Sinclair Daniel

Sinclair Daniel
Born	(1997-04-05) April 5, 1997 (age 28) New York City, New York, United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2019–present

Sinclair Daniel is an American actress. She is best known for playing Nella in The Other Black Girl ^[1] and Chris Winslow in the fifth installment of the Insidious series, Insidious: The Red Door. ^{[2] [3]}

Early life

Daniel was born in New York City on April 5, 1997, to an African American family. She attended La Salle High School in New York and graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. ^[4]

Career

Sinclair began her acting career in 2019 but the start of it was disrupted by covid. ^[5] Daniels first main role came when she played the lead character Nella in the horror series The Other Black Girl. ^[6]

She played Daltons college friend Chris in Insidious: The Red Door. ^[7] She was labeled by Blumhouse Productions as a new scream queen. ^[8]

Daniel is currently scheduled to appear in the James Wan produced series The Copenhagen Test alongside Melissa Barrera and Simu Liu. ^{[9] [10]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Cannabitches	Merc	Short
2019	Teresa	Woman	Short
2021	I Love Ana	Mars	Short
2021	One December Night	Brooke
2022	The Homiesexuals: a social media tragedy	Courtney	Short
2022	Noir	The Kid
2023	Insidious: The Red Door	Chris Winslow
2023	The Savior, the Sick, & the Golden One	Nella Rogers	Short
2023	Three Ways Out	Alyssa	Short
2024	The Geechee Witch: A Boo Hag Story	Naledi
2025	Flashlight	Julia	Short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Madam Secretary	Mia Costello	Episode; Accountability
2021	The Good Fight	Ms Farrow	Episode; And the Fight Had a Détente...
2021	Bull	Clara Williams	Episode: "Snowed In"
2023	The Other Black Girl	Nella Rogers	10 episodes

References

1. "Hulu's 'The Other Black Girl' sparks important conversations". abc7chicago. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
2. "Meet 'Insidious: The Red Door' Scene-Stealer Sinclair Daniel". collider. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
3. "Ty Simpkins & Sinclair Daniel Share the Challenges Working On 'Insidious: The Red Door'". popternative. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
4. "Sinclair Daniel From the Other Black Girl: Here's Everything We Know About Her". thecinemaholic. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
5. "Sinclair Daniel's Green Light". televisionacademy. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
6. "Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, and Brittany Adebumola on Hulu's 'The Other Black Girl'". thenerdsofcolor.org. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
7. "Insidious: The Red Door Stars Ty Simpkins & Sinclair Daniel On Working With Patrick Wilson". screenrant. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
8. "Insidious: The Red Door Drops Final Trailer, Introduces New Scream Queen Sinclair Daniel". thathashtagshow. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
9. "Melissa Barrera & Sinclair Daniel Among Five Joining Peacock's James Wan-Simu Liu Series". deadline.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
10. "Sinclair Daniel Joins Cast of James Wan and Simu Liu's Untitled Thriller Series for Peacock". blexmedia. Retrieved August 1, 2025.

External links

• Sinclair Daniel at IMDb