Nicole Paris Williams has been teaching acting to kids for over 18 years, while also maintaining her professional acting career. She considers it a great honor to able to follow her passion to help young actors develop their craft.
Nicole graduated from The University of South Florida with a BA in theatre performance. Once she completed her degree she moved to New York, where she toured with many children's theater companies and found it to be such a rewarding experience that it stuck with her even after she had completed her time there. She then moved back to Florida to study with Kathy Laughlin CSA, who has taught for over 30 years along with casting. During her time with Kathy, Nicole was taught the Eric Morris Process which she still applies to her acting as well as her teaching.
Nicole has also studied with actor and producer Armand Assante, writer, director and producer Sabyn Mayfield, Brent Caballero CSA, Richard Futch CSA, Actor, director and producer Griff Furst, and Lisa London CSA. Nicole has also studied comedy and improv with actor and writer Ricky Wayne and Nick Anderson CSA.
Nicole's innate understanding of how to work with children to help them yield their greatest potential is obvious in the many students who have been through her program and continue to get work in movies, play, commercials and theater. You may recognize her from local commercials, HSN appearances, and performing onstage in the Tampa Bay Area. Nicole can be seen staring in Your Worst Nightmare as Barbara Nunn, Games People Play as Reporter Being Mary Jane starring Gabriel Union, Bigger on Bet Plus. Nicole has also been in the short films such as And a Bag of Chips directed by Sabyn Mayfield, which won several awards. She also starred in Love is Black and White directed by Rob Mello. She can also be seen in the independent film Unsullied directed by well-known Tampa Bucs Player turned writer/ director Simeon Rice. Nicole also assisted with casting extras for films which include Sun Light Jr, Free Ride and Spring Breakers.