Nicholas Anthony Reid was born in Redlands, California. The son of a pilot. He is best known for his breakout role in the hit Netflix series Dear White People (2017) as well as award winning features such as Little Jar (2022) , and Only (2019) . His stage credits include "Bootycandy" by Robert O'Hara , "Obamaology" by Aurin Squire , and Maiden's Prayer by Nicky Silver.