Ayesha Harris

Ayesha Harris is an American actor known for her role as Bernie in Daisy Jones & the Six.

Early life and education
Harris was born and raised in the Long Beach and Inland Empire areas of southern California. Her father is Muslim and a former Black Panther.

Career
Before becoming an actor, Harris owned and operated an all-female barbershop, Ninth Chapter Barbershop, catering to the LGBT community in the Fairfax District in West Hollywood. After running the shop for six years, the storefront closed in 2019 following a freak accident. In 2020, following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Harris decided to pursue acting full-time.

Harris' first role was in 2017 in the series Two Sentence Horror Stories, and she did commercial work as well while working part-time and running the barbershop. Her other early roles included television spots in 2021 and 2022 on This Is Us, Abbott Elementary, Good Girls and The L Word: Generation Q. In 2022, she made her feature film debut in Tell It Like a Woman.

In 2023, Harris starred as Bernie, the love interest of Nabiyah Be's character Simone Jackson, in Daisy Jones & the Six. She is due to star in Code 3, helmed by Christopher Leone, and also appears in the Netflix comedy-drama series Glamorous.

Personal life
Harris identifies as queer.