J. Alphonse Nicholson | |
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| Born | July 6, 1985 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, rapper, songwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
J. Alphonse Nicholson is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of LaMarques in the Starz drama series, P-Valley , for which he was nominated for the two NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Nicholson was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He began his career appearing in the local theater productions at PlayMakers Repertory Company before moving to New York. [1] He began appearing on television playing guest-starring roles on Blue Bloods , Mr. Robot , Luke Cage , Shots Fired and The Blacklist . He made four appearances in BET anthology series, Tales from 2017 to 2022. In 2017 he made his off-Broadway debut in Freight: The Five Incarnations of Abel Greene, and later acted in Paradise Blue and Days of Rage. [2] In 2020, Nicholson made his Broadway debut in revival of A Soldier's Play . [3] [4]
In 2020, Nicholson co-starred opposite Octavia Spencer in the Netflix miniseries, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker . [5] [6] Later that year he was cast in a series regular role in the Starz drama P-Valley . [7] The role gained him two Black Reel Awards nominations and two NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series nominations. [8] In 2023, he appeared in the films White Men Can't Jump , They Cloned Tyrone and Wake . In 2024, he starred alongside Renée Elise Goldsberry and Lynn Whitfield in the drama film Albany Road and played Jimmy Raye II in the sports drama film, Black Spartans. [9] [10] He starred as Chris Paul in the miniseries Clipped . [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Don't Know Yet | Atlanta Hitchhiker | |
| 2015 | A Burial Hymn | Charlie | Short film |
| 2017 | Hit a Lick | Cheez | |
| 2019 | Perfectly Single | Terence | |
| Just Mercy | Henry Davis | ||
| Steve | Busker / Drummer | Short film | |
| 2020 | Before/During/After | Prospect Park Drummer | |
| Wheels | Phil | ||
| 2021 | Mother's Milk | Drummer Sparrow | |
| 2023 | Butterfly Boxing | Short film, also producer | |
| Southern Gospel | Barry | ||
| White Men Can't Jump | Jermaine | ||
| They Cloned Tyrone | Isaac | ||
| Wake | P-Mac | ||
| 2024 | Albany Road | Kyle Henderson | |
| TBA | Black Spartans | Jimmy Raye | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Blue Bloods | Schlenger | Episode: "Hold Outs" |
| 2016 | Mr. Robot | Andre | 2 episodes |
| Luke Cage | Darnell | Episode: "DWYCK" | |
| 2017 | Shots Fired | Thaddeus Beck | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2022 | Tales | Various | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | The Blacklist | Vasilis | Episode: "The Informant (No. 118)" |
| Chicago P.D. | Lamar Jenkins | Episode: "Breaking Point" | |
| 2020 | FBI: Most Wanted | Tyrone 'Ty' Jackson | Episode: "Caesar" |
| Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker | John Robinson | Miniseries | |
| 2020-present | P-Valley | Lil' Murda | 18 episodes |
| 2024 | Clipped | Chris Paul | 5 episodes |
| 2026 | Lanterns | Young John Stewart Sr. | Filming |