Sophina Brown

Sophina Brown
Born	Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Henry Simmons ​ (m. 2010)​

Sophina Brown Simmons is an American television actress. She starred as Raina Troy in the CBS legal drama Shark from 2006 to 2008, and later joined the cast of another CBS drama, Numbers, playing Nikki Betancourt from 2008 to 2010.

Career

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 2006 to 2008. Brown later was cast in the CBS drama series Numbers, wherein she played Nikki Betancourt, an "adrenaline junkie" and former "loose cannon" LAPD officer. She joined the series in 2008 and remained to its finale in 2010.

In early 2010s, Brown has had number of guest-starring roles on television, include Castle, Brothers & Sisters, The Good Wife, and NCIS. From 2013 to 2014, she co-starred in the short-lived ABC Family series Ravenswood. In 2016, Brown was cast in the NBC drama Cruel Intentions, based on the 1999 film of same name. As of 2021, Sophina Brown is starring on the BET series Twenties by Lena Waithe. She most recently starred in the FX series Kindred, adapted from the celebrated novel by Hugo Award-winner Octavia E. Butler.

Personal life

Brown was born in Saginaw, Michigan. She has a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Michigan.

Brown married actor and Shark co-star Henry Simmons in May 2010.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Because I Said So	Milly's Staff #1 / Matisse
2015	Synapse	Aamina McDavitt
	Two Bellmen	Sariah	Short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Strangers with Candy	Sydney	Episode: "Ask Jerri"
2001	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Mrs. Williams	Episode: "Secrets"
	The Education of Max Bickford	Woman #1	Episode: "Hearts and Minds"
2003	Law & Order	Dana	Episode: "Absentia"
	Hack	Tammi Anderson	Episode: "True Lies"
2003–04	Chappelle's Show	Various	Recurring cast
2005	Committed	Roberta	Episode: "The Snow Episode"
	Numbers	Bianca Styles	Episode: "Scorched"
2006	Without a Trace	Dr. Lydia Adams	Episode: "Blood Out"
2006–08	Shark	Deputy DA Raina Troy	Main cast
2008–10	Numbers	Nikki Betancourt	Main cast: season 5-6
2010	Castle	Brooke Carver	Episode: "Under the Gun"
	Brothers & Sisters	Bitsy Fairbank	Episode: "A Righteous Kiss"
	Law & Order: LA	Julia Chaffey	Episode: "Ballona Creek"
2011	NCIS: Los Angeles	Jennifer Grear	Episode: "Empty Quiver"
	The Good Wife	Katrina Bishop	Episode: "Ham Sandwich"
2012	Bones	Melanie Carmichael	Episode: "The Partners in the Divorce"
2013	NCIS	Kelly Daniels	Episode: "Chasing Ghosts"
2013–14	Ravenswood	Terry Beaumont	Recurring cast
2015	Scream	Det. Lorraine Brock	Episodes: "Exposed" & "Betrayed"
2016	Cruel Intentions	Naomi Donovan	Episodes: "Unaired Pilot"
2017	Zoo	Leanne Ducovney	Recurring cast: season 3
2018	9-1-1	Candace Creedy	Episode: "Worst Day Ever"
2020	Station 19	Joyce	Episode: "Out of Control"
	Grey's Anatomy	Joyce Williams	Episode: "No Time for Despair"
2020-21	Twenties	Ida B.	Main cast
2021	Legacies	Lucia	Episode: "Goodbyes Sure Do Suck"
2022	The Orville	Captain Losha	Episode: "From Unknown Graves"

External links

• Sophina Brown at IMDb