Alexa Nikolas

Alexa Nikolas (born April 4, 1992 ) is an American YouTuber and former actress. Nikolas began acting as a child and is best known for her role as Nicole Bristow on the Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101. She also appeared on various other television series, including That's Life, Hidden Hills, Revelations, and The Walking Dead.

Since her retirement from acting, she has founded Eat Predators, a movement that seeks to end predatory behavior in the entertainment industry.

Career In 2004, at age 12, Nikolas was cast as Nicole Bristow on Zoey 101, alongside Jamie Lynn Spears. In 2006, following the conclusion of the second season, Nikolas exited the series, following numerous fights and incidents with Spears, who claimed she was making up lies about her and suspected she was trying to take over her role on the series. In August 2005, it was reported that Britney Spears confronted Nikolas about the feud. She later alleged Nickelodeon failed to protect her from abuse, saying she "did not feel safe" around the show's creator, Dan Schneider.

In addition, Nikolas appeared on Hidden Hills regularly and also on the 2005 series Revelations. Following her departure from Zoey 101, Nikolas guest starred on various other television series, most notably The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Judging Amy, ER, Without a Trace, Criminal Minds, Supernatural and Heroes with actress Laura Marano, who played young Alice Shaw, the sister of Nikolas' character, Angela.

In 2011, she appeared in the film Red State as Jesse, and that same year, she appeared on Family Guy as additional voices. Nikolas appeared in three episodes of the television series The Walking Dead – her character, Haley, was introduced in November 2012, before being killed off in February 2013. In 2012, Nikolas starred as Willow in the comedy-horror film Detention of the Dead.

Personal life Nikolas was born in Chicago, Illinois and is of Greek descent. She moved to Los Angeles when she was 6 years old to pursue an acting career.

She was married to Canadian electronic musician Mike Milosh from 2012 to 2016.

Nikolas has accused Milosh of grooming her for a sexual relationship when she was 16 and he was 33, though states that they did not engage in sex until she turned 18. In August 2021, Nikolas sued Milosh on grounds of sexual battery, gender violence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and a violation of California's Tom Bane Civil Rights Act. Milosh denied Nikolas's claims and counter-sued, accusing Nikolas of fabricating abuse claims against him after he stopped paying her spousal support. In May 2022, Nikolas voluntarily dismissed her initial lawsuit against Milosh. Records from a subsequent hearing revealed that on May 17, 2019, the date of their divorce finalization, both parties had entered into a stipulated judgment. This agreement contained a general release of all claims that either party might held against the other. Milosh's lawsuit was stricken in February 2023.

Nikolas has been married to Michael Gray since 2021. The couple have two children.

Activism In 2022, Nikolas and her organization Eat Predators organized a protest against unsafe working conditions for children, and child predators being protected at Nickelodeon.

Nikolas discusses her strategy as inviting pushback and criticism, saying, "If they want to silence me, it's the whole so-called Streisand Effect, where their usual relentless tactics to silence a survivor just makes it more public."

On July 8, 2023, Nikolas accused actor Jonah Hill of forcibly kissing her at a party at actor Justin Long's house in 2008, when she was 16 and Hill was 24. Speaking through an attorney, Hill denied her accusations, while Long stated he did not know about the incident.

In February 2024, it was announced that Nikolas would appear in the Investigation Discovery documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.

In September 2025, Nikolas filed a federal lawsuit against Kathryn "Kat" Tenbarge, a former NBC News journalist, alleges causes of action for defamation for statements regarding her activism. Nikolas also alleges in her complaint that "Tenbarge facilitated Alexa's stalker's violation of the restraining order issued against him". They settled in June 2026 and Tenbarge issued a lengthy apology statement on various social media platforms like X, Bluesky to her followers and her own blog website Spitfire.

In February 2026, Alexa Nikolas filed a lawsuit against Bryan Freedman, Melissa Nathan, Jed Wallace, and The Agency Group (TAG), alleging they orchestrated a coordinated smear campaign against her. Nikolas claims she discovered the defendants' involvement through discovery documents unsealed in the It Ends With Us controversy and legal disputes, which reportedly detailed a pattern of 'reputational warfare' using anonymous websites. The lawsuit asserts that the campaign was retaliation for Nikolas's public protests against Freedman and her activism regarding survivor rights, intended to undermine her credibility and silence her advocacy. None of the individuals named in Nikolas' lawsuit commented on it.

Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role Notes 2001 Zoolander Story Hour Girl 2002 Ted Bundy "I'm Ted" Kid 2003 Tiptoes Susan Barry 2004 Motocross Kids Katie 2009 Children of the Corn Ruth 2011 Red State Jesse 2012 Detention of the Dead Willow

+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes 1999 Love Boat: The Next Wave Little Girl #1 Episode: "Trances of a Lifetime" 2000–2002 That's Life Young Lydia 4 episodes 2001 Charmed Little Girl Episode: "We All Scream for Ice Cream" 2001 The King of Queens Young Carrie Episode: "Veiled Threat" 2002 Even Stevens Young Ren Episode: "Band on the Roof" 2002–2003 Hidden Hills Emily Barber Main role 2004 Without a Trace Emily Levine Episode: "Wannabe" 2005–2006 Zoey 101 Nicole Bristow Main role (seasons 1–2) 2005 ER Megan Nesbitt Episode: "You Are Here" 2005 Judging Amy Shelly Cecil Episode: "Happy Borthday" 2005 Revelations Lucinda "Lucy" Massey Main role 2005 All That: 10th Anniversary Reunion Special Herself Television special 2007 Cold Case Madison Reed Episode: "8:03 AM" 2007 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Tiffany Dublecini Episodes: "Miniature Golf", "Who's the Boss?" 2008 CSI: Miami Mallary Harding Episode: "To Kill a Predator" 2008 Ghost Whisperer Caitlin Mahoney Episode: "Threshold" 2009 Supernatural Kate Carter Episode: "Family Remains" 2009 Heroes Young Angela Shaw Episode: "1961" 2009 Drop Dead Diva Hannah Porter Episode: "The Magic Bullet" 2009 Raising the Bar Caitlin Episode: "Maybe, Baby" 2010 Criminal Minds Jane McBride Episode: "The Fight" 2011 Lie to Me Amanda Dobar Episode: "Funhouse" 2011 Family Guy Voice: Crying Teen Girl Episode: "Brothers & Sisters" 2012–2013 The Walking Dead Haley Episodes: "Hounded", "Made to Suffer" and "The Suicide King" 2013 Mad Men Wendy Episode: "The Crash" 2024 Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV Herself Documentary series; Episode: "Too Close to the Sun"

+ Music video roles Year Title Artist(s) 2006 "Come Back to Me" Vanessa Hudgens 2013 "Slow Down" Milosh 2013 "This Time" Milosh

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