Aliya Will — Biography
Aliya Hartshorn, originally known as Aliya Williams, is a prominent social media personality, cosplayer, and makeup artist from the United States. She is widely recognized for her detailed character portrayals from video games such as Cyberpunk 2077, Dustborn, Baldur's Gate 3, and NieR: Automata, along with various popular films and television shows. Aliya has collaborated with several brands, including Uncle Funky's Daughter, F-Fuel Energy, Larian Studios, and Warner Bros. She currently enjoys a following of more than 290,000 on her Instagram account aliya.will, along with 19,400 subscribers on YouTube and 57,200 followers on her Twitch channel, as of November 2025.
In her earlier life, Aliya revealed that she faced challenges in finding role models who resembled her or showcased their natural hair. Motivated by this experience, she has dedicated her platform to promoting her own natural hairstyles and inspiring young girls to embrace their cultural identity and inherent beauty.
In July 2020, she was recognized by Queen's Fashion Industry Network as one of the Top 10 Unproblematic Influencers. Later that year, she was featured in the SJ Magazine Women's Empowerment Series. Various outlets, including Cosmopolitan Magazine, Netflix France, ONE Esports, and Egames News, have showcased her creative looks.
In her personal life, on October 3, 2022, Aliya shared a heartfelt post on Instagram in honor of her boyfriend, Philip Hartshorn, an actor, filmmaker, and fellow cosplayer. She has often cited her mother as her primary role model.
In her earlier life, Aliya revealed that she faced challenges in finding role models who resembled her or showcased their natural hair. Motivated by this experience, she has dedicated her platform to promoting her own natural hairstyles and inspiring young girls to embrace their cultural identity and inherent beauty.
In July 2020, she was recognized by Queen's Fashion Industry Network as one of the Top 10 Unproblematic Influencers. Later that year, she was featured in the SJ Magazine Women's Empowerment Series. Various outlets, including Cosmopolitan Magazine, Netflix France, ONE Esports, and Egames News, have showcased her creative looks.
In her personal life, on October 3, 2022, Aliya shared a heartfelt post on Instagram in honor of her boyfriend, Philip Hartshorn, an actor, filmmaker, and fellow cosplayer. She has often cited her mother as her primary role model.
