Alexa Nikolas
Quick Facts
Biography
Alexa Nikolas (born April 4, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Nicole Bristow on the Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101. Nikolas has also appeared on various other television series, including That's Life, Hidden Hills, Revelations, and The Walking Dead.
Career
In 2004, Nikolas was cast as Nicole Bristow on Zoey 101, alongside Jamie Lynn Spears. In 2006, following the conclusion of the second season, Nikolas was fired from working on Zoey 101 and her character was written out of the series following numerous fights and incidents with Spears.
In addition, Nikolas appeared on Hidden Hills regularly and also on the 2005 series Revelations. Following her departure from Zoey 101, Nikolas guest starred on various other television series, most notably The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Judging Amy, ER, Without a Trace, Criminal Minds, and Heroes with actress Laura Marano who played young Alice Shaw the sister of Nikolas' character.
In 2011, she appeared in the film Red State as Jesse, and that same year she appeared on Family Guy as additional voices. Nikolas got the recurring role of Haley in the television series The Walking Dead. She appeared in November 2012, and her character was killed off in February 2013. She appeared in a total of three episodes.
Personal life
Nikolas was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is of Greek ancestry.
Nikolas has married Canadian electronic musician Mike Milosh on February 22, 2012. In 2016, Nikolas and Milosh split up.
Even though their characters were best friends on Zoey 101 in real life Nikolas did not get along with Jamie Lynn Spears.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | P.U.N.K.S. | Jenna Bygayly | Uncredited |
2001 | Zoolander | Story Hour Girl | |
2002 | Ted Bundy | "I'm Ted" Kid | |
2003 | Tiptoes | Susan Barry | |
2004 | Motocross Kids | Katie | |
2009 | Children of the Corn | Ruth | |
2011 | Red State | Jesse | |
2012 | Detention of the Dead | Willow |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | The Love Boat: The Next Wave | Little Girl #1 | 1 episode |
2000–2002 | That's Life | Young Lydia | 4 episodes |
2001 | Charmed | Little Girl | Episode: "We All Scream for Ice Cream" |
2001 | The King of Queens | Young Carrie | 1 episode |
2002 | Even Stevens | Young Ren | 1 episode |
2002–2003 | Hidden Hills | Emily Barber | Main role |
2004 | Without a Trace | Emily Levine | 1 episode |
2005–2006 | Zoey 101 | Nicole Bristow | Main role (seasons 1–2), 26 episodes |
2005 | ER | Megan Nesbitt | 1 episode |
2005 | Judging Amy | Shelly Cecil | 1 episode |
2005 | Revelations | Lucinda "Lucy" Massey | Main role, 6 episodes |
2005 | All That 10th Anniversary Reunion Special | Herself | |
2007 | Cold Case | Madison Reed | 1 episode |
2007 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Tiffany Dublecini | Episodes: "Miniature Golf", "Who's the Boss? |
2008 | CSI: Miami | Mallary Harding | 1 episode |
2008 | iCarly | Girl Playing Golf #3 | 1 episode |
2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Caitlin Mahoney | Episode: "Threshold" |
2009 | Supernatural | Kate Carter | Episode: "Family Remains" |
2009 | Heroes | Young Angela Shaw | Episode: "1961" |
2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Hannah Porter | 1 episode |
2009 | Raising the Bar | Caitlin | 1 episode |
2010 | Criminal Minds | Jane McBride | 1 episode |
2011 | Lie to Me | Amanda Dobar | 1 episode |
2011 | Family Guy | Voice | 1 episode |
2012–2013 | The Walking Dead | Haley | Episodes: "Hounded", "Made to Suffer", "The Suicide King" |
2013 | Mad Men | Wendy | Episode: "The Crash" |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
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2005 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film — Young Ensemble Cast (shared with Motocross Kids cast) | Motocross Kids | Nominated | |
2006 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (shared with Zoey 101 cast) | Zoey 101 | Won | |
2007 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (shared with Zoey 101 cast) | Zoey 101 | Won |