Ashley Reed

Ashley started acting in August 2009. She decided to take an acting class with a theater acting coach to help introduce her to this life long dream she never had the opportunity to try before. After a few weeks, Ashley knew this was a career she wanted for herself. She started researching for talent agencies but came across a few extras casting director websites. She applied and a short time later she was cast as an extra in her first feature film "The Mechanic". Ashley loved every minute being on set. Studying the professional actors, being on set, and working with other extras was all a new experience. She learned a lot from fellow extras about "the biz". She was able to find acting workshops and eventually signed with her first agency in Louisiana. She followed with working as an extra on other features such as "The Green Lantern" and "Legendary". After the features were wrapped it was time to look forward to the next acting step. Ashley started researching once again and came across a new-to-the-area local producer wanting to start a new cable show. She was asked to be 1 of the 3 co-hosts for the show called "Wet County" where local companies could inform future customers about their businesses. The show also informed locals about fun things to do around town. Ashley loved the chance to learn yet another new skill. This interviewing opportunity taught Ashley how to be in front of a camera. Soon after season 1 of "Wet County" wrapped Ashley had auditioned for a local commercial and was hired. She filmed the commercial in impressive amount of time and was also asked to record a radio commercial for the company. Ashley relocated to a new state and went straight to work looking for auditions. She found an audition for a local independent film. The audition allowed her to meet a great group of filmmakers and felt welcomed to the area. Soon after she saw an audition for a "20-something college student, history teachers assistant" for a new web project. Ashley submitted for the project and received an audition. Soon after, she was cast for the role of Christina Duval in the web series "A Perfect Union". The local film society has offered many opportunities to work with different filmmakers. In July 2011 she was given the chance to work in two short films that were accepted to a 7-day Film Festival. "The 9th Door" she was cast as Nurse Jackie (an element character all the films had to include to participate in the festival) and "Archer & Slade and the Antlers of Gold". Ashley was able to give the character Jackie a whole personality different than any other character she had portrayed before. Ashley has signed with new talent agencies and continues to expand her acting abilities. Always studying and improving, Ashley embraces all the opportunities as creative new experiences.