J. Alphonse Nicholson Bio, Wiki
J. Alphonse Nicholson is an American Actor and Reality TV personality who has appeared in several series and movies including P-Valley, Albany Road, Clipped, and Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker.
J. Alphonse Nicholson Age
Alphonse was born on July 6, 1985, in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. He is therefore 39 years old as of 2024 and celebrates his birthday every year on July 6th.
J. Alphonse Nicholson Height/Measurements
Nicholson stands at an approximate height of 6 feet 2½ inches.
J. Alphonse Nicholson Career
Alphonse officially kickstarted his acting career while still in Greensboro, North Carolina before leaving for New York. After moving to New York, he appeared on TV where he took guest-starring roles on Luke Cage, Blue Bloods, Shots Fired, Mr. Robot, and The Blacklist. From 2017 to 2022, he made several appearances on Tales, a BET anthology series where he took various roles. Still, in 2017, he appeared in Freight: The Five Incarnations of Abel Greene and later on in Paradise Blue and Days of Rage.

Later in 2020, he appeared in A Soldier’s Play as well as in the Netflix miniseries, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker where he co-starred alongside Octavia Spencer. Still, in 2020, he made an appearance on P-Valley where he took the role of Lil’ Murda which won him two NAACP Image Award nominations and two Black Reel Awards nominations.
The following year, (2023) he appeared on They Cloned Tyrone, White Men Can’t Jump, and Wake. Later in 2024, he appeared in the drama film Albany Road where he starred alongside Lynn Whitfield and Elise Goldsberry as well as appeared in Clipped taking the role of Chris Paul. In October 2024, he received Viet Film Fest Awards and is the first non-Vietnamese actor to receive this award.
J. Alphonse Nicholson Net Worth
In Alphonse’s career as an actor and reality TV personality, he has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $1 million and $3 million.
J. Alphonse Nicholson Parents and Siblings
Born and raised in the United States, Nicholson manages to keep information regarding his parents and or whether or not he has any siblings away from the limelight. An update of his family information will be done when available.
J. Alphonse Nicholson Spouse
Alphonse has been happily married to Nafeesha, his longtime girlfriend since October 7, 2022. Their wedding was attended by a couple of celebrities, friends, and family including Miriam A. Hyman from “The Chi”, Lance Gross and his wife Rebecca, Rebecca Romijn, singer Adrian Marcel, and Jerry O’Connell.
Nafeesha celebrates her birthday every year on January 30th and on January 30, 2024, Alphonse posted photos and videos of his wife on his IG wishing her a happy birthday. The couple is also proud to be parents to their son Bryce Nicholson and Nafeesha’s daughter who is a student at New York University. They are a blended family and during an interview, he stated, “My daughter is my stepdaughter, my baby.”
J. Alphonse Nicholson P-Valley
In 2020, Alphonse appeared in the American drama television series, P-Valley taking the role of LaMarques / Lil Murda. Lil Murda is an aspiring rapper and is in a romantic relationship with Uncle Clifford, a trans club owner of The Pynk. However, the two broke up after Lil Murda derided her in front of his straight male friends and treated her cold.
J. Alphonse Nicholson Just Mercy
In 2019, he appeared in the American biographical legal drama film, Just Mercy taking the role of Henry Davis. This short film is based on the true story of Bryan Stevenson, a young lawyer who is fighting for justice for the wrongly sentenced people. Henry Davis is on death row was helped by Bryan Stevenson and was not executed. Henry and Bryan bond over how they had a similar childhood having been raised poor as well as church choir. Upon Henry hearing that he will no longer be executed, he jumps in joy and gratitude.
J. Alphonse Nicholson Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker
In 2020, Alphonse appeared in the American drama miniseries, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker taking the role of John Robinson. John is one of Leila’s husbands and Madam Walker’s daughter. However, John and Leila got divorced and she later married two more times both ending in a divorce. Leila opened a cultural salon named the Dark Tower and also worked as a patron of the arts.
J. Alphonse Nicholson They Cloned Tyrone
In 2023, Alphonse appeared in the American science fiction comedy mystery film, They Cloned Tyrone taking the role of Isaac. Isaac is a drug dealer who killed Fontain/Tyrone, another drug dealer living in The Glen, a suburban neighborhood. After a couple of days, Isaac finds out that Tyrone/Fontain is not dead and for some reason, Fontain does not look injured. Isaac, Slick, and Fontain come up with a plan to rescue Yo-Yo who was kidnapped by Nixon. This was after they realized that there could be cloning involved after the killing incident.
J. Alphonse Nicholson Filmography
- Don’t Know Yet
- A Burial Hymn
- Hit a Lick
- Before/During/After
- Mother’s Milk
- White Men Can’t Jump
- They Cloned Tyrone
- Albany Road
- Black Spartans
- P-Valley
- Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
- The Blacklist
- Shots Fired
- Luke Cage
- Blue Bloods
- The Blacklist
J. Alphonse Nicholson Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
He is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts frequently. On his Twitter account, he has about 94.4K followers, around 80K followers on his Facebook page, and about 682K followers on his Instagram account.