Valorie Curry
Curry at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con
Alma materCalifornia State University, Fullerton (BA)
Occupation(s)Actress, voice actress
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2016; div. 2023)​

Valorie Curry is an American actress. Her credits include Veronica Mars (2005–06), The Following (2013–14) and The Tick (2016–19).[1] She also starred as the titular character in the PlayStation 3 tech demo Kara (2012) and reprised the role in the video game Detroit: Become Human (2018). In 2023, she joined the cast of the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys as the superhero Firecracker.

Early life

Curry grew up with her brother David and sister Colleen in Orange County, California, graduating from Sonora High School in La Habra, California in 2004.[1] She attended California State University, Fullerton, receiving a degree in theater. She has also worked with The Second City and Phantom Projects theatre groups, performing such roles as Jennie Mae in The Diviners and Monique in Out, Out, Brief Candle!, as well as roles in Oklahoma!, Bus Stop, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and The Diary of Anne Frank.[2]

Personal life

Curry married actor Sam Underwood, her The Following co-star, in 2016.[3]

Curry divorced Underwood in 2023.

She came out as pansexual on National Coming Out Day 2019.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 I Love You Like Crazy Melody Short film
2012 Kara Kara (voice) Short film (tech demo)
Also motion capture
2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Charlotte
2015 Bus Stop Alexia Short film
2016 American Pastoral Rita Cohen
2016 Blair Witch Talia
2018 After Darkness Margot
2019 Inherit the Viper Eve

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005–06 Veronica Mars Jane Kuhne 6 episodes
2011 CSI: NY Hannah McCray Episode: "Indelible"
2012 Psych Rose-Marie Farrow Episode: "Heeeeere's Lassie"
2013–14 The Following Emma Hill 29 episodes
2015–16 House of Lies Kelsey 10 episodes
2016–19 The Tick Dot Everest 22 episodes
2021 The Lost Symbol Katherine Solomon 10 episodes
2024–present The Boys Firecracker Main role (season 4)

Music videos

Year Title Role Artist(s)
2012 "After Midnight" Lead Female Patient Blink-182

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Detroit: Become Human Kara[5] Also motion capture

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2018 Gamers' Choice Awards Fan Favorite Female Voice Actor Kara in Detroit: Become Human Nominated [6]
2019 National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards Performance in a Drama, Lead Nominated [7]

References

  1. ^ a b Gaede, Susan (December 1, 2010). "AEDE: Sonora grad cast in 'Twilight' movie". Orange County Register. Retrieved on 2013-06-29.
  2. ^ "A View From the Inside - Phantom Projects Theatre Group". www.phantomprojects.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  3. ^ Scharf, Lindzi (2016-09-13). "TIFF 2016: Valorie Curry Breaks Out in 'American Pastoral' and 'Blair Witch Project'". WWD. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  4. ^ "Valorie Curry on Instagram: "For the last several years, I've felt a deep need and a deep contraction about coming out on #nationalcomingoutday🌈 I felt like I didn't…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  5. ^ Curry, Valorie [@valoriecurry] (October 27, 2015). "Oh shit! Didn't realize this was dropping today! Yes, it's me. Yes, it's Kara. I'm so excited to finally share this www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-10-27-quantic-dream-reveals-detroit-become-human" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 October 2015 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "2018 Gamers' Choice Awards - Gaming Nominees". Gamers' Choice Awards. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Nominee List for 2018". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. 11 February 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

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