Elvis Nolasco
Elvis Nolasco is an American actor, best known for his roles in MGM+'s NAACP crime drama Godfather of Harlem and ABC's anthology series American Crime.
His latest production work includes the 2022 short fantasy film, Ro & the Stardust, which received noteworthy awards during the 2022 DTLA Film Festival and the Philadelphia Film Festival. In 2018, Nolasco successfully made his directorial debut at the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) in Los Angeles for his short film, Time 2 Surrender, of which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in. The film was purchased by FOX Soul TV.
Nolasco, who was born and raised in the U.S. and is of Dominican descent, can also be seen starring in bilingual films including the HBO Max 2021 crime drama, Sinaliento, where he was awarded "Best Actor" for his lead role at the 10th Annual Dominican Film Festival In New York.
In 2023, viewers have seen see Nolasco playing Nat Pettigrew in Season 3 of Godfather of Harlem, and Jorge Ramirez, a Bakersfield, CA man who was wrongfully killed during a 2013 officer-involved shooting, in ABC News Studios' new docuseries, Killing County.