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 Year Title Role Notes2006Take the LeadEgypt2007Get FaamousAlicia2010She's Out of My LeagueWendy2015Suicide KaleBillie Steinberg2016Jasmine Taylor2017Secondhand LoveMia2024IdentiteazeMichelle2025There Is No Antimemetics DivisionMarion WheelerShort film
Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Gisella Episode: "Scared Crazy" 2007 The Mastersons of Manhattan Penny Television film 2008 Dora 2 episodes 2008–2013 Fringe Astrid Farnsworth Main cast 2013–2016 Scandal Kim Muñoz 7 episodes 2015 Key & Peele Girlfriend Episode: "Hollywood Sequel Doctor" 2015 Major Crimes Dolly Bowen Episode: "Thick as Thieves" 2015–2016 Disengaged Jess 2 episodes; web series 2016 Send Me: An Original Web Series Woman / Lila 4 episodes; web series 2017 Hell's Kitchen Herself Episode: "Fusion/Confusion" 2017 Adventure Time Frieda Voice, 2 episodes A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 2017 Underground Georgia 7 episodes 2017 Justice League Action Vixen Voice, 2 episodes 2017 Danger & Eggs Reina 3 episodes 2017–2020 The Good Doctor Dr. Carly Lever Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 6 episodes Main role (season 3), 15 episodes2019Station 19MilaEpisode: "The Dark Night"2020Trash TruckUsherEpisode: "Movie Theatre"2021Punky BrewsterLauren6 episodes 2023 Fantasy Island Andi Nevinson Episode: "Tara and Jessica's High School Reunion / Cat Lady" 2025 All's Fair Dr. Testa Episode: "Everybody Dance Now"
Other media Year Title Role Medium Notes2005Law & Order: Criminal IntentGisellaVideo game2013–present Welcome to Night ValeDana CardinalPodcastRecurring, 13 episodes2016–PresentAlice Isn't DeadKeishaPodcastMain role2017Agents of MayhemGremlinVideo game2018The Bright SessionsMyraPodcastBonus episode2019Alt-FrequenciesKayaVideo game2026There Is No Antimemetics DivisionMarion WheelerShort Film on Youtube
References
External links
Official site