Jasika Nicole Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied theatre, dance, and voice at Catawba College
• The alternate version of her character Astrid on "Fringe" was on the autism spectrum, which she knew how to play because her sister is autistic
• Quote: "A black character, an Asian character, a whatever character, they can all have the same qualities․․․Everybody's still looking for love․․․still trying to find their way in the world․ Those things are human qualities, not․․․race-specific qualities․"
• Quote: "There's just so much space for people to have recognition within characters of colors or characters that are queer or gender nonconforming and I feel like we don't give audiences enough credit to be able to handle that kind of stuff․"
• Best known for her role as Astrid Farnsworth in "Fringe" and as Wendy in "She's Out of My League․"
• Is also an artist and draws portraits and comics like "808 at 212" and "Close Talkers․"
• Voiced the character Intern Dana in an episode of the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale․"