Age: 41
female
Ashe was born in Tehran, Iran. She immigrated to the United States when she was nine months old. Ashe grew up in Powell, Ohio, right next to the state capital, Columbus. She participates in theatrical productions of her high school as an actress and director. She received a BA in Fine Arts from Boston University School of Drama, and also trained at the Academy of Music and Drama in London and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York. She then plays in many regional and Off-Broadway productions. Her first screen role was as Nadia in the 2008 film Waiting in Beijing. She guest-starred on various series such as Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, 30 Rock and Covert Affairs. She also has recurring roles on Smash and American Odyssey. She is also part of the cast of As the World Turns. In 2017, she joined the main cast of DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Zari Tomaz.
In the present day, Layla Hassan, a researcher at Abstergo's Historical Research Division, is tasked along with her friend and co-worker Deanna Geary with finding and retrieving an artifact in Egypt. However, she instead finds a tomb containing the mummies of ancient Assassins Bayek and Aya. Hoping to find any relevant information that would secure her a position in the company's Animus Project, Layla decides to relive both Bayek and Aya's memories using her modified Animus without telling her superiors, despite Deanna's protest. In 49 B.C.E., Bayek, a respected Medjay in charge of protecting the Siwa Oasis, is abducted along with his son Khemu by a group of five masked men to an underground vault in the Temple of Amun. The masked men give Bayek a golden orb and demand that he use it to open a secret Vault. Khemu helps Bayek escape, but during the struggle to kill one of the masked men, Bayek inadvertently stabs Khemu in the chest, killing him.
