ABOUT
Ashley Cusato is a versatile actress, television host, stunt woman, and producer with over 25 years of experience in the entertainment industry.
With over 100 appearances in film , television and commercials, Cusato has worked along side numerous A- list actors and directors, including Nick Cassavetes, James Mangold, Chris Carter, Kevin Connolly, Jennifer Aniston, Anne Hathaway, and Penelope Cruz. Ashley's most recent work includes hosting and stunt driving in the Motor trend series, "Shutter Speed", "Escape Plan" 2 with Sylvester Stallone, "Gotti" with John Travolta.
Ashley recently made her directorial debut in the award winning biopic documentary film, "Major Capers: The Legend of Team Broadminded". Cusato honed the written narrative and used multiple visual elements to bring to life the heart pounding, gut wrenching moments Capers experienced on the front lines. As a producer, she was the driving force in raising the financing, securing participation from the key figures on screen as well as aligning the film's distribution.
Cusato has a keen eye for tight fluid and substantive storytelling and is passionate about sharing stories of substance based on strue life people and events that have a broad audience and a place in history.
As one of the top stunt women in the business, Cusato is an experienced precision and stunt driver, and can be seen on camera driving in films, television and commercials. She holds a brown belt in Yoshukai Karate, is scuba certified, a stock car driver, wire/harness, firearm, and all around utility stunt experience. Ashley still stands as the first woman to have won the co-ed California State Beach Lifeguard Rookie School competition and was an NCAA Division 1 swimmer at University of California Santa Barbara.
