DeVaughn Nixon

DeVaughn Walter Nixon (born July 8, 1983) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in The Bodyguard, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and Sugar Hill, and television series such as Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Mackenzie Falls, and Marvel's Runaways.[1]

DeVaughn Nixon
Born (1983-07-08) July 8, 1983
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materLoyola Marymount University
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Parent
Relatives

Early life and education

Nixon was born in Los Angeles in 1983, where he also lived his childhood. He is the son of former basketball player Norm Nixon, whom he portrays in the HBO series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.[2] His stepmother is actress/producer/director/dancer Debbie Allen and half siblings include dancer Vivian Nixon, and basketball player Norman Ellard Nixon Jr.[3][4][5] He is married to Lara Nixon. When he was a child, he voiced one of the characters in the animated film Bébé's Kids. Later, he had a role in the film The Bodyguard (playing the son of pop icon Whitney Houston), along with other roles in other films and TV series. However, he temporarily left his film career to devote himself to his studies. He graduated in television production and business finance from Loyola Marymount University.

Career

He returned to his work in film and television after a brief career as a mortgage broker, participating first in the film Monster Heroes. In 2011 he starred in the film Prom.[2] He then appeared in several guest roles in episodic television and television films. In 2017 he was cast in a recurring role in Marvel's Runaways. In 2019, he was cast as his father, Norm Nixon, in the HBO show, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.[6]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
1990 To Sleep with Anger Sunny
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Danny Dyson
1991 The Rapture First Boy
1992 Bébé's Kids Additional Voices
The Bodyguard Fletcher
1994 Sugar Hill Raynathan (Age 11)
2004 Gamebox 1.0 Sherman
2010 Monster Heroes Vilante
2011 Prom Tyler Barso
2016 Water Safety DeVaughn Short film
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Civil Wars Jamie Watson Episode: "Daveja-Vu All Over Again"
1993 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Shaquille Episode: "Bundle of Joy"
2001 Lizzie McGuire Snackbar Attendant Episode: "Rated Aargh"
One on One Tracy Episode: "Radioactive Platonic"
2002 The Hughleys Derek / Kevin Episode: "Jump the Jump"
2004 Quintuplets Player #1 Little Man on Campus
American Dreams Mark Johnson Episode: "One in a Million"
2005 JAG Pvt. Ben Quick Episode: "Death at the Mosque"
2007 Lincoln Heights Teen #1 Episode: "Flashpoint"
The Unit Sgt. Larson Episode: "Always Kiss Them Goodbye"
2008 The Game Rookie Episode: "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
Greek Pookie Episode: "Freshman Daze"
2009 MacKenzie Falls Trevor (Ferguson Michaels) 7 episodes
2010 Sonny with a Chance 3 episodes
2010–11 The Hard Times of RJ Berger Hamilton Recurring
2011–13 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Omar Recurring
2012 Kendra Kenny 2 episodes
2014 Twinzies: Couples Therapy Theodore Episode: "Oh Brother"
2017 Love on the Vines Theo Wyckoff TV movie
The Haunted Jordan Terry TV movie
Groomzilla Harrison TV movie
2017–19 Marvel's Runaways Darius Davis Recurring
2018 NCIS Scott Gunderson Episode: "One Step Forward"
2022–present Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Norm Nixon Main role
2022–23 Snowfall Kane Recurring
2023 The Crossover Skinny Guest star

References
  1. La Higuera.net (in spanish)
  2. 'Prom' king DeVaughn Nixon returns to his first love. s2s. Magazine.com Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine Posted Fri, 2011-04-29 10:26 by Ericka Boston. Retrieved January 03, 2012, to 23:09 pm.
  3. PEOPLE: "AND BABY MAKES FOUR". - The Dallas Morning News. - September 2, 1987.
  4. Mackall, Dave. - "Nixon fondly remembers Duquesne". - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. - May 31, 2007.
  5. Schiefelbein, Joseph. - "Spivery, Jaguars to begin practice". - The Advocate. - October 17, 2008.
  6. "DeVaughn Nixon Joins HBO's 1980s LA Lakers Drama Pilot as His Dad Norm Nixon". 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
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