Devin Nikki Thomas

Devin Nikki Thomas is an actress, writer, and filmmaker redefining what it means to merge performance and social impact. She stars in The Sixth Stage, an acclaimed short that has won multiple festival awards for its unflinching exploration of grief and resilience. On screen, she has been seen in Law & Order (NBC), Chicago P.D. (NBC), We Own This City (HBO), Dope Thief (Apple Studios), and Inside the Black Box (Crackle Plus), with additional film credits including C.R.E.A.M. (Tubi), Bedside (Tubi), and Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story (BET+). On stage, her performances in The Bluest Eye (Theatre Alliance), Is God Is (Constellation Theatre), and The Margriad: Richard III (Avant Bard) have earned critical praise.

With a doctorate in Health Science (community health) and training as a certified Life Stories Instructor, Thomas fuses her expertise in behavioral science with her artistry to create work that heals, provokes, and transforms. She is the creator of the sketch comedy series Sketchlings (ROKU) and the founder of The Change Theatre, Inc., the home of Soultivist Media and the Mind Mosaic Arts Festival.