Jasika Nicole

Jasika Nicole is an American actress and illustrator. She is known for her role as Agent Astrid Farnsworth on the Fox series Fringe. She has guest-starred in Scandal as Kim Muñoz. She starred as Carly Lever, the head of pathology, in the ABC medical drama The Good Doctor.

Career

Nicole studied theatre, dance, voice and studio art at Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina.

In 2017, she voiced a femme "brown-skinned energetic creative" named Reina, for the Amazon Video animated series Danger & Eggs, who likes to build with her hands, is empowered by the world around her, and is the best friend of one of the protagonists.

She is currently the voice of Dana Cardinal on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale. She also voiced Keisha, the protagonist and narrator on Alice Isn't Dead, a podcast by Night Vale co-writer Joseph Fink.

Personal life

Nicole is biracial, and has said that while growing up, there were very few TV characters with whom she could identify. Nicole has publicly declared she is gay. She was featured in the 2010 OUT 100 list in Out, and was photographed alongside Bruno Tonioli, Armistead Maupin, and Bill Silva for the issue.

Nicole designs and makes all of her own clothes, including shoes, pants, jackets, and undergarments.

Filmography

Film

Television

Other media

External links

• at IMDb