Ashly Burch, actor (Mythic Quest, The Last of Us, Horizon).

[Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of addiction to prescription pain medication and fatal overdose.] My guest today is an American writer and performer who stars in Apple TV’s Mythic Quest series, and who has, in recent years, voiced some of video gaming’s best-loved characters. She grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and rose to prominence via the web series Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin’ , in which she starred alongside her brother, Anthony. Since then she has become a prolific voice actor for cartoons and video games; her roles include Mel from The Last of Us series, Aloy from the Horizon games, and Chloe Price from Life Is Strange . Play the console: Metal Gear Solid Harvest Moon 64 Final Fantasy IX Spelunky Mass Effect 2 Thank you for listening to My Perfect Console. Please consider becoming a Patreon supporter; your small monthly subscription will help to make the podcast sustainable for the long term, and you'll receive bonus content, and access to the My Perfect Console community: https://www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Take the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.