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Nakia Dillard

Nakia Dillard

Actor, also producer

SAG-AFTRA actor, producer, acting coach, and entrepreneur Nakia Dillard has built a career spanning television, film, and community arts. Best known for appearances in The Wire, Law & Order, FBI: Most Wanted, Black Lightning, BMF, and The Wonder Years, Nakia combines over three decades of industry experience with a passion for developing emerging talent as founder of Aikan Acts Performing Arts & Entertainment Solutions. His work on screen and behind the camera continues to create opportunities for diverse voices while producing impactful stories that inspire, educate, and entertain.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 15% in 30 days

What are Nakia Dillard's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
39%
Survival
27%
Self
16%
Power
10%
Society
8%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nakia Dillard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nakia Dillard's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Divine Direction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Uncle Pete

  • Swing: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Sergeant Ross

  • Time Alone in Fear & Sadness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Sam

  • Driving Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Logan

  • A Party to Die For(2022)

    as Jd

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Honor Among Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Slacks

  • The Wonder Years(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lucious · as Theo

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Muscle Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • FBI: Most Wanted(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Janitor Wally

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • WHEN I GROW UP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Mr. Simmons

  • Black Lightning(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Terrence · as Terrence Long

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Sinner City(2017)

    as Trevor Banks

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Split(2016)

    as Police Officer #2

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Crooked & Narrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Swing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sergeant Ross

  • Last Love Lost(2015)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Myra's Angel(2014)

    as Tre

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • McCanick(2013)

    as Short Guy

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Underground Kings(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer · as Michael "The Miz" Mizz

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Shaolin Monk

  • The Journey of Herman Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Arick Stone

  • Night Catches Us(2010)

    as T.T

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Cost of a Soul(2010)

    as Darnell Davis

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Lovely Bones(2009)

    as Townsperson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Law Abiding Citizen(2009)

    as City Hall Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Brothers Incorporated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Nicholas Davis

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 65th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles, 25 of them dated from 1990 to 2024; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Night Catches Us (2010)

$76K worldwide

Highest rated

Night Catches Us (2010)

Midcredits 56th

Most popular right now

Sinner City (2017)

Film career

19902024

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 26: 26 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s8 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Nakia Dillard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 15 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive6
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Myra's Angel (2014)

98th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Split (2016)

Midcredits 89th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Nakia Dillard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nakia Dillard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Mann shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers