# Ashly Burch

Ashly Burch (born June 19, 1990) is an American actress, writer, director, and singer. She is known for her roles as Aloy in the Horizon series, 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, the web series Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'?, Enid Mettle from OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Molly McGee from The Ghost and Molly McGee, Ash Graven from Final Space, Cassie Rose from Minecraft: Story Mode, the Rutile Twins from Steven Universe and Rachel Meyee from Mythic Quest.

## Early life

Burch grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and has an older brother named Anthony. Her mother is an immigrant from Thailand who she describes as spiritual, giving food to spirits and praying to them. 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. She graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles in 2012.

## Career

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. 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. She later said that she was surprised by what she could do and had the "opportunity to do in voiceover."
Burch was a writer on Cartoon Network's Adventure Time. She co-wrote episodes such as "The Hall of Egress" and "Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources", the latter winning a Primetime Emmy Award. She was also a writer of an Adventure Time graphic novel released in October 2016. The same year, she would voice characters in animation including Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel in Lego Marvel's Avengers, April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan, Hana in Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness, and Quacho Queen in World of Final Fantasy.
Her work in Life Is Strange and Horizon Zero Dawn won her the 2015 and 2017 Golden Joystick Awards for Best Performance. She was also the host of Geek & Sundry's Unplugged series. Since 2020, she has portrayed Rachel on the Apple TV series Mythic Quest, in which she also serves as a writer. She later described her voicing of Tiny Tina, Chloe, and Aloy as "three seminal step ups" that helped her "become a better actor." In 2023, she reprised her voice acting of Aloy in the video game Horizon Call of the Mountain. She also voiced Tiny Tina in Tiny Tina's Wonderlands and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and Chloe in Life Is Strange: Before the Storm's DLC, Farewell. She would later voice characters in video games such as Afterparty, Street Fighter character Chun-Li in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite and Teppen, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, and Final Fantasy XV.
She has voiced various characters in animation and anime. This included voicing Ridley in Glitch Techs, Enid Mettle and multiple other characters in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Chun-Li from Street Fighter, and the Rutile Twins in Steven Universe. She voiced multiple characters in Bee and PuppyCat, Ash Graven in Final Space, Lainey in The Loud House, and characters in other productions. 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", citing scheduling conflicts, and apologized to fans. She voiced Sasha Braus in the English dub of the first three seasons of Attack on Titan.
In 2020, it was announced that she had signed on to write for the animated show, The Legend of Vox Machina. Burch revealed that she has a recording booth in her home which she used to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. That same year she voiced Danika Hart in Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Viper in Valorant, Jane in Ninjala, Mel in The Last of Us Part II, Musher in The Red Lantern, and Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) in Marvel's Avengers.
In 2021, she began voicing Molly McGee, the protagonist of The Ghost and Molly McGee. She sings the series theme song, with co-star Dana Snyder, and musical numbers in other episodes. The show's creative team based the character around her life. 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.'

## Personal life

Burch dated Must Come Down co-star David Fetzer until his death by accidental opioid overdose in 2012. 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 and on Brian W. Foster's show Between the Sheets on Critical Role's YouTube channel. 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. 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. 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."

## Roles
### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Awesomenauts | Ayla | |
| 2012 | Borderlands 2 | Tiny Tina, The Bane | |
| 2013 | Aliens: Colonial Marines | Lisa Reid | |
| 2013 | TowerFall | Last of the Order | |
| 2013 | Saints Row IV | Herself (Ashly Burch) | Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'? DLC |
| 2014 | Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | Rei | |
| 2014 | Team Fortress 2 | Miss Pauling | Also wrote the short for Expiration Date |
| 2014 | Project Spark | Avalon | Credited as Ashley Burch |
| 2014 | Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel | Tiny Tina, Schmidt | |
| 2015 | Saints Row: Gat out of Hell | Demons, Husks, Kiki DeWynter | |
| 2015 | Gravity Ghost | Iona, Pepper, Sorrel | |
| 2015 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel | Millium Orion | |
| 2015 | Life Is Strange | Chloe Price, Stella Hill, Taylor Christensen, Sarah | |
| 2015 | There Came an Echo | Val | |
| 2015 | Mortal Kombat X | Cassie Cage | |
| 2015 | The Magic Circle | Coda Soliz | |
| 2015 | Persona 4: Dancing All Night | Rise Kujikawa | Replacing Laura Bailey |
| 2015 | Fallout 4 | Tina De Luca, Rowdy, Cricket | |
| 2016 | Rise of the Tomb Raider | Nadia | Baba Yaga DLC |
| 2016 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II | Millium Orion | |
| 2016 | Lego Marvel's Avengers | Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel | |
| 2016 | Battleborn | Orendi | |
| 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan | April O'Neil | |
| 2016 | Minecraft: Story Mode | Cassie Rose | Ep. "A Portal to Mystery" |
| 2016 | Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness | Hana | |
| 2016 | World of Final Fantasy | Quacho Queen | |
| 2017 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Aloy, Elisabet Sobeck | |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series | Nebula | |
| 2017 | Pit People | Sofia, Hailey, Vampiress, Spidaur | |
| 2017 | Fortnite | Ray, Desiree, Dark Ray | Save The World |
| 2017 | Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite | Chun-Li | Replacing Laura Bailey |
| 2017 | Dota 2 | Dark Willow | |
| 2017 | Life Is Strange: Before the Storm | Chloe Price | Ep. "Farewell" |
| 2018 | OK K.O.! Let's Play Heroes | Enid Mettle |
| 2018 | Final Fantasy XV | Sarah | |
| 2019 | Afterparty | Sam Hill | |
| 2019 | Teppen | Chun-Li | |
| 2019 | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | Nebula | |
| 2019 | Borderlands 3 | Tiny Tina | |
| 2019 | The Blackout Club | Isabela Madi-Shaw ("Bells"), Prank Call Voice | |
| 2019 | The Outer Worlds | Parvati Holcomb | |
| 2020 | Valorant | Viper | |
| 2020 | The Last of Us Part II | Mel | |
| 2020 | Ninjala | Jane | |
| 2020 | The Red Lantern | Musher | |
| 2020 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Danika Hart | |
| 2020 | Marvel's Avengers | Kate Bishop / Hawkeye | DLC |
| 2022 | Horizon Forbidden West | Aloy, Beta, Elisabet Sobeck | |
| 2022 | Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | Tiny Tina | |
| 2023 | Horizon Call of the Mountain | Aloy | |
| 2023 | Spider-Man 2 | Danika Hart | |
| 2024 | Lego Horizon Adventures | Aloy | |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2023 | The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Additional voices | |
| 2024 | We're All Gonna Die | Thalia | |
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three | Nightshade, Mera | Direct-to-Video |

### Animation

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Tooth Fairy - Kud | Boy, Bedwet Fairy | English dub of Dutch internet animation |
| 2013–2022 | Bee and PuppyCat | Cass, Cicada | |
| 2014 | Blackford Manor | Josette Grey | |
| 2014 | Chainsaw Richard | Tiny Ghost | |
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Additional Voices | |
| 2014 | Expiration Date | Miss Pauling | |
| 2014–2018 | Adventure Time | Breezy, Scorp, Cheryl, Dew Drop, Blacksmith, Bun Bun, Super Porp Mutant 1, Scorpions, Additional Voices | Also writer |
| 2015–2018 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Lila Twinklepipes, Sorority Girl No. 1, Various | |
| 2016–2017 | We Bare Bears | Additional Voices | |
| 2017–2019 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Enid Mettle, 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 |
| 2017–2018 | Steven Universe | Rutile Twins | |
| 2019 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Meadow Springs | |
| 2019–2021 | Final Space | Ash Graven | |
| 2020 | The Loud House | Lainey | |
| 2020 | Glitch Techs | Ridley, K. Moon, Contestant 1, Sister, Neighborhood Kid, Kids, Goblin, Zed | Also writer |
| 2020 | Adventure Time: Distant Lands | Darling, Additional Voices | |
| 2020 | Hailey's On It! | Hailey Banks | Pilot only |
| 2021–2024 | The Ghost and Molly McGee | Molly McGee, Turkey Tina, Ice Cream Server, Additional Voices | Lead role |
| 2022–present | The Legend of Vox Machina | — | Writer |
| 2022–present | Chibiverse | Molly McGee | 5 episodes |
| 2022 | Dragon Age: Absolution | Qwydion | Main role |

### Live-action

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008–2019 | Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'? | Ash | Also creator, writer and executive producer |
| 2012 | Must Come Down | Holly | |
| 2015 | The Mask You Live In | Herself | Documentary |
| 2015–2016 | RocketJump: The Show | Female Assistant, Super Lieutenant, Jess | Also writer |
| 2015 | Muzzled the Musical | Malfalia | Musical |
| 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" |
| 2016–22 | Critical Role (campaign two) | Keg | Guest role; 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Dimension 404 | Shannon | Episode: "Cinethrax" |
| 2020–present | Mythic Quest | Rachel | Also staff writer, director, co-producer |
| 2023 | Candela Obscura (Chapter 3: "The Circle of Tide & Bone") | Dr. Elsie Roberts | Main cast; 3 episodes |

### Commercials

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2022 | State Farm | Herself | Super Sparkle |
| 2022 | State Farm | Herself | Yours Now |
| 2022 | State Farm | Herself | Fake Streamer |

### Anime dubbing

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Steins;Gate | Mayuri Shiina | Also film (credited as Jackie Ross) |
| 2013 | Code:Breaker | Sakura Sakurakoji | Credited as Jackie Ross |
| 2014 | Space Dandy | Freckles | Ep. 17 |
| 2014–2019 | Attack on Titan | Sasha Braus | Replaced by Megan Shipman |
| 2015 | Attack on Titan: Junior High | Sasha Braus | |
| 2018 | Steins;Gate 0 | Mayuri Shiina | Credited as Jackie Ross, ep 1–13 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
| 2013 | D.I.C.E. Awards | Outstanding Character Performance - Male or Female | Borderlands 2 | Nominated |
| 2015 | Golden Joystick Award | Performance of the Year | Life Is Strange | Won |
| 2015 | The Game Awards | Performance of the Year | Life Is Strange | Nominated |
| 2016 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Animated Program | Adventure Time: The Hall of Egress | Nominated |
| 2017 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Animated Program | Adventure Time: Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources | Won |
| 2017 | Golden Joystick Award | Best Gaming Performance | Horizon Zero Dawn | Won |
| 2017 | Golden Joystick Award | Breakout Performance | Horizon Zero Dawn | Won |
| 2017 | The Game Awards | Best Performance | Horizon Zero Dawn | Nominated |
| 2018 | PlayStation.Blog Game of the Year Awards | Best Performance | Horizon Zero Dawn | Won |
| 2018 | D.I.C.E. Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Character | Horizon Zero Dawn | Nominated |
| 2018 | British Academy Games Awards | Performer | Horizon Zero Dawn | Nominated |
| 2019 | The Game Awards | Best Performance | The Outer Worlds | Nominated |
| 2022 | The Game Awards | Best Performance | Horizon Forbidden West | Nominated |
| 2023 | Game Audio Network Guild Awards | Best Voice Performance | Horizon Forbidden West | Won |
| 2023 | D.I.C.E. Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Character | Horizon Forbidden West | Nominated |