Nick Sagar
{{Short description|British actor (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
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| birth_name = Nicholas Dewan Sagar{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/nick-sagar/bio/3000214778/|title=Nick Sagar|website=TVGuide.com}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|7|df=y}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/nick-sagar-vn302345506/filmography|title=Nick Sagar | Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}
| birth_place = London, England, U.K.
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| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2009–present
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| relatives = Sean Sagar (brother)
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Nicholas Dewan Sagar (born 7 January 1988) is a British actor and model. He is known for roles on television series Queen of the South and The Haves and the Have Nots, and for playing Kevin Richards in the romantic comedy trilogy, The Princess Switch.
Life and career
Sagar was born and raised in London, England. He is Jamaican and Guyanese.{{Cite web|url=https://tvovermind.com/nick-sagar/|title=10 Things You Didn’t Know about Nick Sagar|first=Camille|last=Moore|date=8 July 2021}} In an interview for Timid Magazine he said: "I loved being mixed race growing up. I think you’re right in saying I saw myself as whole rather than half. I just thought I am Black. I am Indian. I fully embraced both heritages, which was a cool thing because I could relate to everyone."{{Cite web|url=https://www.timidmag.com/features/nick-sagar|title=Timid Magazine | Nick Sagar|website=timidmag.com}} He has a younger brother, Sean, who is also an actor. Sagar made his debut on British television in 2009 and later moved to Los Angeles and debuted appearing in an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.photobookmagazine.com/features/2021/5/20/nick-sagar|title=Interview with Nick Sagar from Run the World, Queen of the South, and The Princess Switch|first=Kenisha|last=Seth|date=27 February 2021|website=PhotoBook Magazine}} He made his big screen debut appearing in the 2012 crime drama film, Ill Manors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ill_manors|title=Ill Manors | Rotten Tomatoes|date=10 August 2016|website=rottentomatoes.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jun/07/ill-manors-review|title=Ill Manors – review|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw|date=7 June 2012|via=The Guardian}}
In 2017, Sagar was cast as Detective Alonzo Loya in the USA Network crime drama series, Queen of the South. He left the series after two seasons. Also in 2017, he joined the cast of Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, The Haves and the Have Nots as Charles Frederickson, the new love interest for Candace Young (Tika Sumpter).{{Cite web|url=https://www.oprah.com/own-the-haves-and-have-nots/charles-reveals-his-true-colors|title=Charles Reveals His True Colors|website=Oprah.com}} He was a regular cast member from season 4 to season 7 and returned in a recurring basis for the show's eighth and final season. He also had the recurring role during the second season of Shadowhunters and guest-starred in two episodes of Supergirl.{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/casting-news/supergirl-season-5-cast-nick-sagar-rip-roar-villain-1118978/|title=Supergirl Adds Shadowhunters Baddie as Formidable New Foe in Season 5|first=Andy|last=Swift|date=31 October 2019}}
In 2018, Sagar starred opposite Vanessa Hudgens in the romantic comedy film, The Princess Switch for Netflix.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_princess_switch|title=The Princess Switch | Rotten Tomatoes|date=16 November 2018|website=rottentomatoes.com}} He returned to the role in its sequels, The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020) and The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star (2021).{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/the-princess-switch-switched-again-review-vanessa-hudgens-1234835974/|title='The Princess Switch: Switched Again' Review: It's Vanessa Hudgens Times Three in Cozy Netflix Sequel|first=Dennis|last=Harvey|date=19 November 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/vanessa-hudgens-netflix-princess-switch-3-cast-will-kemp-amanda-donohue-remy-hii-1234735293/|title=Netflix Vanessa Hudgens Pic 'Princess Switch 3' Rounds Out Cast With Will Kemp, Amanda Donohoe & Remy Hii|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=15 April 2021}} From 2021 to 2023, Sagar had a recurring role in the Starz comedy series, Run the World.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/run-the-world-erika-alexander-cast-starz-production-harlem-1234606068/|title='Run The World': Erika Alexander Joins Cast As Recurring; Starz Comedy Begins Production In Harlem|first=Alexandra Del|last=Rosario|date=29 October 2020}} In 2024, he starred in the erotic thriller film, Mea Culpa, by Tyler Perry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/movies/mea-culpa-review-whose-fault.html|title='Mea Culpa' Review: Who’s Really to Blame, and for What?|first=Lisa|last=Kennedy|date=23 February 2024|via=NYTimes.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mea_culpa_2024|title=Mea Culpa | Rotten Tomatoes|date=23 February 2024|website=rottentomatoes.com}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2009
|Just Like Family | Tony |Short film |
| 2010
|S.N.U.B! | Security Officer | |
| 2012
| Marcell | |
| 2014
|Wasteman Diaries | Nathan |Short film |
| 2018
| Kevin Richards | |
| 2020
|The Princess Switch: Switched Again | Kevin Richards | |
| 2021
|The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star |Kevin Richards | |
| 2024
| Ray Hawthorne | |
| TBA
|I Don't Want to Drink Your Blood Anymore | Douglas |
| TBA
| |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2009
|Gunrush | Gang Member |Television film |
| 2011
| Joseph |Episode: "Higher Power" |
| 2014
| Joel Wallis |Episode: "The Cruellest Month" |
| 2015
| Alex Broman |Episodes: "Last Day" and "Hank's Hero" |
| 2017–2018
| Detective Alonzo Loya |Series regular, 26 episodes |
| 2017–2019
| Victor Aldertree |Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 2017–2021
| Charles Frederickson |Series regular (seasons 4–7), recurring (season 8) |
| 2019
|Russell Rogers / Rip Roar |Episodes: "Confidence Women" and "Dangerous Liaisons" |
| 2020–2022
|Officer Ramirez |Poscast series, 6 episodes |
| 2021–2023
| Anderson |Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2025
|Logan Rajesh |Episode: "The Exchange" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2964642}}
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Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:Male actors from London
Category:English male film actors
Category:English male television actors