Ashley Benson (born December 18, 1989) is an American actress and singer. Her accolades include four Teen Choice Awards, a Young Hollywood Award, as well as three People's Choice Award nominations. Ashley Benson began her career as a competitive dancer at age three, and transitioned to acting in her teens, first gaining recognition for her role as Abigail Deveraux in the soap opera Days of Our Lives (2004–2007). Following her film debut in the 2004 comedy 13 Going on 30, she gained international recognition for starring as Hanna Marin in the Freeform drama thriller series Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017). During this time, she also continued to appear in films such as the crime comedy Spring Breakers (2012), the psychological horror Ratter (2015), the comedy drama Chronically Metropolitan (2016), and the musical drama Her Smell (2018). She has since starred in the films Private Property (2022), Mob Land (2023), and McVeigh (2024), as well as in the Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller miniseries Wilderness (2023). Aside from acting, Benson has ventured into music, first in 2018 with the soundtrack of Her Smell, followed by her collaboration with G-Eazy in his cover of the Radiohead song "Creep" (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ashley Benson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 18, 1989 (36)
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 30 on Motif · 40 credits in all
What are Ashley Benson's films like?
Across their 19 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 4 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 8
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3
Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 5
Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 11 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 5
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 6 of 12 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Carson in Bring It On: In It to Win It (2007)
- Shadowas Brooke Tippit in Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008)
- Shapeshifteras Caitlin Quinn in Christmas Cupid (2010)
- Heroas Hanna Marin in Pretty Little Liars (2010)
- Heraldas Caitlin Quinn in Christmas Cupid (2010)
- Tricksteras Brit in Spring Breakers (2012)
- Heroas Emma in Ratter (2015)
- Heraldas Jessie in Chronically Metropolitan (2016)
- Heroas Vicky in Alone at Night (2022)
- Heroas Kathryn in Private Property (2022)
- Allyas Cara in Wilderness (2023)
- Heroas Bailey in Stranglehold (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous7
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ashley Benson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 30 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (7).
- Cinemax, show their title on Cinemax
- FOX One, show their title on FOX One
- Lifetime Movie Club, show their title on Lifetime Movie Club
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- MovieSphere+, show their title on MovieSphere+
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
- Sundance Now, show their title on Sundance Now
Subscription and free streaming for Ashley Benson's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
40 credits, 30 with a Motif page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Stranglehold(2026)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Pretty Babies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
McVeigh(2024)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Wilderness(2023)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Mob Land(2023)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Alone at Night(2022)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Angry Neighbors(2022)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Private Property(2022)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Birthday Cake(2021)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Her Smell(2018)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Chronically Metropolitan(2016)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Elvis & Nixon(2016)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Pixels(2015)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Ratter(2015)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Ravenswood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
Spring Breakers(2012)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Time Warrior(2012)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Christmas Cupid(2010)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Pretty Little Liars(2010)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Killer in the Family (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Eastwick (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Eastwick (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Bart Got a Room(2008)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
CollegeHumor Shorts (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
How I Met Your Mother(2005)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Supernatural(2005)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Zoey 101(2005)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
13 Going on 30(2004)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The O.C.(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
CSI: Miami(2002)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Nikki (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)
The District (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)
Strong Medicine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)
The West Wing(1999)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Family Guy(1999)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
7th Heaven(1996)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Pledge Trip (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2023.
Biggest box office
Spring Breakers (2012)
Highest rated
Pretty Little Liars: A List Wrap Party (2017)
Most popular right now
Pretty Little Liars (2010)
Film career
Peak 2023 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 8 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2004Screen debut· 13 Going on 30
- 2007First top-billed film· Bring It On: In It to Win It
- 2007Breakout· Bring It On: In It to Win It
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Ashley Benson's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th14
- Below 25th8
Shape of the crowd
15 of their 30 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Universally Panned2
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed15
Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Ashley Benson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Ashley Benson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ashley Benson's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shiloh Fernandez shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Jimmy GiannopoulosShared titles: Alone at Night (2022), The Birthday Cake (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Jimmy Giannopoulos
Writers
- Diomedes Raul BermudezShared titles: Alone at Night (2022), The Birthday Cake (2021), Chronically Metropolitan (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Diomedes Raul Bermudez
Actors
- Shiloh FernandezShared titles: Mob Land (2023), Private Property (2022), The Birthday Cake (2021), Chronically Metropolitan (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Shiloh Fernandez
- Lucy HaleShared titles: Pretty Little Liars: A List Wrap Party (2017), Pretty Little Liars (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Lucy Hale
- Sasha PieterseShared titles: Pretty Little Liars: A List Wrap Party (2017), Pretty Little Liars (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Sasha Pieterse
- Shay MitchellShared titles: Pretty Little Liars: A List Wrap Party (2017), Pretty Little Liars (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Shay Mitchell
Cinematographers and editors
- Bryan GaynorShared titles: Mob Land (2023), Private Property (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Bryan Gaynor
- Sean Price WilliamsShared titles: The Birthday Cake (2021), Her Smell (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Sean Price Williams
Producers
- Jamin O'BrienShared titles: Alone at Night (2022), The Birthday Cake (2021), Chronically Metropolitan (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Jamin O'Brien
- Alan PaoShared titles: Private Property (2022), The Birthday Cake (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Pao
- Cassius CorriganShared titles: Alone at Night (2022), The Birthday Cake (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Cassius Corrigan
- Greg LauritanoShared titles: Private Property (2022), The Birthday Cake (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Greg Lauritano
