Nicki Aycox

Nicki Lynn Aycox (May 26, 1975 – November 16, 2022) was an American actress and musician, known for her roles in Supernatural, Cold Case, Jeepers Creepers 2, Perfect Stranger and The X-Files: I Want to Believe. She released her debut EP, Red Velvet Room, in 2015.

Early life Aycox was born in Hennessey, Oklahoma. As a child, Aycox enjoyed singing and playing the piano.

In 2003, Aycox played Minxie Hayes, a psychic cheerleader, in Jeepers Creepers 2. The series followed a unit of the United States Army's 3rd Infantry Division on its first tour of duty in occupied Iraq and chronicled the war's effects on the soldiers' families in the United States.

In 2006, Aycox guest starred in Criminal Minds as Amber Canardo, a sociopathic serial killer, in the episode "The Perfect Storm". That same year, she portrayed Meg Masters, a recurring antagonist, in the first season of the WB (now CW) series Supernatural. Executive producer Kim Manners had previously worked with Aycox in an episode of Over There that he directed, and hand-selected her for the role of Meg.

In 2007, Aycox appeared in the thriller film Perfect Stranger, alongside Halle Berry and Bruce Willis, as a woman trying to blackmail a wealthy advertising executive. and finished on March 11, 2008. In the same year, Aycox starred in Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead, the sequel to 2001's Joy Ride.

In July 2009, Aycox began to portray the character Jaimie Allen (an undercover LAPD police officer) in the TNT action/drama series Dark Blue. It ended its run-on September 15, 2010. Her final acting role was in the 2014 film Dead on Campus. She died from the disease on November 16, 2022, at the age of 47, while receiving treatment at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California.

Tributes were paid by Supernatural creator Eric Kripke, and by actors on the show, including Jim Beaver, Mark Pellegrino, Rachel Miner and Richard Speight Jr.

A tribute to Aycox and other late cast and crew of The X-Files was made in the end credits of the 2026 director's cut The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn.

Aycox was married to Matt Raab.

Filmography Film

Television

Discography

Extended plays

Red Velvet Room (2015)