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J. Alphonse Nicholson

J. Alphonse Nicholson

Actor, also director and producer · Born July 6, 1985 (41) · North Carolina, USA

J. Alphonse Nicholson is an American born actor and percussionist. Notable credits include TV/FILM: Series Regular on "P-Valley" (STARZ),"Just Mercy" (Warner Brothers) "Madam CJ Walker" (Netflix), "Blue Bloods (CBS), "Mr. Robot Season 2" (USA), "Shots Fired" (FOX), "Marvel's Luke Cage" (Netflix), "Tales" (BET) "The Blacklist" (NBC), "Chicago PD" (NBC). Other credits: BROADWAY: Roundabouts "A Soldiers Play" ,OFF-BROADWAY: Signature Theatre's PARADISE BLUE (Blue), 2nd Stage "Days of Rage" and "FREIGHT" (NFT). Love to my boy my girl and my wife Nafeesha.

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Born
July 6, 1985 (41)
From
North Carolina, USA
Works as
Actor, also director and producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 23% in 30 days

What are J. Alphonse Nicholson's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
23%
Morality
18%
Power
10%
Survival
7%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Ambition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 10 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4
Herald
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Hopeful
7
Warm
6
Bittersweet
6
Melancholic
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous3
  • Other1

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 J. Alphonse Nicholson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for J. Alphonse Nicholson'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

35 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • If I Go Will They Miss Me(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Big Ant

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Lanterns(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as John Stewart Sr.

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • They Fight(2026)

    as Turk

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Spilled Milk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Trey

  • The Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Malachi

  • Freight: The Five Incarnations of Abel Green(2025)

    Director · Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Albany Road(2024)

    as Kyle Henderson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Technicians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as David

  • Clipped(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Chris Paul

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Wake(2023)

    as P-Mac

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • They Cloned Tyrone(2023)

    as Isaac

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • White Men Can't Jump(2023)

    as Jermaine

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Southern Gospel(2023)

    as Barry

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Mother's Milk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Drummer Sparrow

  • A Soldier's Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Private C.J. Memphis

  • Before/During/After(2020)

    as Prospect Park Drummer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • P-Valley(2020)

    Show 19 episodes · as Lil Murda

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as John Robinson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • FBI: Most Wanted(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Tyrone 'Ty' Jackson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Just Mercy(2019)

    as Henry Davis

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Perfectly Single(2019)

    as Terence

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wheels(2020)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tales(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ricky · as Sean

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Shots Fired(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Junior (Thaddeus Beck) · as Junior (Thaddeus Beck) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Hit a Lick(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Luke Cage(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Darnell

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Robot(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Andre

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Know Yet(2013)

    as Atlanta Hitchhiker

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Chicago P.D.(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Lamar Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Vasilis

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Bloods(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Schlenger

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Artisan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Black Spartans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jimmy Raye

  • Goons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • That's Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles, 31 of them dated from 2010 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Just Mercy (2019)

$51M worldwide

Highest rated

Just Mercy (2019)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

If I Go Will They Miss Me (2026)

Film career

20102026

Peak 2023 · 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
Acting34 of 35: 33 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thDirecting1 of 35: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 35: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s12 · acting2020s19 · 18 acting · 2 crew

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 J. Alphonse Nicholson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 26 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive8
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Hit a Lick (2017)

99th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Just Mercy (2019)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 46. 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.

Is J. Alphonse Nicholson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles36–63 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles10–69 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles48–89 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles32–62 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles31–58 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does J. Alphonse Nicholson work with?

People who share at least 2 of J. Alphonse Nicholson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Myles Bullock shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles