Alphonse Nicholson may have become a household name for character as Lil Murda in P. Valley, but the actor has been acting since 2013. J. Alphonse Nicholson got his first break in the 2013 Terry Linehan directed film, Don’t Know Yet. From there, the actor starred in various movie and television shows, additionally Mr. Robot, Luke Cage, Chicago P.D., Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, and Just Mercy, all before P. Valley.
Currently, J. Alphonse Nicholson is getting the recognition he found, and there are even talks about him winning an Emmy.
Alphone Nicholson’s ‘Lil Murda’ character has been controversial since P. Valley released on Starz. Lil Murda is a very complex role whose music career starts taking off while confronting his sexuality as a black gay man.
Numerous, black Americans have never seen 2 masculine black men intimate on screen, so the intimate screens were confronted with a ton of backlash.
Celebrities like Plies and Lil Duval caught backlash for going online and sharing their distaste for the show, continuing displaying gay nude scenes. Lil Duval told he would never watch the show again, which prompted P. Valley’s Co-Executive Producer to call out the comedian, suggesting he find something else to watch.
In spite of the constant backlash, P. Valley’s viewership continues to skyrocket. The season 2 release drew in 4.5 million multiplatform viewers in the United States, breaking Starz’s record for the largest season-over-season growth.
Alphonse Nicholson (Lil Murda), Nicco Annan, Shannon Thornton, and Gail Bean help Tamron Hall kick off the premiere of her Talk Show’s fourth season.
While sit down with, Tamron Hall opened many people were already discussing J. Alphonse Nicholson winning an Emmy for his “Lil Murda” role. The actor got highly emotional, trying to control his tears.
