
Acting
Nikki M. James
Born 1981-06-03 · Summit, New Jersey, USA
Nikki Michelle James (born June 3, 1981) is an American actress, director, and singer. James has performed in the popular stage musicals The Book of Mormon, Les Misérables, and Suffs, earning a Tony Award for The Book of Mormon. James was born to immigrant parents, a Vincentian father and a Haitian mother who settled in New Jersey in pursuit of the American dream. James grew up in Livingston, New Jersey, where she would graduate from Livingston High School. As a child, she sang and acted in church and in school performances. She was nominated for a Rising Star Award at Paper Mill Playhouse for her performance as Dolly Levi in high school. She later attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. James made her Broadway debut in the ill-fated The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and starred as Ottilie in the New York City Centre Encores! production of House of Flowers. She played Adela in the Off-Broadway run of Michael John LaChiusa's musical adaptation of Bernarda Alba and appeared in the Broadway cast of All Shook Up. James played Dorothy in the revival of The Wiz at La Jolla Playhouse and also starred in Romeo and Juliet and Caesar and Cleopatra at the Stratford Festival with Christopher Plummer. For her performance as Nabulungi in The Book of Mormon, she won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. During that run, she took a leave in June 2012 to film a screen version of Lucky Stiff. From 2014 to January 2015, she played Éponine in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables. In July 2017, James starred in the New York City Centre Encores! staged concert of The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin. In 2024 she began starring as journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells in the musical Suffs. James was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nikki M. James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting credits
7.0Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Spoiler Alert
2022
4.8Michael, a struggling actor, dies right after a bad breakup. He finds himself awakening in a very bright room with a very strange lady and learns that he is in singles Purgatory, where he must find his soul mate in order to cross over to the other side. With limited time to find true love among other recently deceased single New Yorkers, Michael must navigate the new customs of a ghostly dating life... as if dating in life wasn't hard enough already.
Faraway Eyes
2021
6.6Told from the woman's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
2014
6.2A New York couple's relationship is tested after the loss of their child. This film is the wide-released combination of the original two :him and :her volumes that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
2014
10.0Created by Tony Award winner Shaina Taub, this musical recorded from Broadway tells the story of the American suffragist movement and the remarkable friendships, heartbreak, and action that brought women together—or, in some cases, tore them apart. The ensemble cast features Taub as Alice Paul, Tony winner Nikki M. James as Ida B. Wells, Tony nominee Jenn Colella as Carrie Chapman Catt, and Grace McLean as President Woodrow Wilson.
Suffs
2026
10.0An all-star livestream benefit performance of scenes from Angels in America in support of amfAR’s Fund to Fight COVID-19.
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
6.7Told from the man's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
2014
5.4Two ne’er-do-wells from Quebec travel to New York City with a scheme to get rich quick selling Christmas trees.
All Is Bright
2013
5.2A pizza deliveryman develops a bond with a girl nearly half his age.
Pizza
2005
Larry is a man who is desperate and completely out of options. He's willing to lay it all on the line to save his terminally ill sister.
Checklist
2020
NRA one-night-only musical spectacular featuring Broadway’s hottest stars performing songs from roles in which they would not traditionally be cast—and the results are thrilling!
MISCAST26
2026
NRStratford Shakespeare Festival presents: Caesar and Cleopatra. Shaw's legendary wit turns political drama into sparkling comedy when veteran strategist Julius Caesar becomes mentor to the enchanting teenage queen of Roman-occupied Egypt. Their first encounter under a desert moon will lead to a shift in the course of history, as Cleopatra gradually overcomes her timidity to become a determined player in the game of power politics
Caesar and Cleopatra
2009
4.4An English shoe salesman inherits 6 million dollars from a recently deceased uncle he has never met before, on the condition that he takes the uncle's corpse on a trip to Monte Carlo.
Lucky Stiff
2014
NRBroadway and television star Andy Mientus bring Joni Mitchell’s iconic 1970 album Ladies of the Canyon to life in this filmed concert, captured last Winter right here in New Hope. Featuring performances by Christy Altomare (Anastasia), Tony Award winner Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon), and more, and directed by Tony Award nominated Director Michael Arden. Music director Benjamin Rauhala and Mientus cover the album in full, stripping beloved songs such as “Big Yellow Taxi,” “Woodstock,” and “The Circle Game,” down to find the hymns inside these unquiet triumphs.
Andy Mientus sings Joni Mitchell’s Ladies of the Canyon
2022
Shakespeare professor Tom Putnam returns to teaching following the death of his wife, only to have his life suddenly upended by the revelation that he might be a father to a young boy named Henry. This discovery complicates his budding romance with the new bookstore manager, Rose, and tests his relationships with his live-in mother-in-law, Agnes, and his best friend, Russ, who is also competing for Rose’s affections.
What May Be
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