | Muzzled the Musical | Malfalia | Musical | [39] |
2016–22 | Critical Role (one-shots) | Various | Episode: "The Return of Liam", Episode: "To The Poop! - The Goblins", Episode: "Bar Room Blitz", Episode: "Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Crystal Palace", Episode: "Tiny Tina's Wonderlands One-Shot" | [115] |
Critical Role (campaign two) | Keg | Guest role; 4 episodes | ||
2017 | Dimension 404 | Shannon | Episode: "Cinethrax" | [39] |
2020–present | Mythic Quest | Rachel | Also staff writer, director, co-producer | [30] [17] |
2023 | Candela Obscura (Chapter 3: "The Circle of Tide & Bone") | Dr. Elsie Roberts | Main cast; 3 episodes | [116] [117] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | State Farm | Herself | Super Sparkle | [118] [119] [ non-primary source needed ] |
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Steins;Gate | Mayuri Shiina | Also film (credited as Jackie Ross) | [51] |
2013 | Code:Breaker | Sakura Sakurakoji | Credited as Jackie Ross | |
2014 | Space Dandy | Freckles | Ep. 17 | [120] [39] |
2014–2019 | Attack on Titan | Sasha Braus | Replaced by Megan Shipman | [121] [122] |
2015 | Attack on Titan: Junior High | [123] | ||
2018 | Steins;Gate 0 | Mayuri Shiina | Credited as Jackie Ross, ep 1–13 | [51] [50] |
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Snyder and Burch perform the theme song
Molly sings a catchy tune in each episode
Nowadays, Burch is...an Emmy-nominated writer (she helped pen the Adventure Time episode "The Hall of Egress").
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)Unplugged is hosted by Ashly Burch, known for her surreal, humorous YouTube series Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'?
As you are all aware, Ashly has been working with the writing team at Deck Nine and we're ecstatic that she will be returning to play the role of young Chloe.
featuring new and returning cast members Ken Osborne, Allyn Rachel, Hannah Hart, and Ashly Burch of Hey Ash Whatcha Playin'.
Her past voice work has included projects such as "Adventure Time" and "We Bare Bears."