Ephraim Sykes is a native of St. Petersburg, Florida. He was last seen in Kathryn Bigelow's new feature film Detroit, and as Seaweed J. Stubbs on NBC's Hairspray Live! Sykes graduated from the Alvin Ailey/Fordham University BFA program with departmental honors and toured with the Ailey II company for two years. His TV/film credits include Marvin in HBO's Vinyl, Woody Allen's Crisis in Six Scenes, Marvel's Netflix series Luke Cage, Leave It on the Floor, Dance Flick, NBC's Smash, and 30 Rock. Sykes made his Broadway debut in The Little Mermaid and was in the original casts of Ain't Too Proud, Hamilton: An American Musical, Memphis, Newsies, and Motown The Musical. Twitter and Instagram: @ephsykes
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Ephraim Sykes, Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations
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Ephraim Sykes has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
Ephraim Sykes has not appeared in the West End.
Ephraim Sykes has been nominated for the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations.
Ephraim Sykes's next show will be Pal Joey which opens on 11/1/2023 on Off-Broadway.
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