Nikki Rodriguez

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Nikki Rodriguez
Nikki Rodriguez.jpg
Born
Nikki Rodriguez

(2002-12-17) December 17, 2002 (age 22)
Los Angeles, United States
Occupations
Years active2018–present
Television My Life with the Walter Boys
On My Block

Nikki Rodriguez (born December 17, 2002) is an American actress, producer, and model. She is best known for her role as Jackie Howard in the Netflix teen drama series My Life with the Walter Boys (2023) and for her role in On My Block (2018). [1]

Contents

Early Life and Education

Nikki Rodriguez was born and raised in the Los Angeles, California, United States. [2] [3]

Career

Nikki Rodriguez began her acting career in 2018, making her debut in the short film This Land is Your Land. [4] [5] She started acting professionally at the age of 17, quickly gaining experience with appearances in projects like Speechless (2019) and Adam Ruins Everything (2019). Her breakthrough role came in 2022 when she starred as Vero, Cesar's girlfriend, in the Netflix series On My Block . [6] [7]

In 2023, Nikki took on the lead role of Jackie Howard in the Netflix teen drama series My Life with the Walter Boys (2023). [8] [9]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 Speechless Madison1 episode
Adam Ruins Everything Brie1 episode
2021 On My Block VeroRecurring role (season 4)
2023 My Life with the Walter Boys Jackie HowardMain role [10] [11]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018This Land is Your LandPrisoner 2Short film
2019RoadkillTammyShort film
2020Bunny RunMackenzie
Father.Sal
2023Back to LylaSarah

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