DeVaughn Nixon | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | July 8, 1983
Alma mater | Loyola Marymount University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Father | Norm Nixon |
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DeVaughn Walter Nixon (born July 8, 1983) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in The Bodyguard , Terminator 2: Judgment Day , and Sugar Hill , and television series such as Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty , Mackenzie Falls , and Marvel's Runaways . [1]
Nixon was born in Los Angeles in 1983, where he also lived his childhood. He is the son of former basketball player Norm Nixon, whom he portrayed in the HBO series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty . [2] His stepmother is actress/producer/director/dancer Debbie Allen and half siblings include dancer Vivian Nixon, and basketball player Norman Ellard Nixon Jr. [3] [4] [5] He is married to Lara Nixon. When he was a child, he voiced one of the characters in the animated film Bebe's Kids . Later, he had a role in the film The Bodyguard (playing the son of pop icon Whitney Houston), along with other roles in other films and TV series. However, he temporarily left his film career to devote himself to his studies. He graduated in television production and business finance from Loyola Marymount University.
He returned to his work in film and television after a brief career as a mortgage broker, participating first in the film Monster Heroes. In 2011 he starred in the film Prom. [2] He then appeared in several guest roles in episodic television and television films. In 2017 he was cast in a recurring role in Marvel's Runaways . In 2019, he was cast as his father, Norm Nixon, in the HBO show, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty . [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | To Sleep with Anger | Sunny | |
1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Danny Dyson | |
1991 | The Rapture | First Boy | |
1992 | Bebe's Kids | Additional Voices | |
The Bodyguard | Fletcher Marron | ||
1994 | Sugar Hill | Raynathan (Age 11) | |
2004 | Gamebox 1.0 | Sherman | |
2010 | Monster Heroes | Vilante | |
2011 | Prom | Tyler Barso | |
2016 | Water Safety | DeVaughn | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Civil Wars | Jamie Watson | Episode: "Daveja-Vu All Over Again" |
1993 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Shaquille | Episode: "Bundle of Joy" |
2001 | Lizzie McGuire | Snackbar Attendant | Episode: "Rated Aargh" |
One on One | Tracy | Episode: "Radioactive Platonic" | |
2002 | The Hughleys | Derek / Kevin | Episode: "Jump the Jump" |
2004 | Quintuplets | Player #1 | Little Man on Campus |
American Dreams | Mark Johnson | Episode: "One in a Million" | |
2005 | JAG | Pvt. Ben Quick | Episode: "Death at the Mosque" |
2007 | Lincoln Heights | Teen #1 | Episode: "Flashpoint" |
The Unit | Sgt. Larson | Episode: "Always Kiss Them Goodbye" | |
2008 | The Game | Rookie | Episode: "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" |
Greek | Pookie | Episode: "Freshman Daze" | |
2009 | MacKenzie Falls | Trevor (Ferguson Michaels) | 7 episodes |
2010 | Sonny with a Chance | 3 episodes | |
2010–11 | The Hard Times of RJ Berger | Hamilton | Recurring |
2011–13 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Omar | Recurring |
2012 | Kendra | Kenny | 2 episodes |
2014 | Twinzies: Couples Therapy | Theodore | Episode: "Oh Brother" |
2017 | Love on the Vines | Theo Wyckoff | TV movie |
The Haunted | Jordan Terry | TV movie | |
Groomzilla | Harrison | TV movie | |
2017–19 | Marvel's Runaways | Darius Davis | Recurring |
2018 | NCIS | Scott Gunderson | Episode: "One Step Forward" |
2022–23 | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | Norm Nixon | Main role |
Snowfall | Kane | Recurring | |
2023 | The Crossover | Skinny | Guest star |
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