He began his career appearing in the local theater productions at PlayMakers Repertory Company before moving to New York.
[1] He began appearing on television playing guest-starring roles on Blue Bloods, Mr.
In 2017 he made his off-Broadway debut in Freight: The Five Incarnations of Abel Greene, and later acted in Paradise Blue and Days of Rage.
[3][4] In 2020, Nicholson co-starred opposite Octavia Spencer in the Netflix miniseries, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J.
[8] In 2023, he appeared in the films White Men Can't Jump, They Cloned Tyrone and Wake.