Colby Minifie

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Colby Minifie
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Born
Colby Minifie

(1992-01-31) January 31, 1992 (age 32)
EducationHunter College
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Colby Minifie (born January 31, 1992) is an American actress. [1] [2] She began acting at the age of eleven and was a YoungArts scholar; she graduated from the William E. Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College in 2014. [3] [4] She performed for four years with the National Dance Institute. [5] She has appeared on and off Broadway, in television and in films. [6] [7] She is best known for her portrayal of Ashley Barrett from the Amazon Prime Video television series The Boys and Gen V . [8]

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2009 The Greatest Latent
The Winning Season Teen girl
2010 Beware the Gonzo Melanie
2012 Camilla Dickinson Louisa
2013 Deep Powder Snack
2016 Don't Think Twice Audience Neil
2017 Submission Ruby [9]
2018 Radium Girls Doris
2020 I'm Thinking of Ending Things Yvonne
2020Victor in ParadiseSheilaShort film [10]
2021HomebodyMelanie [11]
2022LemonsMaisie LemonsShort film [12]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2009 Law & Order SarahEpisode: "Lucky Stiff"
2011 Glee Young Sue Sylvester Episode: "Mash Off"
Scenes deleted
EdenSueEpisode: "Pilot"
2012 Nurse Jackie BlitheEpisode: "Disneyland Sucks"
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lindsay BennettEpisode: "Girl Dishonored"
The Blacklist Girl on TrainEpisode: "Frederick Barnes (No. 47)"
2014 The Michael J. Fox Show MargotEpisode: "Dinner"
Black Box Maddy TemkoEpisode: "Who Are You?"
2015 Jessica Jones Robyn5 episodes [2]
2018 Madam Secretary Bella RossiEpisode: "Thin Ice"
Dietland Jasmine2 episodes
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Ginger5 episodes [13]
2019 Blindspot Ginny KellingEpisode: "'Ohana"
The Code Sgt. Phoebe DayEpisode: "Lioness"
2019–present The Boys Ashley Barrett Recurring (season 1); main (season 2–present) [13]
2019–2021 Fear the Walking Dead VirginiaRecurring (seasons 5–6); 11 episodes
2019 Fear the Walking Dead: The Althea Tapes VirginiaEpisode: "Virginia's Gang" [14]
2022 The Boys Presents: Diabolical Ashley BarrettVoice; episode: "Boyd in 3D"
2023 Gen V Ashley BarrettGuest role [15]

Theater

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2005 The Pillowman Girl/Boy understudy Booth Theatre
2012Close Up Space by Molly Smith MetzlerHarper Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City Center [16] [17]
2014 Punk Rock Lilly Lucille Lortel Theatre [1] [18] [19]
2016 Long Day's Journey into Night Cathleen American Airlines Theatre [20] [21] [22]
2017 Six Degrees of Separation Tess Ethel Barrymore Theatre [23] [24]

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