Rachel Hilson

Rachel Naomi Hilson (born ) is an American actress. She started her career in 2010 with a recurring role on the CBS legal drama The Good Wife as Nisa Dalmar. In 2025, she performed the co-lead role as FBI agent Nina Hayes in the Max crime thriller series Duster. She has also had recurring roles on NBC's Rise and This Is Us and a lead role on the Hulu teen drama Love, Victor.

Early life and education Rachel Naomi Hilson was born in 1995 in Baltimore, Maryland to Anita and Robert Hilson. She has a sister named Kimberly.

Hilson began dancing at age 3. Hilson was discovered by an agent at age 12 and took up acting. That summer, her mother convinced Hilson to attend the Broadway Artist Alliance in New York. She was then recruited by Nancy Carson of the Carson-Adler Agency, who would later become her agent, to dance in the children's musical series LazyTown. After traveling to Iceland with her mom for the tapings, Hilson signed with Carson a few months later. From there, she auditioned for the Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA).

Hilson attended the New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where she created her own curriculum. Throughout her college career, Hilson performed in several theatre productions including Hamlet. She graduated in 2018 with a concentration in Writing and Performing Race. She worked part-time as a bread salesman, even serving actress Lupita Nyong'o at one point.

Career Living in Baltimore, Hilson and her mother would take bus rides to New York for auditions. One of the first auditions she booked was the recurring role of Nisa on The Good Wife when she was 15. This was her first role as a series regular.

On August 21, 2021, Hilson joined the cast of HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.

In 2025 she was a co-lead on the Max series Duster opposite Josh Holloway.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Cass Cass Morris Lead role 2017 Night Jess Short film Kings Nicole Patterson Independent film 2019 As they Slept Eleanor Short film 2023 Red, White & Royal Blue Nora Holleran TBA Judgment Day Post-production TBA Red, White & Royal Wedding Nora Holleran Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 The Good Wife Nisa Dalmar Recurring role: 7 Episodes 2012 Royal Pains Niece 1 Episode: "Sand Legs" 2015 Elementary Lexi Episode: "Seed Money" The Slap Liz Episode: "Connie" Nurse Jackie Patient Episode: "Jackie and the Wolf" The Affair Student Tour Guide Episode: "208" 2016 Madam Secretary Becca Episode: "Higher Learning" 2017 The Americans Linda Episode: "The Soviet Division" 2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Tiana Williams Episode: "Guardian" Rise Harmony Curtis Recurring role: 10 Episodes 2019 Fosse/Verdon Jane Episode: "Life Is a Cabaret" First Wives Club Megan Episode: "Storytelling" This Is Us Beth Clarke Recurring role: 11 Episodes 2020 High Maintenance Hailey Episode: "Backflash" 2020–2022 Love, Victor Mia Brooks Series regular 2021 American Horror Story: Double Feature Jamie Howard Main role: 4 Episodes 2022 Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Cindy Day Main role 2025 Duster Nina Hayes Main role