Valorie Curry

Valorie Curry (born February 12, 1986^[1]) is an American actress. Her credits include Veronica Mars (2005–06), The Following (2013–14) and The Tick (2016–19). 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). As of 2024, she plays the superhero Firecracker in Amazon Prime Video series The Boys.

Valorie Curry
Curry at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	(1986-02-12) February 12, 1986 (age 39) Orange County, California, United States
Alma mater	California State University, Fullerton (BA)
Occupation(s)	Actress, voice actress
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Sam Underwood ​ ​ (m. 2016; div. 2023)​

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.^[2] She attended California State University, Fullerton, graduating in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in theater.^[3] 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.^[4]

Personal life

Curry is a lesbian.^[5][6] She previously came out as a queer woman on National Coming Out Day 2019.^[7][8]

Curry married actor Sam Underwood, her The Following co-star, in 2016.^[9] They separated in 2022 and divorced in April 2023.^[10]

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
2005–2006	Veronica Mars	Jane Kuhne	6 episodes
2011	CSI: NY	Hannah McCray	Episode: "Indelible"
2012	Psych	Rose-Marie Farrow	Episode: "Heeeeere's Lassie"
2013–2014	The Following	Emma Hill	29 episodes
2015–2016	House of Lies	Kelsey	10 episodes
2016–2019	The Tick	Dot Everest	22 episodes
2021	The Lost Symbol	Katherine Solomon	10 episodes
2024–present	The Boys	Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker	Main role (season 4)

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[11]	Also motion capture
2024	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III	Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker	Playable DLC character; also likeness[12][13]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2018	Gamers' Choice Awards	Fan Favorite Female Voice Actor	Kara in Detroit: Become Human	Nominated	[14]
2019	National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards	Performance in a Drama, Lead		Nominated	[15]