For other people named Ashley Williams, see Ashley Williams (disambiguation).
Fictional character
Ash Williams
Evil Dead character
Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams in Ash vs Evil Dead.
First appearance
The Evil Dead (1981)
Created by
Sam Raimi
Portrayed by
Bruce Campbell
Voiced by
Bruce Campbell Danny Webber (Poker Night 2)
Appearances
Films:
The Evil Dead
Evil Dead II
Army of Darkness
Evil Dead
Evil Dead Rise
Television:
Ash vs Evil Dead
Video games:
The Evil Dead
Evil Dead: Hail to the King
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick
Broforce
Evil Dead: Regeneration
Army of Darkness: Defense
Poker Night 2
Dead by Daylight
Phantom Halls
Evil Dead: The Game
Fortnite
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II / Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
In-universe information
Full name
Ashley Joanna Williams[1]
Alias
The One[2] El Jefe[3] Ashy Slashy[4]
Nickname
Ash
Gender
Male
Occupation
Film trilogy:
Sales clerk at S-Mart
Ash vs Evil Dead:
Stockboy at Value Stop (formerly)
Owner of Ashy Slashy's Hardware Store and Sex Toy Emporium
Family
Cheryl Williams (sister; deceased)
Brock Williams (father; deceased)
Spouse
Sheila Williams (Ash and the Army of Darkness) Candace "Candy" Barr (legal wife; deceased)
Significant others
Linda
Linda Bates
Jenny
Amanda Fisher
Children
Brandy Barr (daughter; Ash vs Evil Dead) Unnamed child (with Sheila; Army of Darkness comics and Poker Night 2)
Birth date
(1957-04-08)April 8, 1957[5]
Friends
Scott
Shelly
Linda
Chet Kaminski
Pablo Simon Bolivar
Kelly Maxwell
Dalton
Hometown
Elk Grove, Michigan, United States[4]
Status
Alive
Ashley Joanna "Ash" Williams[1] is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Evil Dead franchise. Created by Sam Raimi, he is portrayed by Bruce Campbell and is the only character to appear in each entry of the series, including a post-credits and audio cameo in the 2013 and 2023 soft reboot films, respectively. Throughout the series, Ash faces off against "Deadites", evil creatures possessed by the ancient evil of the Kandarian Demon. Ash, since his debut, has been considered a cultural icon and an iconic horror hero. In 2008, Ash was selected by Empire magazine as the 24th greatest movie character of all time,[6] and in 2013, was voted by Empire as the greatest horror movie character ever.[7]
^ ab"Unfinished Business". Ash vs Evil Dead. Season 3. Episode 4. 18 March 2018.
^Sam Raimi (director) (October 9, 1992). Army of Darkness (film). Universal Pictures.
^"El Jefe". Ash vs. Evil Dead. Season 1. Episode 1. October 31, 2015. Starz.
^ ab"Home". Ash vs. Evil Dead. Season 2. Episode 1. September 27, 2016. Starz.
^"Ash Williams's (Bruce Campbell) Screen Used Wallet, License, Flask & Key Set". proparchives.com. Prop Archives. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
^Sciretta, Peter (1 December 2008). "Empire's The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time". SlashFilm. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
^Vijay, Amar (24 October 2013). "The 666 Greatest Horror Characters Of All Time". Empire. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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role intentionally, stating that he considers it to be a time-displaced AshWilliams. At the film's South by Southwest (SXSW) premiere, Fede Álvarez announced...
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as a major part of the storyline. In the 1992 film Army of Darkness, AshWilliams must recite the phrase in order to safely retrieve the Necronomicon....
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