Valorie Curry

Biography:

Valorie Curry (born February 12, 1986) is an American actress known for her roles in Veronica Mars (2005–06), The Following (2013–14), and The Tick (2016–19). She portrayed the titular character in the PlayStation 3 tech demo Kara (2012) and reprised the role in the video game Detroit: Become Human (2018). As of 2024, she plays the superhero Firecracker in Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys.

Raised in Orange County, California, Curry grew up with her siblings, David and Colleen. She graduated from Sonora High School in La Habra in 2004 and later earned a Bachelor of Arts in theater from California State University, Fullerton, in 2008. She has been involved in theater, performing with The Second City and Phantom Projects in productions such as The Diviners, Out, Out, Brief Candle!, Oklahoma!, Bus Stop, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and The Diary of Anne Frank.

Curry publicly came out as pansexual, initially identifying as queer on National Coming Out Day in 2019. She was married to actor Sam Underwood, her co-star from The Following, in 2016. The couple separated in 2022 and finalized their divorce in April 2023.