Elvis Nolasco
{{Short description|American actor}}
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Elvis Nolasco is an American actor, best known for his roles in the MGM+ crime drama Godfather of Harlem and the ABC anthology series American Crime.
Biography
Nolasco was born and raised in New York City and is of Dominican descent.{{Cite web |last=Medina |first=Jessica |date=November 22, 2012 |title='DOMINICAN ACTOR ELVIS NOLASCO WORKS WITH HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR SPIKE LEE AGAIN IN THE FILM 'OLDBOY'' |url=http://www.uptowncollective.com/2013/11/22/dominican-actor-elvis-nolasco-works-with-hollywood-director-spike-lee-again-in-the-film-oldboy-yahoo-voices/ |access-date=April 11, 2019 |website=www.uptowncollective.com |publisher=}}
Nolasco has made appearances in a number of Spike Lee films including Clockers, Oldboy, and Da Sweet Blood of Jesus.{{Cite web |last=Simon |first=Rachel |date=March 12, 2015 |title='American Crime' Star Elvis Nolasco On Working With Spike Lee & 'Da Sweet Blood of Jesus' |url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/69355-american-crime-star-elvis-nolasco-on-working-with-spike-lee-da-sweet-blood-of-jesus |access-date=September 18, 2016 |website=www.bustle.com |publisher=}}
In 2015, Nolasco portrayed Carter Nix in the first season of American Crime.{{Cite web |last1=Writer |first1=Ilana Rapp |last2=NYCastings |last3=fanatic |first3=V |date=March 6, 2015 |title=Elvis Nolasco Plays an Addict in ABC's American Crime {{!}} Huffington Post |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilana-rapp/elvis-nolasco_b_6804946.html |access-date=September 18, 2016 |website=The Huffington Post}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Carter Nix played by Elvis Nolasco |url=http://abc.go.com/shows/american-crime/cast/carter-nix |access-date= |website= |publisher=}} He returned for the second season to play Chris Dixon, a public school principal.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=June 23, 2015 |title=Elvis Nolasco, Richard Cabral Returning For 'American Crime' Season 2 |url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/american-crime-richard-cabral-elvis-nolasco-abc-1201451883/ |access-date=September 18, 2016 |language=en-US}}
His latest production work includes the 2022 short fantasy film, Ro & the Stardust, which received noteworthy awards during the 2022 DTLA Film Festival and the Philadelphia Film Festival. In 2018, Nolasco successfully made his directorial debut at the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) in Los Angeles for his short film, Time 2 Surrender, of which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in. The film was purchased by FOX Soul TV.
Nolasco can also be seen starring in bilingual films including the 2021 crime drama, Sinaliento, where he was awarded "Best Actor" for his lead role at the 10th Annual Dominican Film Festival In New York.
In 2023, viewers have seen see Nolasco playing Nat Pettigrew in Season 3 of Godfather of Harlem, and Jorge Ramirez, a Bakersfield, CA man who was wrongfully killed during a 2013 officer-involved shooting, in docuseries, Killing County.
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="4" |Film and TV performances |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 1994
| Tito | |
| rowspan="3" | 1995
| Oscar | Episode: "Olde Tyme Religion" |
| Clockers
| Horace | |
| Law & Order
| Dennis | Episode: "Hot Pursuit" |
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| Dance of the Quantum Cats | Miguel | |
| I'm Not Rappaport
| Driver | |
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| Prime Time | Moody | |
| NYPD Blue
| Trevor Botsford | Episode: "The Truth Is Out There" |
| 2000
| Hard Brother | Episode: "Four Days" |
| 2002
| Rock Steady | Sunshine | |
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| Andre | Episode: "Mean" |
| 107 Street
| Richard | |
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| Abe | 3 episodes |
| Secuestro
| Jefe | |
| 2006
| The Wannabe | Crime Stoppers Caller #1 | |
| 2008
| Che | Partygoer #4 | |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| Da Brick | The Real | |
| Futurestates
| Bato | Episode: "White" |
| 2012
| Mango Bajito | Jefe | And associate producer |
| 2013
| Oldboy | Cortez | |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Suddenly | Census Pollster | |
| Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
| Lafayette Hightower | |
| 2015–2016
| Carter Nix (season 1) | Series regular (seasons 1 and 2) |
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| Ray | |
| Claws
| Detective Chip Lauderdale | Recurring role |
| She's Gotta Have It
| Papo "Da Mayor" | Recurring role |
| 2018
|J.P. Keating | Recurring role |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| Tio-Teo | Recurring role |
| Godfather of Harlem
| Nat Pettigrew | Recurring role |
| rowspan="2" | 2024
| Mr. Crocket | Lead role |
| CARVED
|A.J | |
| 2025
| Task | Freddy Frias |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=634393}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:21st-century African-American male actors