Michelle Hurd has joined the Season 2 cast of Starz’s Ash Vs. Evil Dead as a series regular. She will play the high school sweetheart of the title character, Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell).

The cast also includes Lucy Lawless as Ruby, who now possesses the powerful Necronomicon; Ray Santiago as Pablo Simon Bolivar, Ash’s loyal sidekick dealing with the trauma he suffered in the cabin; and Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell, who is grief-stricken after the death of her parents and plots revenge against the Evil Dead.

Hurd’s credits include series regular roles on Law & Order: SVU, Leap Year and The Glades. Most recently she recurred on Hawaii Five-O and Devious Maids. She is repped by Tina Thor at TMT Entertainment and TalentWorks.