Nicholas Dewan Sagar (born 7 January 1988) is a British actor and model. He is known for roles on television series '' Queen of the South'' and '' The Haves and the Have Nots'', and for playing Kevin Richards in the romantic comedy trilogy, '' The Princess Switch''.

Life and career

Sagar was born and raised in London, England. He is Jamaican and Guyanese. In an interview for ''Timid Magazine'' he said: "I loved being mixed race growing up. I think you’re right in saying I saw myself as whole rather than half. I just thought I am Black. I am Indian. I fully embraced both heritages, which was a cool thing because I could relate to everyone." He has a younger brother,

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, who is also an actor. Sagar made his debut on British television in 2009 and later moved to

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and debuted appearing in an episode of '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. He made his big screen debut appearing in the 2012 crime drama film, ''

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''. In 2017, Sagar was cast as Detective Alonzo Loya in the USA Network crime drama series, '' Queen of the South''. He left the series after two seasons. Also in 2017, he joined the cast of

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prime time soap opera, '' The Haves and the Have Nots'' as Charles Frederickson, the new love interest for Candace Young (

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). He was a regular cast member from season 4 to season 7 and returned in a recurring basis for the show's eighth and final season. He also had the recurring role during the second season of ''

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'' and guest-starred in two episodes of ''

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''. In 2018, Sagar starred opposite

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in the romantic comedy film, '' The Princess Switch'' for

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. He returned to the role in its sequels, '' The Princess Switch: Switched Again'' (2020) and '' The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star'' (2021). From 2021 to 2023, Sagar had a recurring role in the Starz comedy series, '' Run the World''. In 2024, he starred in the erotic thriller film, ''

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'', by

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sagar, Nick 1988 births 21st-century English male actors Male actors from London English male film actors English male television actors English male soap opera actors Living people