Nkechi Okoro Carroll

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Nkechi Okoro Carroll
Born Nkechi Okoro
New York
Citizenship American
Occupation Television producer, writer, actor
Years active 2002–present

Nkechi Okoro Carroll is a writer, producer, and actor. She is the executive producer for The CW drama All American.[1][2][3]

Early life

Carroll was born in New York, but lived in many places while growing up, including Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, the United States, and the United Kingdom.[1][4][5] Her parents are Nigerian and came to the United States for college but decided to stay.[6][4] Her dad was a lawyer, and when Carroll was four years old, her family moved to Nigeria for her father's job.[6] When she was eight, Carroll's parents split, and she moved with her mom to Côte d'Ivoire near her cousins.[6] When she was living in Africa, she watched a lot of television, which shaped her view of the US.[4] From the time she was young, she wanted to be a writer.[4] Carroll was later sent to boarding school in Oxford, England and began performing at the Oxford Youth Theater.[6]

Carroll attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she received a BA in economics and French in 1998.[6][5] During her time at Penn, she was the president of the Pan African Student Association and acted in shows with the African American Arts Alliance.[6] After completing college, she worked as a research assistant at the Federal Reserve and acted in small theaters in the evening.[6] She speaks multiple languages.[1]

Carroll received a master's degree in international economics from New York University.[5]

In Janaury 2024 She was nominated for the 55th NAACP Awards for Screenwriter and producer, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, stands tall with a nomination in the Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series category for creating NBC’s Found [7]

Career

In 2004, Carroll and her husband left New York and moved to Los Angeles to pursue Carroll's dream of writing in Hollywood.[6] Her first writing job was on The Finder.[6] When the show ended after one season, Carroll joined the writers on Bones.[6] Carroll worked as a co-executive producer on Rosewood and The Resident.[1][8][5]

In March 2014, Carroll launched the group Black Women Who Brunch alongside Lena Waithe and Erika L. Johnson.[6][9] The group is designed to connect black female writers working in the film industry.[6] The group often meets at Carroll's house for potlucks.[9] They provide job recommendations and resources for their members.[9] The Hollywood Reporter did a story on the group's members in 2018.[10] There were sixty-two members at the time and it was The Hollywood Reporter's largest photo shoot at the time.[11]

In 2018, Carroll joined the crew of All American after the pilot episode, co-producing alongside April Blair, Greg Berlanti, and Sarah Schechter.[12][1][13] In October 2018, Carroll took over as executive producer of the show, replacing Blair after Blair had to step down for personal reasons.[1][4][2] Carroll was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series" for the All American episode "Hussle & Motivate", but ultimately did not win the award.[14][15] More recently, she signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television Studios to start Rock My Soul Productions, with Lindsay Dunn serving as head of TV production.[16]

Personal life

Carroll is married to a high school teacher, Jonathan A. Carroll.[6][4] The couple met briefly during their time at the University of Pennsylvania, but were not close.[6] In April 2000, they both went to see a mutual friend perform at the Soul Cafe in New York City, where fellow University of Pennsylvania alumnus John Legend was the opener.[6] Nkechi was there on a date with someone else, but soon after she and Jonathan began dating.[6] They have two sons and currently live in Los Angeles.[6][4]

Carroll is a Christian.[17] She was in the World Trade Center Annex when the planes hit the towers on September 11, 2001, and had to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.[17] Carroll speaks multiple languages.[1] Her favorite television show is Buffy the Vampire Slayer.[6]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Writer Producer Notes
2010–2011 A Breath of Fresh Air with Jon and Nkechi Yes Yes Executive Producer
2012 The Finder Yes No
2013–2015 Bones Yes Yes
2015–2017 Rosewood Yes Yes Co-Executive Producer
2018 The Resident Yes Yes Co-Executive Producer
2018–present All American Yes Yes Executive Producer
2022–present All American: Homecoming Yes Yes Creator, executive producer
2023 Found Yes Yes Creator, executive producer

References

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