Colby Minifie

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Colby Minifie
Born (1992-01-31) January 31, 1992 (age 33)
New York City, New York, United States
EducationHunter College
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Colby Minifie (born January 31, 1992) is an American actress best known for her supporting role as Ashley Barrett on the Amazon Prime Video satirical superhero series The Boys (2019–present).[1] She is also known for her recurring roles as Robyn on the first season of the Netflix neo-noir superhero series Jessica Jones (2015)[2] and Virginia on the fifth and sixth seasons of the AMC post-apocalyptic horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead (2019–21).

Early life

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Colby Minifie was born on January 31, 1992, in New York City, where she performed for four years with the National Dance Institute. Minifie began acting at the age of eleven and was a YoungArts scholar.[3] She graduated from the William E. Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College in 2014.[4]

Career

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In 2005, Minifie made her Broadway debut as an understudy for the roles of Boy and Girl in the New York production of The Pillowman at the Booth Theatre.[5] She starred opposite Douglas Smith in an off-Broadway production of Punk Rock at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in 2014.[6] In 2016, she starred opposite Jessica Lange, Gabriel Byrne, and Michael Shannon in the New York production of Long Day's Journey into Night, which was directed by Jonathan Kent. The following year, she starred opposite Allison Janney and Corey Hawkins in the Broadway revival of Six Degrees of Separation at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 The Greatest Latent
The Winning Season Teen girl
2010 Beware the Gonzo Melanie
2012 Camilla Dickinson Louisa
2013 Deep Powder Snack
2016 Don't Think Twice Audience Neil
2017 Submission Ruby [8]
2018 Radium Girls Doris
2020 I'm Thinking of Ending Things Yvonne
2020 Victor in Paradise Sheila Short film [9]
2021 Homebody Melanie [10]
2022 Lemons Maisie Lemons Short film [11]
2025 The Surrender Megan [12]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 Law & Order Sarah Episode: "Lucky Stiff"
2011 Glee Young Sue Sylvester Episode: "Mash Off"
Scenes deleted
Eden Sue Episode: "Pilot"
2012 Nurse Jackie Blithe Episode: "Disneyland Sucks"
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lindsay Bennett Episode: "Girl Dishonored"
The Blacklist Girl on Train Episode: "Frederick Barnes (No. 47)"
2014 The Michael J. Fox Show Margot Episode: "Dinner"
Black Box Maddy Temko Episode: "Who Are You?"
2015 Jessica Jones Robyn 5 episodes [13]
2018 Madam Secretary Bella Rossi Episode: "Thin Ice"
Dietland Jasmine 2 episodes
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Ginger 5 episodes [14]
2019 Blindspot Ginny Kelling Episode: "'Ohana"
The Code Sgt. Phoebe Day Episode: "Lioness"
2019–present The Boys Ashley Barrett Recurring (season 1); main (season 2–present) [14]
2019–2021 Fear the Walking Dead Virginia Recurring (seasons 5–6); 11 episodes
2019 Fear the Walking Dead: The Althea Tapes Virginia Episode: "Virginia's Gang" [15]
2022 The Boys Presents: Diabolical Ashley Barrett Voice; episode: "Boyd in 3D"
2023 Gen V Ashley Barrett Guest role [16]

Theater

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 The Pillowman Girl/Boy understudy Booth Theatre
2012 Close Up Space by Molly Smith Metzler Harper Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City Center [17][18]
2014 Punk Rock Lilly Lucille Lortel Theatre [6][19][20]
2016 Long Day's Journey into Night Cathleen American Airlines Theatre [21][22][23]
2017 Six Degrees of Separation Tess Ethel Barrymore Theatre [24][25]

References

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  1. ^ Denise Petski (October 30, 2020). "'The Boys' Ups Claudia Doumit & Colby Minifie To Series Regulars For Season 3". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Simon Abrams (December 8, 2015). "Jessica Jones Episode 12: I Forgive You". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Alumni Spotlight February 2012: Colby Minifie, YoungArts, February 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "Student Profile: Colby Minifie", City University of New York, January 29, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  5. ^ "Colby Minifie (Performer) | Playbill". www.playbill.com. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Alexis Soloski (November 20, 2014). "Actors in Punk Rock Tap Into Teenage Alienation". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  7. ^ Victoria Myers (June 15, 2017). "A Slice of (professional) Life: Colby Minifie". The Interval. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  8. ^ Gleiberman, Owen. "Film Review: Submission", Variety, February 28, 2018
  9. ^ "VICTOR IN PARADISE a film by BRENDAN MCHUGH". Le Cinéma Club. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  10. ^ Simonette, Matt (2022-12-07). "Actor Colby Minifie portrays an unfamiliar 'Homebody' in new film". Windy City Times. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  11. ^ "Lemons | Palm Springs International Film Festival". www.psfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  12. ^ Grobar, Matt (August 26, 2024). "'Grey's Anatomy's Kate Burton & 'The Boys' Colby Minifie To Topline Julia Max Horror 'The Surrender'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  13. ^ Simon Abrams (December 8, 2015). "Jessica Jones Episode 12: I Forgive You". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  14. ^ a b Fletcher, Alex. "The Boys: Meet the cast of Prime Video's outrageous superhero series", BT TV, July 25, 2019
  15. ^ FilmVandaag.nl (2024-06-29). Volledige Cast van Fear the Walking Dead: The Althea Tapes (serie, 2019) (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-06-29 – via www.filmvandaag.nl.
  16. ^ Panaligan, EJ (December 3, 2022). "'Gen V' Trailer Takes 'The Boys' to College, Teases Appearances From Main Series Characters". Variety. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  17. ^ Cervelli, Joseph (January 13, 2012). "'Close Up Space' falls flat". Leonia Life. Leonia, New Jersey. p. A9. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  18. ^ Farrar, Jennifer (January 1, 2012). "Close Up Space saved by talented cast". Republican and Herald. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. p. C5. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  19. ^ Brantley, Ben. "Don’t Let Those Neat Uniforms Fool You", The New York Times, November 17, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2019
  20. ^ Feldberg, Robert (November 19, 2014). "British teens come apart due to exam pressures". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. p. D5. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  21. ^ Canacci, Bill (May 8, 2016). "A dark and dreary odyssey". The Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. p. B7. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  22. ^ Feldberg, Robert (April 28, 2016). "'Journey': Deep love, deep flaws". The Herald-News. Passaic, New Jersey. p. B3. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  23. ^ Dowling, Robert M. (June 2016). "The Maid Behind the Mayhem". Irish America. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  24. ^ Cote, David (April 28, 2017). "Six Degrees of Separation". Time Out New York. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  25. ^ Vine, Hannah. "Snaps for Opening Night: Six Degrees of Separation's Sarah Mezzanotte and Colby Minifie Get Glam", Playbill, April 26, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2019
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