Known for Acting
Nicole Beharie is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles in films such as the drama American Violet (2008), the psychological drama Shame (2011), the biographical sports drama 42 (2013), and the independent drama Miss Juneteenth (2020). From 2013 to 2016, she starred in the Fox supernatural drama series Sleepy Hollow.
Born
January 3, 1985 (age 41)
Birthplace
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Filmography
19 films, 10 shows


By Any Means
2026 · 1h 47m
country: United States
In 1960s Mississippi, a young Black FBI agent is forced to partner with a notorious mafia hitman to investigate a wave of brutal civil rights murders.
Killing Castro
Killing Castro
2026
country: United States
Centered on true events when Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro visited New York City and stayed in Harlem in 1960.


Love, Brooklyn
2025 · 1h 38m
country: United States
Roger, a writer, navigates complicated relationships with his ex Casey and his current lover Nicole, a newly-single mother, with the support of his best friend Alan. A modern romance set against the rapidly changing landscape of Brooklyn, New York.


Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
2022 · 1h 43m
country: United Kingdom
In the aftermath of a huge scandal, Trinitie Childs, the first lady of a prominent Southern Baptist Mega Church, attempts to help her pastor-husband, Lee-Curtis Childs, rebuild their congregation.


Breaking
2022 · 1h 43m
country: United Kingdom
Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several people hostage inside a bank, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with police.


Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
2022 · 58m
country: United States
Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century America as well as a different stage of Douglass’ long and celebrated life, while famed scholars provide context for the speeches, and remind us that Frederick Douglass’ words about racial injustice still resonate deeply today.


Miss Juneteenth
2020 · 1h 43m
country: United States
Turquoise, a former beauty queen turned hardworking single mother, prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the “Miss Juneteenth” pageant, hoping to keep her from repeating the same mistakes in life that she did.


Jacob's Ladder
2019 · 1h 29m
country: United States
After losing his brother in combat, Jacob Singer returns home from Afghanistan -- only to be pulled into a mind-twisting state of paranoia. Singer soon realizes that his sibling is alive but life is not what it seems.


Monsters and Men
2018 · 1h 36m
country: United States
After capturing an illegal act of police violence on his cellphone, a Brooklyn street hustler sets off a series of events that alter the lives of a local police officer and a star high-school athlete.


42
2013 · 2h 8m
country: United States
In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball facing unabashed racism from the public, the press and other players.


Apartment 4E
2012 · 1h 27m
country: Unknown
Three months ago, Piper met Mollie online. And Mollie changed everything. Now a knock at the door. John Sharp. Mollie's brother. He was sent to talk Piper out of the thing's she's threatening. But neither may be who they claim to be.
The Mirror Between Us
The Mirror Between Us
2012 · 12m
country: United Kingdom
Two young women embark on a dream-like adventure through the islands of the Maldives after an event turned both their worlds upside down.


Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012 · 1h 41m
country: United States
The Ames' seem to have built the perfect life until their six year old daughter is kidnapped; over the course of seven days they begin to uncover secrets about their past that could rip their marriage and lives apart.


The Last Fall
2012 · 1h 38m
country: United States
An NFL journeyman struggles to deal with life's complexities after his professional career is over.


Shame
2011 · 1h 42m
country: Canada
Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.


My Last Day Without You
2011 · 1h 33m
country: United States
On a one-day business trip to New York, a German business executive falls in love with a singer-songwriter who exposes him to her Brooklyn world and emotions he's never experienced before.


Sins of the Mother
2010 · 1h 30m
country: Canada
Shay is a young African-American college student whom is forced to take a year off from school to return to her hometown where she struggles with her anger and insecurity when she's forced to confront her alcoholic mother, Nona, whom is currently in AA and a churchgoer, over her entire childhood of abuse and neglect which Shay is both unwilling and unable to let go of.


The Express
2008 · 2h 10m
country: Germany
Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.


American Violet
2008 · 1h 43m
country: United States
A young single mother of four living in a small Texas town. Arrested during a drug raid and accused of a crime she didn't commit, Dee goes against the wishes of her mother, Alma, and rejects the plea-bargain that would free her from jail, but brand her as a felon for life. As word begins to spread that similar incidents are occurring in poor communities all across the country, Dee realizes that there are more mothers out there like her, and decides to take a stand against powerful district attorney Calvin Beckett. Now, despite being well aware of District Attorney Beckett's fierce reputation, Dee enlists the aid of ACLU attorney David Cohen and former narcotics officer Sam Conroy in overcoming the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that, if not navigated with the greatest of caution, now threaten to destroy her life. With the custody of her children on the line, one brave mother wages a valiant battle to strike at the very heart of the corrupt Texas justice system.