Sophina Brown (born September , ) is an American television actress.
She starred as Raina Troy in the CBS legal drama Shark from to , and
later joined the cast of another CBS drama, Numbrs, playing Nikki
Betancourt from to .Right after graduating from college, Brown got
one of her first professional jobs in The National Tour of the musical
Fame. Soon afterward, she made her Broadway debut in The Lion King. On
television, she guest-starred on Law & Order and Law & Order: Special
Victims Unit, before was cast as regular in the CBS legal drama series
Shark opposite James Woods. The series ran from to . Brown later was
cast in the CBS drama series Numbrs, wherein she played Nikki
Betancourt, an "adrenaline junkie" and former "Loose Cannon" LAPD
officer. She joined the series in and remained to its finale in .In
early s, Brown has had number of guest-starring roles on television,
include Castle, Brothers & Sisters, The Good Wife, and NCIS. From to
, she co-starred in the short-lived ABC Family series Ravenswood. In ,
Brown was cast in the NBC drama Cruel Intentions, based on the film
of same name. Sophina Brown is currently starring on the BET series
"Twenties" by Lena Waithe.Brown was born in Saginaw, Michigan. She has
a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Michigan.
She starred as Raina Troy in the CBS legal drama Shark from to , and
later joined the cast of another CBS drama, Numbrs, playing Nikki
Betancourt from to .Right after graduating from college, Brown got
one of her first professional jobs in The National Tour of the musical
Fame. Soon afterward, she made her Broadway debut in The Lion King. On
television, she guest-starred on Law & Order and Law & Order: Special
Victims Unit, before was cast as regular in the CBS legal drama series
Shark opposite James Woods. The series ran from to . Brown later was
cast in the CBS drama series Numbrs, wherein she played Nikki
Betancourt, an "adrenaline junkie" and former "Loose Cannon" LAPD
officer. She joined the series in and remained to its finale in .In
early s, Brown has had number of guest-starring roles on television,
include Castle, Brothers & Sisters, The Good Wife, and NCIS. From to
, she co-starred in the short-lived ABC Family series Ravenswood. In ,
Brown was cast in the NBC drama Cruel Intentions, based on the film
of same name. Sophina Brown is currently starring on the BET series
"Twenties" by Lena Waithe.Brown was born in Saginaw, Michigan. She has
a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Michigan.
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