Nicholas L. Ashe (born May 1, 1995) is an American actor. He is known for starring as the role of Micah West in the drama series Queen Sugar . [1] [2] [3]
In 2012, Ashe made his acting breakthrough on Are We There Yet? television series. [1]
Around 2012, he made it onto the final season of Are We There Yet?. Afterwards, he appeared in Philly Lawyer and the comedy Songbyrd. In 2016, Ashe got his big feature film breakthrough starring in the movie Custody with Viola Davis, which got him selected to play the role of Micah West in Queen Sugar. In 2017, he directed and wrote his short film Last Looks. [4]
He identifies as queer and was in a relationship with the actor Justice Smith in 2020. [5] [6] [7] [8] In April 2021, Smith told an interview that they were no longer together, [9] but they had reunited by later that year, [10] [11] shooting a Calvin Klein campaign video together in mid-2022. [10] [11]
Year | Title | Role | Refs |
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2012 | Philly Lawyer | unknown | [1] |
2016 | Custody | Elliot Schulman | [4] [12] |
2017 | Last Looks | Directed / Wrote | [4] |
2018 | Bricked | Gavin Matthews | [4] [13] |
2022 | The Spirit God Gave Us | Malcolm | [14] [15] |
Year | Title | Role | Refs |
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2012 | Are We There Yet? | Quentin | [1] |
2014 | Songbyrd | Young Artist | [4] |
2016–2022 | Queen Sugar | Micah West | [16] [17] [18] |
2017–2022 | The Talk | Guest | [4] [19] |
2022 | AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange | Host | [20] [12] [21] |
Year | Title | Role | Refs |
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2004 | The Lion King | Young Simba | [21] [22] [23] |
2013–2019 | Choir Boy | Junior Davis | [24] [25] [26] |
2015–2022 | Kill Floor | B | [27] [28] [29] |
2022 | The Inheritance | Adam/Leo | [30] |
Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
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2019 | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series | Queen Sugar | Winner [31] |
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