Ashley Romans
American actress
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Ashley Romans (born December 28, 1992)[1] is an American actress, known for playing Agent 355 in Y: The Last Man, Hermione Granger in Hermione Granger and the Quarter Life Crisis, and Tabitha Hutter on NOS4A2.
Ashley Romans | |
|---|---|
Romans in 2018 | |
| Born | December 28, 1992 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Pace University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Early life
Romans was originally inspired to pursue acting while watching her older sister play Ruth in her high school production of A Raisin in the Sun.[2] She studied theater at Pace University, graduating in 2015.[3]
Career
In 2017, she won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Lead Performance in the play Rotterdam,[4] in which she plays a character undergoing gender transition in conjunction with a partner who is struggling with coming out to her parents as a lesbian.[5] In 2020, Romans replaced Lashana Lynch in the lead role of Agent 355 in the television adaptation of the comic book series Y: The Last Man.[6] The series premiered in 2021.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Slave Girls on the Moon | P. Grier | |
| 2016 | TV Junkie | Karen | Short |
| August Ninth | Zora | Short | |
| 2017 | Christmas Crime Story | Heather Harrington | |
| 2019 | The Devil Lives in Clarksville County | Trish Walker | Short |
| Finding Johnny | Janelle | TV movie | |
| 2020 | Salt in the Wound | Simone | Short |
| First-Rounders | Shy Girl | Short | |
| 2021 | Lulu | Lulu | Short |
| 2024 | Step Back, Doors Closing | Kesang | Romantic comedy |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | Hermione Granger and the Quarter Life Crisis | Hermione Granger | Main cast |
| 2018 | I'm Dying Up Here | Alvira | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| Shameless | Alex | Recurring cast: Season 9 | |
| 2019 | Insignificant Other | Ella | Episode: "Aging, etc." |
| 2019–2020 | NOS4A2 | Tabitha Hutter | Recurring cast: season 1, main cast: season 2 |
| 2021 | Y: The Last Man | Agent 355 | Main cast |
| 2023 | Mrs. Davis | Joy | Episode: "The Final Intercut: So I'm Your Horse" |
| The Hurt Unit | Nora | ABC pilot | |
| 2024 | Genius | Ella Mae | Recurring |
| 2025 | The Pitt | Joyce St. Claire | Recurring; 4 episodes |
| The Morning Show | Tunde Johnson | Episode: "Amari" |
