J. Alphonse Nicholson
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J. Alphonse Nicholson is an American actor born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He began his performance career in local theater at PlayMakers Repertory Company before relocating to New York to pursue broader opportunities.
Nicholson's early New York work included guest-starring television roles on Blue Bloods, Mr. Robot, Luke Cage, Shots Fired, and The Blacklist. He also made four appearances in the BET anthology series Tales between 2017 and 2022. His off-Broadway career began in 2017 with Freight: The Five Incarnations of Abel Greene, and he subsequently appeared in Paradise Blue and Days of Rage.
In 2020, Nicholson made his Broadway debut in the revival of A Soldier's Play. That same year, he co-starred opposite Octavia Spencer in the Netflix miniseries Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker, and was cast in a series regular role in the Starz drama series P-Valley, playing the character LaMarques. The role earned him two NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, as well as two Black Reel Awards nominations.
In 2023, Nicholson appeared in three films: White Men Can't Jump, They Cloned Tyrone, and Wake. The following year, he starred alongside Renée Elise Goldsberry and Lynn Whitfield in the drama film Albany Road and portrayed Jimmy Raye II in the sports drama Black Spartans. He also starred as Chris Paul in the miniseries Clipped.
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