Nicole Wallace | |
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| Born | Nicole Alejandra Wallace del Barrio (2002-03-22)22 March 2002 (age 23) Madrid, Spain |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Nicole Alejandra Wallace del Barrio (Spanish pronunciation:[niˈkolaleˈxandɾaˈwalaseðelˈbarjo] ; born 22 March 2002) is a Spanish actress. After her television debut in the teen seriesSkam España,[1] she has starred in the filmsMy Fault (2023),Your Fault (2024),One Year and One Day (2025), andOur Fault (2025), and the miniseriesRaising Voices (2024).
Nicole Alejandra Wallace del Barrio was born inMadrid on 22 March 2002.[2][3] She holds Spanish and U.S. citizenship,[4] and her father is American and her mother Spanish.[2] Because of this, Wallace is bilingual, and can speak both Spanish and English fluently.[5] She grew up learning how to play theviola andpiano, and took singing lessons from an early age. Wallace has also practicedhip-hop,funk, and modern dance for more than eight years.[6] She also has an older sister, Chloé, who is a director, writer, and photographer, who directed theNetflix limited seriesA Perfect Story and the Wattpad adaptation filmMala influencia.[7][8]
Wallace also studied psychology through adistance-learning program at a university for a year, while continuing her career as an actress.[9]
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Wallace got her start in short films, first appearing in the 2008 horror shortExcision in a small role, opposite actressTessa Ferrer ofGrey's Anatomy fame.[improper synthesis?][unreliable source?][10] She continued working in short films, appearing inCampfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam as Vicky, co-starring with horror film legendRobert Englund, best known for portrayingFreddy Krueger in theNightmare on Elm Street film franchise.[5]
In 2018, Wallace then rose to fame after being cast as Nora Grace in theMovistar+ series,Skam España, based on the Norwegian teen series,Skam. The third season of the show centered around her character, Nora, and the character of Viri, played byCelia Monedero. Nora and Viri's season, in particular, was awarded the "Cima TV Award for Equality" from the FesTVal de Vitoria for how it promoted themes of feminism and empowerment to a youth audience.[11]
Since her breakout role as Nora, Wallace has been featured in many publications, such asSModa,Glamour, andVogue.[12][13][14]She has continued this success into other acting roles as well, starring in theTVE 2021 drama,Parot,[15][16] and the 2023Prime Video romance film,My Fault as Noah, who is drawn into a forbidden romance with her stepbrother, Nick, who's involved in the dangerous street racing scene.[17] Nick is played by Wallace'sSkam España co-star,Gabriel Guevara.My Fault is based on a popular novel series originally published onWattpad, calledCulpables, byMercedes Ron.[18] According to Amazon Prime Video,My Fault attained the highest opening three-day viewership figures of any non-English local original film in the history of the service after its release in June 2023.[19] Prime Video then confirmed in July 2023 that they would produce two more movies based on the final two books in Mercedes Ron's trilogy,Your Fault andOur Fault, confirming that Wallace would reprise her role as Noah in these two films.[20]
Your Fault andOur Fault began concurrent production on August 31, 2023.[21]
The same month, Wallace appeared in the Steffy Argelich film,Vera, as Vera, a teenager discovering her sexuality as a young man comes to stay with her and her mother on an island retreat, away from his responsibilities as a lawyer and a son.[22][23][24]
She has also continued to make appearances in various other short films, including 2019'sRay Sparks, directed by Rafa Pavón, and 2021'sLa fuerza del Destino, directed by Javier Alonso.[25] She also appeared in the 2023 short filmEcho as Maya, and in the 2024 filmUn año y un día as Nerea.[26][27]
On September 1, 2023, Wallace was also announced as the firstDior beauty ambassador from Spain. She went on to make appearances during the 2023Paris Fashion Week at Dior and other associated brand events later that same month.[28][29]
In May 2024, Wallace appeared in aNetflix television miniseries,Ni una más, based on the novel of the same name byMiguel Sáez Carral [es], as Alma, a teenager who upends the status quo at her high school by speaking up about herrape.[30][31]
Your Fault, the sequel toMy Fault, was released on December 27, 2024 on Amazon Prime Video. Wallace attended its world premiere at thePalacio Vistalegre in Madrid on December 18, with an estimated attendance of 4,000 fans.[32]
On December 19, 2024,Deadline Hollywood reported that Wallace had signed with TFC Management for representation in the United States. In 2025, Wallace will appear inCulpa Nuestra, the third and final movie of theCulpables series, andThe House of Spirits, another Amazon Prime Video production and an adaptation of Isabel Allende's acclaimed debut novel.The House of Spirits will be produced by actressEva Longoria.[33]
In October 2025,Variety reported that Wallace had signed an exclusive talent holding deal withAmazon MGM Studios, under which she landed a leading role in the English-language Italian television seriesPostcards From Italy.[4]
In 2020, Wallace signed withUniversal Music andSony Music, releasing her first single,Bella, in February 2021.Bella debuted as one of the Top 50 viral songs in Spain that year, which was quickly followed up by singles Devuélveme andImpatient Eyes.[5] A fourth single,Cuídate, was released in 2022.
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
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| 2018–2020 | Skam España | Nora Grace | Main cast; 38 episodes & central character of season 3 |
| 2021 | Parot | Sol | Main cast; 10 episodes |
| 2024 | Raising Voices | Alma | Main cast; miniseries |
| TBA | The House of Spirits | Clara del Valle | Main cast; 8 episodes |
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Excision | Dead Girl #3 | Short film |
| 2017 | Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam | Vicky | Short film; credited as Nichole Wallace |
| 2018 | Post millennial | Nicole | Short film |
| 2019 | Ray Sparks | Short film | |
| 2021 | La fuerza del Destino | Short film | |
| 2023 | My Fault | Noah | |
| Vera | Vera | ||
| Echo | Maya | Short film | |
| 2024 | Your Fault | Noah | |
| 2025 | Un año y un día | Nerea | Also performed the film's songs[34] |
| Our Fault | Noah |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2021 | "Bella" | Single |
| "Devuélveme" | ||
| "Impatient Eyes" | ||
| 2022 | "Cuídate" |