Nikki Rodriguez

Nikki Rodriguez is an American actress, producer, and model. She is best known for her role as Jackie Howard in the Netflix teen drama series My Life with the Walter Boys (2023) and for her role in On My Block (2018).

Nikki Rodriguez
Rodriguez in 2025
Born	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupations	Actress Model
Years active	2017–present
Television	My Life with the Walter Boys On My Block

Early life and education

Rodriguez was born to a Mexican father and a mother of British and German heritage. Rodriguez was raised as an only child, spending most of her upbringing in Minneapolis, Minnesota.^[1] After she graduated from high school in 2011, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting studies, having previously visited the city at age 15 with her father.^[2]

Career

Rodriguez began her acting career in 2018, making her debut in the short film This Land is Your Land.^[3][4] She started acting professionally, quickly gaining experience with appearances in projects like Speechless (2019) and Adam Ruins Everything (2019). Her breakthrough role came in 2022 when she starred as Vero, Cesar's girlfriend, in the Netflix series On My Block.^[5][6]

In 2023, Rodriguez took on the lead role of Jackie Howard in the Netflix teen drama series My Life with the Walter Boys (2023).^[7][8]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Speechless	Madison	1 episode
	Adam Ruins Everything	Brie	1 episode
2021	On My Block	Vero	Recurring role (season 4)
2023–present	My Life with the Walter Boys	Jackie Howard	Main role	[9][10]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	This Land is Your Land	Prisoner 2	Short film
2019	Roadkill	Tammy	Short film
2020	Bunny Run	Mackenzie
	Father.	Sal
2023	Back to Lyla	Sarah