Ashley C. Williams is an American actress known for playing leads in the cult horror film The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009), the award winning revenge thriller Julia (2014) and Albanian Gangster (2018). She grew up in Charlottesville, Virginia, and began acting on stage professionally at the age of ten.
Ashley was unschooled during her high school years while pursuing acting full time. She then moved to New York City to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (where she received the Charles Jehlenger Award for Excellence in Acting). Ashley has “trod the boards” at New York’s Off Broadway stages including The Ellen Stewart Theater, the Cherry Lane Theaters, 59E59 Theaters and Center Stage NY.