Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut

Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut is an American actress and writer who has worked on Broadway, film and television. She is best known for her role as Ensign Sidney La Forge in the third season of Star Trek: Picard (2023).

Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut
Born
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Greensboro (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actress, writer

Early life

Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut was born to Leslie Sharpe Chestnut[1] and Charles S. Chestnut IV[2] and was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. Chestnut attended Northwest School of the Arts with a major in Theatre and minor in Dance. In 2015, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's School of Music, Theatre and Dance.[3]

Stage credits
Year Title Role Theater Notes
2014 "Brother Wolf" Shadow Triad Stage
"A Christmas Carol" Belle Triad Stage
2016 The Crucible[4] Susanna Walcott[5]

u/s Abigail Williams

 Walter Kerr Theatre 2016 Broadway Revival Cast

Broadway Debut

2017 A Doll's House, Part 2 u/s Emmy Helmer John Golden Theatre Original Broadway Cast[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Gotham Officer Katherine Parks Episode: "A Bitter Pill to Swallow"
2016 The Mysteries of Laura Becky Episode: "The Mystery of the Dark Heart"
2016 - 2017 Homeland Simone Bah Recurring
2018 The Good Fight Rachelle Dabrezil Episode: "Day 464"
Amazon Studios: Panic[7] Natalie Williams Main role pilot[8]
2019 Instinct Theresa Daniels Episode: "Grey Matter"
Prodigal Son Islande Episode: "The Trip"
2020 Farewell Stacey ABFF and BFF[9]
Give or Take Stella WHFF
2021 Cruel Summer[10] Ashley Wallis[11] Recurring
National Parks[12] Penny Stanton Main role
2022 Rap Sh!t Fatima Assan Recurring
2022 - 2023 NCIS: Los Angeles FBI Special Agent Summer Morehurst Recurring
2023 Dear Luke, Love Me Madison Supporting
2023 Star Trek: Picard[13] Ensign Sidney La Forge 10 episodes
2023 The Ready Room Herself Episode: "The Bounty"

References
  1. "...Actress Reflects on Career..." www.gainesvillesun.com. December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  2. "Charles S. "Chuck" Chestnut IV". Florida House of Representatives. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. "Alumna Lands Role". news.unccg.edu. November 12, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  4. Brantley, Ben (April 2016). "New York Times: Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'". The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  5. "Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut Theatre Credits". playbill.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  6. "A Doll's House, Part 2 Broadway Original Cast". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  7. "Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut Deadline". deadline.com. August 28, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  8. "Alumna Lands Role On New Amazon Studios Pilot". uncg.edu. November 12, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  9. "Bentonville Film Festival". bentonvillefilm.org. October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  10. "Cruel Summer: Who is Kate's Stepsister Ashley? Here's Why She Looks So Familiar". cheatsheet.com. May 7, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  11. "This Cruel Summer Character Is Up To Something Sus". elitedaily.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  12. "... Kevin Costner's 'National Parks Investigation'". variety.com. July 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  13. "Star Trek Picard". variety.com. October 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
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