Elvis Nolasco

Acting

Elvis Nolasco

Born

1968-12-19 (57)

Place of birth

New York, New York, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

41 titles

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.

Known for

Law & Order poster
7.3

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

Law & Order

1990

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster
8.0

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

All American poster
8.1

When a rising high school football player from South Central L.A. is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High, the wins, losses and struggles of two families from vastly different worlds - Compton and Beverly Hills - begin to collide. Inspired by the life of pro football player Spencer Paysinger.

All American

2018

Third Watch poster
8.0

The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.

Third Watch

1999

Godfather of Harlem poster
8.1

Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.

Godfather of Harlem

2019

Queen of the South poster
7.6

Teresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Dallas, she looks to become the country's reigning drug smuggler and to avenge her lover's murder.

Queen of the South

2016

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

2010s · 8 titles

Oldboy poster
5.9

A man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.

Oldboy

2013

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus poster
4.7

Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status.

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

2015

Roxanne Roxanne poster
6.1

The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.

Roxanne Roxanne

2017

Cold Side poster
6.0

Antu, a young screenwriter journeys into the fictional worlds of his screenplays.

Cold Side

2017

179th Street poster
5.0

New York City in the 1980's, the Latino Drug Lords' War is fueled by "Crack", while a boy chained to radiator witnesses it all. Based on two true stories of how the American Dream turns into an American Nightmare.

179th Street

2014

Mogadishu, Minnesota poster
NR

A drama about a Somali family living in Minneapolis.

Mogadishu, Minnesota

2016

Time 2 Surrender poster
NR

Dino is a disabled Iraqi war vet haunted by the things he's done and is struggling to accept who he's become. He frequently clashes with his straight-laced little brother until one day, Dino is forced to face the truth about his self-destructive behavior, which sets him on a path toward redemption. He discovers that the biggest battle left to fight is within.

Time 2 Surrender

2018

Short Handle poster
1.5

Lured by the notion of a quick buck (the proverbial 'Easy Fruit' or 'Mango Bajito' in Spanish), three young people decide to kidnap the son of a rich family, and hide out in the wild mountains of the Dominican Republic - until everything that can go wrong, does.

Short Handle

2012

1990s · 5 titles

Clockers poster
6.7

Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s older brother turns himself in as the killer. Detective Rocco Klein doesn’t buy the story, however, setting out to find the truth, and it seems that all the fingers point toward Strike & Rodney.

Clockers

1995

I Like It Like That poster
6.3

After her husband is arrested for looting, Lisette struggles for independence while dealing with her transgender sibling, her critical mother-in-law and assorted neighborhood eccentrics.

I Like It Like That

1994

I'm Not Rappaport poster
5.7

Old Nat Moyer is a talker, a philosopher, and a troublemaker with a fanciful imagination. His companion is Midge Carter, who is half-blind, but still the super of an apartment house. When he is threatened with retirement, Nat battles on his behalf. Nat also takes on his daughter, a drug dealer, and a mugger in this appealing version of a really 'odd couple'.

I'm Not Rappaport

1996

No artwork available
10.0

An avant garde prison power struggle as witnessed through the point of view of the inmates’ only television set with the biggest troublemaker and sweetest seducer on the cellblock. The Knicks have just taken the Bulls to overtime, but it’s time for Star Trek. The film took two days to shoot, one week to edit, and one year to create the special effects. With it being Shot on 16mm film and transferred to video and then edited on a computer - the first student film at Columbia to be edited digitally.

Prime Time

1997

In Search of a Dream poster
7.0

Two friends in Washington Heights take different paths to earn a living: one working in a grocery store, the other as a drug dealer.

In Search of a Dream

1997

Series credits

Law & Order poster
7.3

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

Law & Order

1990

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster
8.0

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

All American poster
8.1

When a rising high school football player from South Central L.A. is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High, the wins, losses and struggles of two families from vastly different worlds - Compton and Beverly Hills - begin to collide. Inspired by the life of pro football player Spencer Paysinger.

All American

2018

Third Watch poster
8.0

The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.

Third Watch

1999

Godfather of Harlem poster
8.1

Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.

Godfather of Harlem

2019

Queen of the South poster
7.6

Teresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Dallas, she looks to become the country's reigning drug smuggler and to avenge her lover's murder.

Queen of the South

2016

New York Undercover poster
7.3

New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases.

New York Undercover

1994

Manhunt poster
6.9

A conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history. This is the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination—as the fate of the country hangs in the balance.

Manhunt

2024

Task poster
7.0

In the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent heads a task force assembled to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man.

Task

2025

American Crime poster
6.7

An anthology drama focusing on all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system dealing with crimes committed in America.

American Crime

2015

American Crime poster
6.7

An anthology drama focusing on all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system dealing with crimes committed in America.

American Crime

2015

Claws poster
6.8

Follow the life and crimes of five diverse and treacherous manicurists working at the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon, where there is a lot more going on than silk wraps and pedicures.

Claws

2017

She's Gotta Have It poster
6.3

Nola Darling struggles to define herself and divide her time among her friends, job and three lovers. A new take on Spike Lee's film, in 10 episodes.

She's Gotta Have It

2017

David Makes Man poster
6.6

A 14-year-old prodigy's mother relies on him to find a way out of poverty, but he is haunted by the death of his friend; he must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher education that may offer him a way out.

David Makes Man

2019

David Makes Man poster
6.6

A 14-year-old prodigy's mother relies on him to find a way out of poverty, but he is haunted by the death of his friend; he must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher education that may offer him a way out.

David Makes Man

2019

Miracle's Boys poster
7.0

Miracle's Boys is a six-part miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Jacqueline Woodson. It was made for Noggin's nighttime block, The N, and aired in February 2005. The series was directed by Neema Barnette, LeVar Burton, Ernest R. Dickerson, Bill Duke, and Spike Lee and was filmed on-site in Harlem, New York. It also includes a theme song by rapper Nas.

Miracle's Boys

2005

Behind the camera