# Nick Sagar
**Nick Sagar** (born 1988) is a British actor known for playing Detective Alonzo Loya on the [USA Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/usa-network) crime series *Queen of the South*, Victor Aldertree on Freeform's *Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments*, and Kevin Richards in Netflix's *The Princess Switch* romantic comedy trilogy. His full name is Nicholas Dewan Sagar, and he works in both British and American productions.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2964642/bio/) • [2](https://cam.co.uk/talent/nick-sagar/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1988, London, England; birth name Nicholas Dewan Sagar[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2964642/bio/) |
| Background | British actor of Jamaican and Guyanese descent[3](https://www.essence.com/video/meet-nick-sagar-run-the-world) |
| Signature film role | Kevin Richards in *The Princess Switch* (2018), *Switched Again* (2020), and *Romancing the Star* (2021), all for Netflix[2](https://cam.co.uk/talent/nick-sagar/) |
| Signature TV roles | Detective Alonzo Loya, *Queen of the South* (26 episodes, 2017–2018); Victor Aldertree, *Shadowhunters* (9 episodes)[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1064899/fullcredits/) • [5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/158108/nick-sagar) |
| Other series regular work | Charles Frederickson in Tyler Perry's *The Haves and the Have Nots*, seasons 4 through 8 (33 episodes)[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2964642/) |
| Film debut | Marcel in the crime drama *Ill Manors* (2012), directed by Ben Drew[2](https://cam.co.uk/talent/nick-sagar/) |
| Recent work | Ray in Tyler Perry's *Mea Culpa* (2024); Anderson Louis in Starz's *Run the World*[2](https://cam.co.uk/talent/nick-sagar/) • [3](https://www.essence.com/video/meet-nick-sagar-run-the-world) |
## Background
Sagar was born in 1988 and grew up in London, England.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2964642/bio/) He is of mixed Jamaican and Guyanese heritage; in interviews he has described embracing both sides of his background, and he credits his parents, who came to England and worked from a young age, with pushing him and his three siblings into activities such as karate, swimming, and learning instruments.[3](https://www.essence.com/video/meet-nick-sagar-run-the-world) • [7](https://theimagista.com/nick_sagar/)
Performance entered his life early. He joined weekend theater schools and after-school drama classes, and his family entertained each other with dancing, skits, and recreated movie scenes. He grew up breakdancing and playing soccer, and before acting he aspired to become a doctor.[7](https://theimagista.com/nick_sagar/) • [5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/158108/nick-sagar) He has said he decided against university after realizing he wanted to act rather than continue studying, and he returned to performing.[7](https://theimagista.com/nick_sagar/)
His accent work is a noted skill: his agent profile lists standard and regional English, American, Caribbean, Jamaican, Indian, and Liverpool accents, alongside street dance, break dancing, rap, martial arts, and tae kwon do.[2](https://cam.co.uk/talent/nick-sagar/) Interviewers have remarked that his American accent sounds natural despite his London origins, and he has said that growing up in [East London](https://www.edgepedia.org/east-london) with a father of Indian heritage gave him access to many speech patterns to imitate.[7](https://theimagista.com/nick_sagar/)
## Television career
Sagar's early screen work was in British television, with roles in *Holby City* (Joel Wallis), the CBBC series *Hank Zipzer* (Alex Broman), and *NCIS: Los Angeles* (Joseph).[2](https://cam.co.uk/talent/nick-sagar/)
His American breakthrough came with *Queen of the South*, the USA Network series starring [Alice Braga](https://www.edgepedia.org/alice-braga), in which he played Detective Alonzo Loya as a series regular across seasons 2 and 3, appearing in 26 episodes between 2017 and 2018.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1064899/fullcredits/) • [2](https://cam.co.uk/talent/nick-sagar/) In the same period he joined Freeform's *Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments* as Victor Aldertree, a role credited across 9 episodes in seasons 2 and 3.[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/158108/nick-sagar) On Tyler Perry's OWN drama *The Haves and the Have Nots* he played the recurring character Charles Frederickson through seasons 4 to 8, totaling 33 episodes between 2017 and 2021.[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2964642/) • [2](https://cam.co.uk/talent/nick-sagar/)
In 2019 he appeared on [The CW](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-cw)'s *[Supergirl](https://www.edgepedia.org/supergirl-tv-series)* as Russell Rogers, also known as Rip Roar, in two episodes of season 5.[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/158108/nick-sagar) In 2021 he joined the Starz comedy *Run the World*, set in Harlem, as Anderson Louis, a romantic interest for the character Ella; he described the role as a driven, grounded romantic who has lost the love of his life to career choices.[3](https://www.essence.com/video/meet-nick-sagar-run-the-world) He later appeared as Logan Rajesh in an episode of NBC's *The Irrational*.[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/158108/nick-sagar)
## Film career
Sagar's film debut came in *Ill Manors* (2012), Ben Drew's crime drama, in which he played Marcel; it remains his highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes at 77 percent.[2](https://cam.co.uk/talent/nick-sagar/) • [8](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/nick_sagar)
His widest exposure came through Netflix's *The Princess Switch* (2018), in which he played Kevin Richards, the Chicago baker Stacy's best friend and business partner, opposite [Vanessa Hudgens](https://www.edgepedia.org/vanessa-hudgens) and [Sam Palladio](https://www.edgepedia.org/sam-palladio). Kevin falls in love with Lady Margaret after the two lookalike women trade places, and Sagar reprised the role in the sequels *[The Princess Switch: Switched Again](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-princess-switch-switched-again)* (2020) and *The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star* (2021).[2](https://cam.co.uk/talent/nick-sagar/) • [9](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/movies/the-princess-switch-switched-again-cast/) The first film was, in the Radio Times' description, something of a breakout role for him.[9](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/movies/the-princess-switch-switched-again-cast/)
In 2024 he played Ray in [Tyler Perry](https://www.edgepedia.org/tyler-perry)'s legal thriller *[Mea Culpa](https://www.edgepedia.org/mea-culpa-2024-film)* for Netflix, his lowest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes at 19 percent with audiences at 36 percent.[2](https://cam.co.uk/talent/nick-sagar/) • [8](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/nick_sagar) He is also attached as star and producer of the action comedy *The Holiday Hitman*, listed as in post-production, and as producer of *Aladdin: The Monkey's Paw*.[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2964642/)
## Personal life
Sagar has lived in Los Angeles while retaining ties to London, which he has called home, and he supports Liverpool FC.[10](https://photobookmagazine.squarespace.com/features/2021/5/20/nick-sagar) • [7](https://theimagista.com/nick_sagar/) His younger brother [Sean Sagar](https://www.edgepedia.org/sean-sagar) is also an actor, and he has an older brother, Michael.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2964642/bio/)
## References
1. [Nick Sagar – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2964642/bio/)
2. [Nick Sagar – Creative Artists Management](https://cam.co.uk/talent/nick-sagar/)
3. [Meet Nick Sagar, The British Jamaican-Guyanese Star Of 'Run The World', Essence](https://www.essence.com/video/meet-nick-sagar-run-the-world)
4. [Queen of the South – Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1064899/fullcredits/)
5. [Nick Sagar – TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/158108/nick-sagar)
6. [Nick Sagar – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2964642/)
7. [Nick Sagar – imagista interview](https://theimagista.com/nick_sagar/)
8. [Nick Sagar Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/nick_sagar)
9. [Meet the cast of The Princess Switch: Switched Again, Radio Times](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/movies/the-princess-switch-switched-again-cast/)
10. [Interview with Nick Sagar, PhotoBook Magazine](https://photobookmagazine.squarespace.com/features/2021/5/20/nick-sagar)
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