Biography
Sofia Nicole Hahn hails from San Antonio, Texas, USA.
This Texas native began building an impressive resume shortly after moving to Hollywood at age 3. Before her first TV appearance, Nikki modeled for campaigns including Disney, GAP, American Girl, Little Marc Jacobs, and Jessica Simpson’s kids’ fashion line, among others. However, her true passion emerged early on.
In 2009, Nikki started securing guest roles on various network TV shows such as CSI: Miami, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Closer, and Criminal Minds. She also appeared on several favorite Disney and Nickelodeon shows, including iCarly and Jessie. Alongside acting, she worked in commercials, landing over 28 national campaigns, which included two Disneyland commercials and a State Farm commercial featuring Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers.
In 2011, Nikki brought laughter to audiences as the daughter of Tom Hanks in a spoof skit of TLC's Toddlers & Tiaras on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! post-Academy Awards special. Playing "Sophie Hanks," a child pageant queen with an overbearing stage dad, Nikki gained a cult comedy following when the segment went viral. The skit was also featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show during an interview with Hanks and Julia Roberts.
In 2012, Nikki showcased her range by playing her first villainous role as sociopath child killer "Jenny Reynolds" in American Horror Story: The Origins of Monstrosity. That same year, she shifted to a lighter role portraying Bianca, Selena Gomez's little cousin, in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex.
2013 was a year of “Mini-me” roles, as Nikki portrayed young Lucy Hale’s character "Mini Aria" in Pretty Little Liars and "Young Callie" (young Mia Mitchell) in The Fosters. By 2014, she had appeared in eight more comedy sketches on Jimmy Kimmel Live! alongside stars like Katie Couric and Topher Grace.
In 2015, Nikki secured the coveted role of "Emily Cooper" in Disney's 100th Channel Original Movie, Adventures in Babysitting, starring Sabrina Carpenter and Sofia Carson. Directed by John Schultz and executive produced by Michelle Manning, who became a mentor and family friend to Nikki, the film marked a milestone in her career.
Nikki has had the opportunity to work with and learn from Hollywood A-listers such as Jim Belushi, Kyra Sedgwick, Elijah Wood, Elizabeth McCormick, Henry Winkler, cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, Elisabeth Röhm, Ken Leung, and two-time Academy Award winners Tom Hanks, Jessica Lange, and Geoffrey Rush.
In 2016, Nikki portrayed young Mileva Maric in National Geographic’s ten-episode anthology series Genius, season one ("Einstein"), which received 10 Emmy nominations. The series was executive produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, with Geoffrey Rush starring as Einstein.
In 2017, Nikki landed the recurring role of Gina Tuscadero on ABC’s American Housewife.
