Nigél Thatch (born August 8, 1976) is an American actor. He played Malcolm X in the first two seasons of the

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for the role. He also portrayed Malcolm X in the 2014 film ''

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Early life

Thatch was born in East St. Louis, Illinois in 1976.

Career

In the 1990s he was on the television series '' The Parent 'Hood''. Thatch appeared as "Leon", an egotistical money hungry athlete, in a series of Budweiser commercials. He played baseball for the Schaumburg Flyers. In 2017 he was part of the CW series '' Valor''. He was also in American Dreams (2002). From 2019 to 2021, he played the role of Malcolm X in ''

'', for which he was nominated as for best supporting actor at the

Filmography

*'' The Players Club (film)'' (1998) *'' 100 Kilos'' (2001) *''

'' (2014)

Television

*''

'' (2019–2021) *'' Valor'' (2017–2018) *'' American Dreams'' (2002) *'' The Parent 'Hood'' (1990s) *''

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'' "Isn't She Lovely?" (1999) *'' Girlfriends'' - "The Importance of Being Frank" (2000) *'' Half & Half'' - "The Big Type Cast Episode" (2004) *'' One on One'' - "Fatal Attractions" (2002)

References

External links

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"Vincent D'Onofrio and Nigél Thatch Interview: Godfather of Harlem"
from ''

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