Valorie Curry

Valorie Curry
Curry at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival
Born (1986-02-12) February 12, 1986 (age 40)
Orange County, California, U.S.
EducationCalifornia State University, Fullerton (BA)
OccupationsActress, voice actress
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2016; div. 2023)​

Valorie Curry (born February 12, 1986) is an American actress. She is known to television audiences for her role as Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker on The Boys (2024–2026) and its spinoff Gen V (2025), as well as Emma Hill on The Following (2013–14) and Dot Everest on The Tick (2016–19).

Early life and education

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. She attended California State University, Fullerton, graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in theater.

Career

Curry has 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.

Curry's television credits include Veronica Mars (2005–06), The Following (2013–14) and The Tick (2016–19). She portrayed the superhero Firecracker in the fourth and fifth seasons of the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys (2024–26) and reprised the role in the second season of its spin-off Gen V (2025).

She also starred as the titular character in the PlayStation 3 tech demo Kara (2012) and reprised her role as Kara in the video game Detroit: Become Human (2018).

Personal life

Curry described herself as pansexual in 2019, and later reports referred to her as a lesbian.

Curry married actor Sam Underwood in 2016 after co starring with him on the TV show The Following. They separated in 2022 and divorced in April 2023.

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
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Charlotte
2015 Bus Stop Alexia Short film
2016 American Pastoral Rita Cohen
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 Main role
2015–16 House of Lies Kelsey Recurring role
2016–19 The Tick Dot Everest Main role
2021 The Lost Symbol Katherine Solomon Recurring role
2024–26 The Boys Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker Main role (seasons 4–5); 14 episodes
2025 Gen V 2 episodes

Music videos

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

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
2018 Detroit: Become Human Kara Also motion capture
2024 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker Playable DLC character; also likeness

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Gamers' Choice Awards 2018 Fan Favorite Female Voice Actor Detroit: Become Human Nominated
NAVGTR Awards 2019 Performance in a Drama, Lead Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Valorie Curry - Actress". TV Insider. December 4, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  2. ↑ Gaede, Susan (December 2, 2010). "Sonora grad cast in 'Twilight' movie". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  3. ↑ Douglas, Cathy (April 12, 2011). "Titans of Hollywood: Tinsel Town's Spotlights Shine on CSUF Alumni". Titan Magazine. California State University, Fullerton. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  4. ↑ "A View From the Inside - Phantom Projects Theatre Group". www.phantomprojects.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ "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 December 24, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ Shatto, Rachel (August 22, 2022). "Out Actor Valorie Curry Joins The Cast of The Boys Season 4". Pride.
  7. ↑ "The Boys' lesbian star Valorie Curry on mocking her character". The Advocate. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  8. ↑ Ferlita, Gabriella (June 21, 2024). "The Boys' Valorie Curry on 'making a clown' out of her right-wing supe role". PinkNews. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  9. ↑ Scharf, Lindzi (September 13, 2016). "TIFF 2016: Valorie Curry Breaks Out in 'American Pastoral' and 'Blair Witch Project'". Women's Wear Daily. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024. The wedding planning (they tied the knot two months ago) had to wait as Curry, 30, tackled the role of Rita Cohen...
  10. ↑ Vasquez, Whitney (October 16, 2023). "'Fear the Walking Dead' Star Sam Underwood's Ex-Wife Valorie Curry Not Alleged Victim in Felony Domestic Battery Arrest". Radar Online. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  11. ↑ 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 October 29, 2015 – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Call Of Duty's Latest DLC Operator Is Firecracker From The Boys, And She's Here Soon". GameSpot. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  13. ↑ Lovely, Haiden (June 19, 2024). "Every The Boys Operator in Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) & Warzone". The Escapist. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  14. ↑ "2018 Gamers' Choice Awards - Gaming Nominees". Gamers' Choice Awards. Archived from the original on December 30, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Nominee List for 2018". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. February 11, 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)