Mica Burton
Burton in 2016
Born
Michaela Jean Burton

(1994-07-08) July 8, 1994 (age 29)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesMichaela Jean Burton
Occupations
  • Actress
  • cosplayer
  • host
Years active2015–present
RelativesLeVar Burton (father)

Michaela Jean Burton[1] (born July 8, 1994) is an American actress, cosplayer and host. She is known for her contributions in the gaming space, having hosted for Achievement Hunter, The Know, the Overwatch League and voicing a character in 100ft Robot Golf.

Burton has been referred to as a "nerd renaissance woman" by The New York Times[2] and has been noted as one of only a few professional black cosplayers by Essence.[3]

Career

Acting

In 2015, Burton portrayed the role of Jules in the film Lazer Team (2015).[4] She also briefly appeared in The Eleven Little Roosters (2017).[citation needed]

She voiced Vahni in 100ft Robot Golf (2016).[5] Burton is known for her roles in actual play RPG web shows such as Wizards of the Coast's Destiny & Doom (2017)[6] and Nights of Eveningstar (2020).[7][8] Burton also guest starred in Critical Role's second campaign[9][10] and in L.A. by Night.[11]

Burton plays ensign Alandra La Forge, the daughter of Burton's father's character, Geordi La Forge, in the third season of Star Trek: Picard.[12]

Cosplay

Burton began cosplaying in high school after attending a convention with a friend.[3][13] She was commissioned by Riot Games to create League of Legends cosplay in 2019.[14] She has also received praise for cosplays of characters from The Legend of Zelda.[15][16]

Hosting

Burton, who had been a fan of the company since she was a child, joined Rooster Teeth in 2016 after meeting the founders and other employees.[3] She began as a host in the gaming division Achievement Hunter,[4] but later moved to the entertainment news division The Know.[17] She left Rooster Teeth in 2018, stating in 2020 that this was due to racial issues at the company.[18][19]

In 2019, Burton joined the Overwatch League as a "League Insider", conducting interviews with the players.[20] She left in 2020.[21]

Burton has hosted multiple Dungeons & Dragons events for Wizards of the Coast such as D&D Live 2019: The Descent[22][23] and D&D Live 2021.[24] Burton began cohosting the web series Critter Hug in 2020 for Critical Role Productions.[25][26]

She was a speaker at Ubisoft's monthly Black Game Pros event in 2020.[27] She hosted a cosplay competition at Glitchcon 2020.[28][29] Burton was a cohost for a Star Trek anniversary stream in 2020 [30] and multiple Star Trek streams on Paramount+ in 2021 [31][32]

Burton hosted The PC Gaming Show during E3 2021[33] and during Summer Game Fest 2022.[34]

Personal life

Burton is the daughter of makeup artist Stephanie Cozart-Burton and actor LeVar Burton.[35]

Burton graduated from the University of Michigan in 2016 with a BFA in acting.[3]

She is bisexual.[36][2]

Filmography

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2021)

Live-action filmography

List of live-action performances
Year Title Role(s) Notes Source
2015 Lazer Team Jules Film [4]
2016–2017 Achievement Hunter Herself Web Series; cast and host [4][37]
2017–2018 The Know Herself Web Series; co-host [17][38]
2017 Destiny & Doom Freyja Varondal RPG Web Series; main role [6]
2018 "Danny Don't You Know" Concert Fan Music Video; Ninja Sex Party
2018–2019 Game the Game Herself Web series; 3 episodes [39][40][41]
2019 Critical Role (Campaign 2) Reani Web series; 3 episodes [9][10]
Pub Draw Herself Web Series; episode: "Draw Reani with Mica Burton!" [42]
2020–2021 L.A. by Night Delilah Web series; 2 episodes [11][43]
Narrative Telephone Herself Web series; 2 episodes [44][45]
Critter Hug Herself Web series; co-host [25][26]
2020–2022 Nights of Eveningstar Azara Mithras Web series; main role [7][8][46]
2021 Diablo One-Shot Indra Web Event for BlizzCon [47][48]
D&D Strixhaven - Curriculum Of Chaos Web Event for Roll20Con [49][50]
2023 Star Trek: Picard Ensign Alandra La Forge TV series; recurring role [51]
The Ready Room Herself Episode: "The Bounty"

Voice-over filmography

List of voice-over performances
Year Title Role(s) Notes Source
2016 100ft Robot Golf Vahni Video game [5]

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