Nikki Crawford

Tony-nominated and Obie Award-winner for her iconic portrayal of Tedra in James Ijames' celebrated 2022 Pulitzer Prize winning Fat Ham, first at the Public and then at the American Airlines Theatre. Between the Public and Broadway iterations of Fat Ham, starred in James Ijames' The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre. Guest star roles include recurring role on Sony's Cruel Intentions, Tracker, NCIS: LA, 9-1-1, NCIS, United States of Al, Selena: The Series, and a starring role in Lifetime's A Country Christmas Harmony. In theater world, was handpicked by the legendary Mike Nichols to open the Vegas company of Spamalot for which she was named Vegas Showstopper of the Year. Also starred opposite Leslie Uggams in Stormy Weather at the Pasadena Playhouse playing the young Lena Horne and winning the NAACP Theatre Award. Hopscotches between film, TV and theater; equally versed in comedy, drama, musical and dramatic theater, sings like a bird. DC native, Carnegie Mellon BFA Drama