Biografía
Elvis Nolasco is an award-winning actor, producer, and director, best-known for his roles in MGM+'s NAACP Image Award-winning crime drama, Godfather of Harlem, and ABC's Primetime Emmy Award-winning anthology series, American Crime. Nolasco's acting has been applauded by nationally recognized film institutions including the Critics' Choice Association's Critics Choice Television Awards, the International Press Academy's Satellite Awards, in addition to esteemed festivals including the IndieFEST Film Awards. 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 HBO Max's 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 can 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.
