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Ashley Johnson

General Information

Full name

Ashley Suzanne Johnson

Also known as

Ash-O-Lee

Pronouns

she/her

Born

August 9, 1983 (age 42)Camarillo, California

Nationality

American

Profession

• Actress
• Voice actress
• President of the Critical Role Foundation

Critical Role works

4-Sided Dive Age of Umbra Candela Obscura Circle of the Vassal and the Veil Critical Role Campaign 1: Vox Machina Campaign 2: The Mighty Nein Campaign 3: Bells Hells Downfall Campaign 4 Between the Sheets EverythingIsContent Exandria Unlimited Prime Handbooker Helper MAME Drop Mini Primetime Narrative Telephone Pub Draw Specials Talks Machina Travis Willingham's Yee-Haw Game Ranch The Legend of Vox Machina Weird Kids Wildemount Wildlings

Internet Presence

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@theashleysuzanne Ashley Johnson is an actress, voice actress, a member of the founding cast of Critical Role, and the president of the Critical Role Foundation. She plays Vaelus in Campaign Four.

In previous campaigns, Ashley played Pike Trickfoot, Yasha Nydoorin and Fearne Calloway. She was also the Dungeon Master for "The Nautilus Ark: A Johnson Corp Odyssey" (Sx60).

Contents

• 1 Critical Role Productions
  • 1.1 Pre-stream
  • 1.2 Main campaigns
  • 1.3 Critical Role Foundation
  • 1.4 Player characters
    • 1.4.1 Main campaigns
    • 1.4.2 One-shots and miniseries
  • 1.5 Games played as Dungeon Master
• 2 Other works
  • 2.1 Movies and television
  • 2.2 Voice acting
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Trivia
• 5 External links
• 6 References

Critical Role Productions[]

Pre-stream[]

The first campaign of Critical Role was Ashley's first time playing a pen-and-paper RPG. She was one of the last players to join the game, and with few options left, she chose to be a gnome cleric because she thought it would be funny and interesting. She quickly realized just how valuable a character she was when the first battle began.

On her first appearance on Critical Role, "Attack on the Duergar Warcamp" (1x04), her first and second dice rolls were both natural 20s. Her third dice roll was a natural 1.

Main campaigns[]

After "Enter Vasselheim" (1x16), Ashley had to leave Los Angeles, California to live in New York City, as she was starring in NBC's live-action series Blindspot. Ashley continued to play via Skype when possible, and she returned to LA several times during Blindspot's production hiatus, allowing her to return to Critical Role in person. Once production on Blindspot ended, Ashley was back permanently as of "The Cathedral" (2x86).

During the times when Ashley was not available to play, Pike's absence from the story was usually explained as her staying to work on rebuilding the temple of Sarenrae in Vasselheim or helping to fortify Whitestone. Her appearing out of nowhere to join the group for one or two episodes was explained by Pike using a divine projection to be with the rest of Vox Machina, although she physically remained in Vasselheim. Yasha's absences were justified by the character being more of a loner who does not like large groups, but will join up with the party on occasion, and eventually by her being mind-controlled by Obann.

Critical Role Foundation[]

Ashley became president of the Critical Role Foundation when it launched in September 2020. She frequently gives updates on current fundraising campaigns at the start of Critical Role episodes.

Player characters[]

See also: Player characters played by Ashley Johnson

Main campaigns[]

• Pike Trickfoot, gnome Cleric of The Everlight (War Domain) (Campaign One: Vox Machina)
• Yasha Nydoorin, aasimar Barbarian (Path of the Zealot) (Campaign Two: The Mighty Nein)
• Fearne Calloway, faun Druid (Circle of Wildfire)/Rogue (Arcane Trickster) (Campaign Three: Bells Hells)
• Vaelus, drow Paladin (Campaign Four)

Pike Trickfoot[art 3]Yasha Nydoorin[art 4]Fearne Calloway[art 5]Vaelus[art 6]

One-shots and miniseries[]

• Ashley Johnson (character), human rogue ("Liam's Quest: Full Circle" (Sx16))
• Nutmeg Gingersnap, christmas elf Wizard ("The Night Before Critmas" (Sx41))
• Peaches Silversong, honesty pegasus ("Tails of Equestria One-Shot" (Sx44))
• Pike Trickfoot, gnome cleric (War Domain)
  • "The Search For Grog" (Sx42)
  • "The Search For Bob" (Sx45)
  • "Dalen's Closet" (Sx47)
  • "Vox Machina vs. Mighty Nein" (Sx57)
• Damian Vadoma, half-elven fighter (Rune Knight) ("The Adventures of the Darrington Brigade" (Sx49))
• Cameron Solomon, infernal ("Cinderbrush: A Monsterhearts Story" (Sx51))
• Fearne Calloway, faun druid (Circle of Wildfire)/rogue (Arcane Trickster)
  • Exandria Unlimited Prime
  • "Total Party Kill: Chicago Live 2025" (Sx95)
  • "Tag Team at the Teeth – Beyond the Shroud" (Sx98)
  • "Oaths & Ash – Indianapolis Live Show 2025" (Sx100)
• Ramsey Finnigan ("Tiny Tina's Wonderlands One-Shot" (Sx66))
• Yasha Nydoorin, aasimar barbarian (Path of the Zealot)
  • "The Mighty Nein Reunited Part 1" (Sx73) - "The Mighty Nein Reunited Part 2" (Sx74)
  • "The Mighty Nein Reunion: Echoes of the Solstice" (Sx79)
  • Wildemount Wildlings
  • "Tag Team at the Teeth – The Misty Ascent" (Sx97)
• Auggie James (Candela Obscura, Chapter One)
• Oppenheimer Betabean ("Critical Role plays Daggerheart" (Sx83), "The Menagerie Returns!" (Sx84), "Ménagerie a Trois" (Sx85))
• Trist, human paladin (Oath of Redemption)/cleric (Light Domain) ("Downfall: Part One" (3x99) - "Downfall: Part Three" (3x101))
• Guinevere Beasley, dwarf druid snowman ("Critical Role Presents: A Daggerheart Critmas Story Live Show" (Sx89))
• Misty, highborne clank bard (Age of Umbra)
• Karen Marie Thomas ("Thank Goodness it's Thursday!" (Sx101))

Ashley Johnson[art 7]Nutmeg Gingersnap[art 8]Peaches Silversong[art 9]Damian Vadoma[art 10]Cameron Solomon[art 11]Fearne Calloway[art 12]Auggie James[art 13]Oppenheimer Betabean[art 14]Trist[art 15]

Games played as Dungeon Master[]

• "The Nautilus Ark: A Johnson Corp Odyssey" (Sx60)

Other works[]

→ See also: Ashley's IMDb profile

Movies and television[]

Ashley became known as a child actress in the early 90s with her role as Chrissy Seaver on the sitcom Growing Pains. By the time she was 12, she had played in eight TV series. She appeared in the NBC drama series Blindspot from 2015 to 2020, as FBI forensic specialist Patterson.

In 2012, Ashley appeared in The Avengers as Beth, a waitress who is saved by Captain America. She was intended to appear in future films as his newest love interest, but the idea was shelved.

Voice acting[]

Some of Ashley's well-known voice acting roles are Gretchen Grundler in Recess, Peter Shepherd in Jumanji (the animated series), Terra in Teen Titans, Gwen Tennyson in the Ben 10 franchise, and Tulip Olsen in Infinity Train. She provided the voice and motion capture for Ellie Williams in the video game The Last of Us and its sequel, for which she won two BAFTA awards for Best Performer and a VGX Award for Best Voice Actress, and received several nominations. She is also the voice of Pike Trickfoot in The Legend of Vox Machina animated series and will voice Yasha Nydoorin in the still in production Mighty Nein animated series. She will be the voice of Purple in the upcoming animated series Among Us based on the video game of the same name.

Personal life[]

Ashley has known Reeve Carney (Orpheus in Hadestown) since they were about 13, and even dated him for a time later in life. They are still friends, and while they were together Reeve gave her her very first model train as a gift, since it was something they both liked.[1]

Ashley and Brian W. Foster began dating in 2012 and announced their engagement in December 2018.[2] They lived together with their two dogs, Henry and Bullock. Previously, Ashley also had had another dog, Sully, who passed away in 2018.

In May 2023, it was reported that Johnson separated from Foster.[3][4][5] In October 2023, Ashley and six other women, two of which are current Critical Role employees, brought a civil suit against Foster alleging domestic violence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, sexual battery and assault, and stalking.[6][7][8]

Trivia[]

• Ashley's player characters from the first two main campaigns both had their hair turned white due to a significant event, and they both gained wings due to their accomplishments.
• When asked which other Campaign One character she would rather play as, Ashley said either Vax'ildan or Grog Strongjaw.[9]
• Ashley appeared as an NPC in "Critical Role EXTRA – Liam's Quest!" (Sx12), played by Liam O'Brien. She acted similarly to her character Pike, healing the party and sporting a pair of feathered wings.
• One of Sam Riegel's recurring sponsor bits features Ashley as the main character, Gale.
• Ashley's chosen drink for her Between the Sheets interview was a junglebird.
• In 2020, Ashley appeared in her first time in costume for Halloween on the show. She was dressed as Henry Crabgrass. Subsequently, she has dressed as Travis Willingham (2021), Emma Frost (2022), and Pippin (2023).
• Ashley was the last member of the main cast to take on the role of Dungeon Master. Her first one-shot was unlocked as a stretch goal for the Kickstarter campaign of The Legend of Vox Machina.
• Ashley always wanted to be an astronaut.[10]
• Ashley can play the guitar, piano, violin, and cello. She is also a singer. She has a Soundcloud page where she posts song covers. Her favorite key in music is B minor.[11]
• According to Marisha Ray Ashley takes a long time defining things about official art being released/updated because she is indecisive.[12]
• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the cast of Critical Role had to record their lines for The Legend of Vox Machina at home. Ashley built her recording studio inside of a closet.[13]
• To promote Exandria Unlimited Prime, several cast members took over the Critical Role instagram account for a day. Ashley took over on June 19, 2021. A fan-made compilation of her instagram stories has been uploaded on Youtube.
• When asked which one of her Critical Role characters are her favorite, she said it's too hard to choose. However, she likes playing Fearne Calloway because it's so much fun to play somebody who doesn't have a filter. Also, Yasha Nydoorin has a special place in her heart that is different from her other characters and she really liked playing Damian Vadoma with the Darrington Brigade. [14]
• On Talks Machina, the host Brian Wayne Foster liked to "#ThankMyGuests" with names that were either mispronounced or sounded close to their names. Here are the names for Ashley Johnson:

Ashley Jenkins Arshley Jenkins Hashleaf Godson

Ad-Free Johnson Crash Thee Datsun Ask Me to Prom, Son

Ellie BAFTA Won Trashly Jenkins YASH-O-LEE

Yass Queen Get Some Yasha is a Boss, Son! Naturally Blocks Sun

External links[]

• Between the Sheets: Ashley Johnson (June 5, 2019)
• Ashley Johnson on Wikipedia
• Ashley Johnson on IMDb

References[]

1. ↑ Weird Kids Episode 8: Trains, Trains, & Automo-Trains at 17:27 (subscription required).
2. ↑ See Ashley and Brian's engagement announcement on Instagram.
3. ↑ Segarra, Edward (May 23, 2023). "'The Last of Us' actress Ashley Johnson files restraining order against ex-boyfriend". USA Today. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
4. ↑ Panella, Chris; Teh, Cheryl (May 23, 2023). "'The Last of Us' and 'Critical Role' star Ashley Johnson filed a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, saying she's endured 'many acts of terror' over years of abuse". Insider. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
5. ↑ Smith, Ed (May 23, 2023). "The Last of Us star files domestic violence order against ex-boyfriend". PCGamesN. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
6. ↑ Hoffer, Christian (October 4, 2023) "The Last of Us Star Ashley Johnson and Six Others Sue Brian W. Foster for Abuse". ComicBook.com.
7. ↑ Vary, Adam B. (October 6, 2023). "'Critical Role' Star Ashley Johnson, Six Other Women Allege Physical and Verbal Abuse By Brian Foster". Variety.
8. ↑ White, Abbey (October 6, 2023). "'The Last of Us' Star Ashley Johnson and Six Other Women Allege Sexual, Physical Abuse by Brian Foster". The Hollywood Reporter.
9. ↑ See "Attack on the Duergar Warcamp" (1x04) at 3:56:32.
10. ↑ See "Honesty Hour" ft. Ashley Johnson (G&S AMA) at 1:06:44.
11. ↑ See "Age of Umbra: Desperloch" (AUx01) at 2:34:02.
12. ↑ See "4-Sided Dive: The Tower" (4SDx29) at 1:31:12.
13. ↑ See The Legend of the Voices of Vox Machina.
14. ↑ See Critical Role Panel at Florida Supercon 2024 at 45:52.

Art:

1. ↑ Ashley Johnson promotional photo for Campaign Four, by Michael Schmidt (source). This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.
2. ↑ Fan art of Ashley's Exandria characters, by Aviv Or (source). Used with permission.
3. ↑ Official portrait by GalacticJonah
4. ↑ Official portrait by Hannah Friederichs
5. ↑ Official portrait by Linda Lithén
6. ↑ Official portrait by Loren Hontanilla
7. ↑ Official portrait by Kendra Wells
8. ↑ Official portrait by Hugo Cardenas
9. ↑ Official portrait by Tori
10. ↑ Official portrait by Aviv Or
11. ↑ Official portrait by Nikoreru
12. ↑ Official portrait by Hannah Friederichs
13. ↑ Official portrait by Lizzart
14. ↑ Official portrait by Shaun Ellis
15. ↑ Official portrait by Hannah Friederichs
16. ↑ Photograph of Ashley Johnson, by Heirlume Photography (source). This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.
17. ↑ Sotoodeh, Sarah. Jaimie Alexander shows off her incredibly sculpted back in a bold crimson dress for PaleyLive in New York City on Daily Mail. Published April 12, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

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