Profile
Pronoun
She/Her
Ethnicity
South African
Location
Sydney, Australia
Height
168 cm
Age Range
23–28
Career Highlights
Ash Williams is a skilled South African actor who graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2018. Ash has further honed her craft through extensive training in techniques such as the Chekhov Method, Perdekamp Emotional Method, and screen acting with industry leaders. Her stage credits include notable roles such as ‘Amina’ in “Dance Nation” at The Court Theatre in 2024 and the 'Young Writer' in “The Writer” for Silo Theatre in 2022. Ash has also appeared in ensemble works and classic productions, such as ‘Cleopatra’ in “Antony and Cleopatra.” In film, she played ‘Brooke’ in “IML Film Project” and the 'Teenage Witch' in “Circadian.”
Short Film.
2017 | IML Film Project | Brooke | NZ Film School |
2013 | Circadian | Teenage Whitch | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Stella Reid |
Theatre.
2023 | Dance Nation | Amina | The Court Theatre Dir. Alison Walls |
2022 | The Writer | Young Writer (Titular ) | Silo Theatre Dir. Sophie Roberts |
2019 | Ransom | Paloma (Second Unit) | Dir. Stella Reid |
2019 | Second Unit | Vampire | Dir. Stella Reid |
2018 | The Wolves | #11 | Dir. Stella Reid |
2017 | Once On The Island | (Ensemble ) | Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School Dir. Jon Hunter |
2017 | The Christmas Detention Center | Jana Burner | Dir. Stella Reid |
2016 | Antony And Cleopatra | Cleopatra | Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School Dir. Chris Janedes |
2015 | Text If Your Get Lost | Jordan | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Leo Gene Peters |
2015 | The Adding Machine | Her | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Stella Reid |
2015 | The Mountebank Hotel | Various | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Stella Reid |
2015 | Unnamed | Various | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Stella Reid |
2014 | Live Acts On Stage | Various | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Brett Adam |
2013 | Oneirounaught | (Ensemble) | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Stella Reid |
2013 | The Bacchae | (Ensemble) | Long Cloud Youth Theatre Dir. Stella Reid |
Training.
American Accent & Self Tape Workshop with Elizabeth Nabben - 2022 | |||
On Screen Character Creation Workshop with Elena Stejko - 2022 | |||
1-on-1 Session with Brita McVeigh - 2018 | |||
Bachelor of Performing Arts: Acting - 2018, Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School | |||
Chekhov Technique Intensive with Elena Stejko - 2018 | |||
Ballroom Dance Intensive - 2017 | |||
Perdekamp Emotional Method with Stephen Perdekamp - 2017 | |||
Physical Theatre Masterclass with Malia Johnson - 2017 | |||
Play Masterclass with James Ashcroft - 2017 | |||
Singing Intensive with Mark Dorrell - 2017 | |||
Ballroom Dance Workshop - 2016 | |||
Screen Workshop with Brita McVeigh - 2016 | |||
Screen Workshop with Cohen Holloway - 2016 | |||
Screen Workshop with Miranda Harcourt - 2016 | |||
Acting Training with Long Cloud Youth Theatre - 2015 |