René Ashton is an American actress, writer, producer, and director born on September 30, 1970, in California, USA. She is known for her work in television shows such as This Is Us, Westworld, and NCIS: Los Angeles, as well as films like Be My Baby and Broken Vows. Ashton has acted in over 100 commercials and TV shows, written, produced, and directed award-winning projects, and founded the production company Abundant Media, LLC.