Nicole Wallace (actress)

Nicole Alejandra Wallace del Barrio (born March 22, 2002) is a Spanish actress known for her main roles as Nora Grace in Skam España, the Spanish adaptation of Skam, as Noah in the Prime Video original film My Fault, based on the bestselling Wattpad novel series by Mercedes Ron, and as Alma in the Netflix miniseries, Raising Voices.

Early and personal life
Nicole Alejandra Wallace del Barrio was born and raised in Madrid, Spain; her father is American. Because of this, Wallace is bilingual, and can speak both Spanish and English fluently. She grew up learning how to play the viola and piano, and took singing lessons from an early age. Wallace has also practiced hip-hop, funk, and modern dance for more than eight years. She also has an older sister, Chloé, who is a director, writer, and photographer, who recently directed Netflix's limited series, A Perfect Story, starring Anna Castillo.

Wallace also studies Psychology through a distance-learning program at a university, while continuing her career as an actress.

Acting (2008; 2017–present)
Wallace got her start in short films, first appearing in the 2008 horror short Excision in a small role, opposite actress Tessa Ferrer of Grey's Anatomy fame. She continued working in short films, appearing in Campfire Creatures: The Skull of Sam as Vicky, co-starring with horror film legend Robert Englund, best known for portraying Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street film franchise.

In 2018, Wallace then rose to fame after being cast as Nora Grace in the Movistar+ series, Skam España, based on the Norwegian teen series, Skam. The third season of the show centered around her character, Nora, and the character of Viri, played by Celia Monedero. Nora and Viri's season, in particular, was awarded the "Cima TV Award for Equality" from the FesTVal de Vitoria for how it promoted themes of feminism and empowerment to a youth audience.

Since her breakout role as Nora, Wallace has been featured in many publications, such as SModa, Glamour, and Vogue. She has continued this success into other acting roles as well, starring in the TVE 2021 drama, Parot, and the 2023 Prime Video romance film, My Fault as Noah, who is drawn into a forbidden romance with her stepbrother, Nick, who's involved in the dangerous street racing scene. Nick is played by Wallace's Skam España co-star, Gabriel Guevara. My Fault is based on a popular novel series originally published on Wattpad, called Culpables, by Mercedes Ron. According to Amazon Prime Video, My Fault attained the highest opening three-day viewership figures of any non-English local original film in the history of the service after its release in June 2023. Prime Video then confirmed in July 2023 that they would produce two more movies based on the final two books in Mercedes Ron's trilogy, Your Fault and Our Fault, confirming that Wallace would reprise her role as Noah in these two films.

Your Fault and Our Fault began concurrent production on August 31, 2023.

The same month, Wallace appeared in the Steffy Argelich film, Vera, as Vera, a teenager discovering her sexuality as a young man comes to stay with her and her mother on an island retreat, away from his responsibilities as a lawyer and a son.

She has also continued to make appearances in various other short films, including 2019's Ray Sparks, directed by Rafa Pavón, and 2021's La fuerza del Destino, directed by Javier Alonso. She also appeared in the 2023 short film Echo as Maya, and in the 2024 film Un año y un día as Nerea.

On September 1, 2023, Wallace was also announced as the first Dior beauty ambassador from Spain. She went on to make appearances during the 2023 Paris Fashion Week at Dior and other associated brand events later that same month.

In May 2024, Wallace appeared in a Netflix television miniseries, Ni una más, based on the novel of the same name by Miguel Sáez Carral, as Alma, a teenager who upends the status quo at her high school by speaking up about her rape.

Music (2020–present)
In 2020, Wallace signed with Universal Music and Sony Music, releasing her first single, Bella, in February 2021. Bella debuted as one of the Top 50 viral songs in Spain that year, which was quickly followed up by singles  Devuélveme and Impatient Eyes. A fourth single, Cuídate, was released in 2022.