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J. Alphonse Nicholson

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J. Alphonse Nicholson
Follows the lives of strip club dancers working down in the Dirty Delta.
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P-Valley (2020– )
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J. Alphonse Nicholson is an American born actor and percussionist. Notable credits include TV/FILM: Series Regular on "P-Valley" (STARZ),"Just Mercy" (Warner Brothers) "Madam CJ Walker" (Netflix), "Blue Bloods (CBS), "Mr. Robot Season 2" (USA), "Shots Fired" (FOX), "Marvel's Luke Cage" (Netflix), "Tales" (BET) "The Blacklist" (NBC), "Chicago PD" (NBC). Other credits: BROADWAY: Roundabouts "A Soldiers Play" ,OFF-BROADWAY: Signature Theatre's PARADISE BLUE (Blue), 2nd Stage "Days of Rage" and "FREIGHT" (NFT). Love to my boy my girl and my wife Nafeesha.
BornJuly 6, 1990
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BornJuly 6, 1990
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Elarica Johnson in P-Valley (2020)
    P-Valley
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Lil' Murda
    • Lil Murda
    Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, and John Boyega in They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
    They Cloned Tyrone
    6.6
    • Isaac
    • 2023
    Butterfly Boxing (2023)
    Butterfly Boxing
    Short
    • Actor
    • 2023
    Jamie Foxx, Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, Karan Kendrick, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Just Mercy (2019)
    Just Mercy
    7.6
    • Henry Davis
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Lanterns
      • John Senior, Young John Senior
      • In Production
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • That's Her
      • Post-production
    • Goons
      • Post-production
    • Black Spartans
      • Jimmy Raye
      • Completed
    • Shadowbox
      • Cassius
      • In Development



    • Clipped (2024)
      Clipped
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Chris Paul
      • 2024
    • Technicians (2024)
      Technicians
      8.5
      Short
      • David
      • 2024
    • Lynn Whitfield and Renée Elise Goldsberry in Albany Road (2024)
      Albany Road
      7.6
      • Kyle Henderson
      • 2024
    • Shoniqua Shandai and J. Alphonse Nicholson in Wake (2023)
      Wake
      7.1
      • P-Mac
      • 2023
    • Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, and John Boyega in They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
      They Cloned Tyrone
      6.6
      • Isaac
      • 2023
    • Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow in White Men Can't Jump (2023)
      White Men Can't Jump
      5.2
      • Jermaine
      • 2023
    • Southern Gospel (2023)
      Southern Gospel
      5.1
      • Barry Linkler
      • 2023
    • Butterfly Boxing (2023)
      Butterfly Boxing
      Short
      • 2023
    • Tales (2017)
      Tales
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Jesus
      • Sean
      • Ricky
      • 2017–2022
    • Elarica Johnson in P-Valley (2020)
      P-Valley
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Lil' Murda
      • Lil Murda
      • 2020–2022
    • Mother's Milk (2021)
      Mother's Milk
      • Drummer Sparrow
      • 2021
    • Arnstar in Wheels (2020)
      Wheels
      7.5
      • Phil
      • 2020
    • Susan Blackwell, John Ellison Conlee, Jeremy Davidson, Stephen Kunken, Richard Masur, John Pankow, Kristine Sutherland, Finnerty Steeves, and Jack Lewars in Before/During/After (2020)
      Before/During/After
      5.1
      • Prospect Park Drummer
      • 2020
    • Octavia Spencer in Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020)
      Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • John Robinson
      • 2020
    • FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
      FBI: Most Wanted
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Tyrone 'Ty' Jackson
      • 2020

    Producer



    • Shadowbox
      • executive producer
      • In Development



    • Butterfly Boxing (2023)
      Butterfly Boxing
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023

    Composer



    • Butterfly Boxing (2023)
      Butterfly Boxing
      Short
      • Composer (addition music)
      • 2023

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    P-Valley: Official Trailer (UK)
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    • Alternative name
      • J Alphonse Nicholson
    • Height
      • 6′ 2½″ (1.89 m)
    • Born
      • July 6, 1990
      • Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
    • Children
      • Bryce Nicholson
    • Other works
      (September 1 to 20, 2015) Je acted in August Wilson's play, "Seven Guitars," in a Brown Forman Series production at the Pamela Brown Auditorium, Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Joaquina Kalukango, Forrest McClendon, Harold Surratt, Sharon Washington and Bowman Wright in the cast. Colman Domingo was director. William Boles was scenic designer. Kara Harmon was costume designer. Kathy A. Perkins was lighting designer. Christian Frederickson was sound designer. Paul Mills Holmes was production stage manager. Jessica Kay Potter was assistant stage manager. Steve Moulds was Dramaturge. Jon Spurney was musical director. Kelly Gillespie was casting director.

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