---
name: "Ray Nicholson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ray-nicholson"
fi1m_id: "ray-nicholson"
imdb_id: "nm2200658"
tmdb_id: 60960
wikidata_id: "Q113644511"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 February 1992"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-22T04:27:07.366788+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ray Nicholson

## Identity

Ray Nicholson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ray-nicholson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ray-nicholson
- **IMDb ID:** nm2200658
- **TMDB ID:** 60960
- **Wikidata ID:** Q113644511
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nicholson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113644511, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2200658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/60960

Actor. Born 20 February 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 February 1992, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 2020–present
- **Also known as:** Raymond Nicholson, ری نیکلسون
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 74 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Horror 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $192m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nicholson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113644511, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2200658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/60960

## Coming up

- *The Mosquito Bowl* (2026-10-30) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mosquito-bowl.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Smile 2*](https://film.one/film/smile-2.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ray Nicholson is an American actor. He was born on 20 February 1992 in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor Jack Nicholson and actress Rebecca Broussard. He attended the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts.

Nicholson began acting as a child with a role in the 2006 film *The Benchwarmers*. His later credits include *Promising Young Woman* (2020), *Licorice Pizza* (2021), the Amazon series *Panic* (2021) as Ray Hall, *Out of the Blue* (2022) and *Smile 2* (2024) as Paul Hudson.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Smile 2* (2024), Fi1m 64, as Paul Hudson — [page](https://film.one/film/smile-2.md)
- *Licorice Pizza* (2021), Fi1m 80, as Ray — [page](https://film.one/film/licorice-pizza.md)
- *Promising Young Woman* (2020), Fi1m 72, as Jim — [page](https://film.one/film/promising-young-woman.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Mosquito Bowl* (2026), Actor — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mosquito-bowl.md)
- *The Beauty* (2026), series, as Tig 2 — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-beauty.md)
- *Adults* (2025), series, as Ethan
- *Borderline* (2025), as Paul Duerson
- *Novocaine* (2025), as Simon
- *I Love You Forever* (2025), as Finn
- *Smile 2* (2024), as Paul Hudson — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/smile-2.md)
- *Gonzo Girl* (2023), as Larry
- *Fear the Night* (2023), as Billy
- *Something from Tiffany's* (2022), as Gary Wilson
- *Where Are You* (2022), as Cedric
- *Out of the Blue* (2022), as Connor
- *Licorice Pizza* (2021), as Ray — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/licorice-pizza.md)
- *PANIC* (2021), as Ray Hall
- *Panic* (2021), series, as Ray Hall
- *Promising Young Woman* (2020), as Jim — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/promising-young-woman.md)
- *Connective Tissue* (2019), as Rudder · Associate Producer
- *Mayans M.C.* (2018), series, as Hallorann
- *The Outsider* (2018), as American Stock Broker
- *The Benchwarmers* (2006), as Kid Catcher #1 Game #2

## Gallery

- ![Ray Nicholson](https://film.one/media/person/10741/gallery-58bd03e74a0b.jpg) Ray Nicholson — Image via TMDB
- ![Ray Nicholson](https://film.one/media/person/10741/gallery-d1a255a4478d.jpg) Ray Nicholson — Image via TMDB
- ![Ray Nicholson](https://film.one/media/person/10741/gallery-de3c754c74c8.jpg) Ray Nicholson — Image via TMDB

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