Sebastian Ashford is the kind of man who was born into a life most people only ever see behind velvet ropes. Standing at 6’2 with neatly kept brown hair and striking hazel eyes, he carries the quiet confidence of someone raised under chandeliers and scrutiny alike. Born on March 14th, 1996 in Knightsbridge, London, Sebastian was the only son of Henry Ashford II and Eliza Ashford, heirs to generations of old money and even older expectations. From a young age, he was moulded into the future of the Ashford Empire; shipped off to prestigious boarding schools and paraded at high-profile galas as the family’s golden successor.

But beneath the tailored suits and polite smiles, Sebastian began to question the reality of the empire he was destined to inherit, particularly the way problems seemed to disappear behind closed doors and generous cheques. The final fracture came when a future role within the family business was arranged without his knowledge or consent, one that would bind him permanently to a legacy he no longer believed in. Refusing to be controlled, Sebastian left behind a simple note reading “I won’t be owned”.

Since then, he’s carved out a life on his own terms, working within the tech industry and spending several years in Manchester, England along the way, where the polished edges of his London upbringing softened into a northern lilt that still slips through when he speaks. Eventually, he boarded a private jet with nothing but a suitcase and a one way ticket to Seattle, the first real step into a life that was entirely his own.

It was there that he met Alexis Miller. The two quickly became close, the kind of friendship that forms when you’re both trying to outrun your past in different ways. But life pulled them in separate directions, and contact faded when Alexis made the move to Los Santos. Years later, out of the blue, Sebastian received a text from her asking him to come out there. With nothing tying him down anymore, he packed a bag and, this time flying economy, made his way to Los Santos, leaving the last remnants of the Ashford name behind him.