Jasika Nicole
Jasika Nicole | |
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 Jasika Nicole at the Calgary Expo in April 2012 | |
| Alma mater | Catawba College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse |
CJ Savage (m. 2013) |
| Website | www |
Jasika Nicole is an American actress and illustrator from Birmingham, Alabama.[citation needed] She is known for her role as Agent Astrid Farnsworth on the Fox series Fringe. She has guest-starred in Scandal as Kim Muñoz. She starred as Carly Lever, the head of pathology, in the ABC medical drama The Good Doctor.
Career
[edit]Nicole studied theatre, dance, voice and studio art at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina.[1]
In 2017, she voiced a femme "brown-skinned energetic creative" named Reina, for the Amazon Video animated series Danger & Eggs, who likes to build with her hands, is empowered by the world around her, and is the best friend of one of the protagonists.[2][3][4]
She is currently the voice of Dana Cardinal on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale. She also voiced Keisha, the protagonist and narrator on Alice Isn't Dead, a podcast by Night Vale co-writer Joseph Fink.
Personal life
[edit]Nicole is biracial, and has said that while growing up, there were very few TV characters with whom she could identify.[5] Nicole is lesbian.[6] She was featured in the 2010 OUT 100 list in Out, and was photographed alongside Bruno Tonioli, Armistead Maupin, and Bill Silva for the issue.[7] She married her longtime partner, CJ Savage, on October 5, 2013.[8]
Nicole designs and makes all of her own clothes, including shoes, pants, jackets, and undergarments.[9][10]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Take the Lead | Egypt | |
| 2007 | Get Faamous | Alicia | |
| 2010 | She's Out of My League | Wendy | |
| 2015 | Suicide Kale | Billie Steinberg | |
| 2016 | A New York Christmas | Jasmine Taylor | |
| 2017 | Secondhand Love | Mia | |
| 2024 | Identiteaze | Michelle |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Gisella | Episode: "Scared Crazy" |
| 2007 | The Mastersons of Manhattan | Penny | Television film |
| 2008 | The Return of Jezebel James | Dora | 2 episodes |
| 2008–2013 | Fringe | Astrid Farnsworth | Main cast |
| 2013–2016 | Scandal | Kim Muñoz | 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Key & Peele | Girlfriend | Episode: "Hollywood Sequel Doctor" |
| 2015 | Major Crimes | Dolly Bowen | Episode: "Thick as Thieves" |
| 2015–2016 | Disengaged | Jess | 2 episodes; web series |
| 2016 | Send Me: An Original Web Series | Woman / Lila | 4 episodes; web series |
| 2017 | Hell's Kitchen | Herself | Episode: "Fusion/Confusion" |
| 2017 | Adventure Time | Frieda | Voice, 2 episodes[11] |
| 2017 | Underground | Georgia | 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Justice League Action | Vixen | Voice, 2 episodes[11] |
| 2017 | Danger & Eggs | Reina | 3 episodes |
| 2017–2020 | The Good Doctor | Dr. Carly Lever | Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 6 episodes Main role (season 3), 15 episodes |
| 2019 | Station 19 | Mila | Episode: "The Dark Night" |
| 2020 | Trash Truck | Usher | Episode: "Movie Theatre" |
| 2021 | Punky Brewster | Lauren | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Fantasy Island | Andi Nevinson | Episode: "Tara and Jessica's High School Reunion / Cat Lady" |
Other media
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Medium | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Gisella | Video game | |
| 2013–present | Welcome to Night Vale | Dana Cardinal | Podcast | Recurring, 13 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Alice Isn't Dead | Keisha | Podcast | Main role |
| 2017 | Agents of Mayhem | Gremlin | Video game | |
| 2018 | The Bright Sessions | Myra | Podcast | Bonus episode |
| 2019 | Alt-Frequencies | Kaya | Video game |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jasika Nicole Bio". Fox Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ^ Rude, Mey (July 24, 2017). "The Cast and Crew of "Danger & Eggs" Chat About Their Super Weird, Super Queer Kids Show". Autostraddle. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Guerrero, Desirée (November 21, 2017). "Wait, You Never Heard of Danger and Eggs?". The Advocate. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Lodge, Daniel (July 27, 2017). "SDCC '17: Danger and Eggs represents LGBTQ community both on and off screen". comicsbeat. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Maureen (March 28, 2017), "Jasika Nicole on 'Underground,' Representation and Rewriting History", Variety, retrieved August 22, 2017
- ^ Navarro, Mireya (26 September 2008), "Out in Hollywood: Starring Roles Are Rare", New York Times, retrieved 20 January 2009
- ^ "16th Annual OUT 100", OUT Magazine, 11 November 2010
- ^ "Instagram". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Actress Jasika Nicole Talks Being Biracial and lesbian in Hollywood". www.advocate.com. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ Network, Real Style. "Jasika Nicole Discusses The Good Doctor, Being An Artist, Designing Her Own Fashion And Facing Racism". Real Style Network. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ a b "Jasika Nicole (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 1, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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