Detective Nyla Harper is a main character on The Rookie. She was Nolan's second training officer due to receiving a "golden ticket" and trained Thorsen before returning to a detective position. She is a Police Detective I who previously worked undercover for four years.

6 days ago · Nyla Harper was ambushed by the serial killer. She was injected with a paralyzing substance and left helpless before being rescued, forcing her to confront doubts about her instincts while leading ...

5 days ago · When clues put vending machine operator named Liam Glasser (Fringe‘s Seth Gabel) on their radar, Detective Nyla Harper (played by Mekia Cox) at first casually approached the stranger, ostensibly ...

5 days ago · Nyla Harper has been put through the wringer on The Rookie this season — and actress Mekia Cox said there are more hurdles ahead. Warning: Spoilers below for season 7, episode 5...

5 days ago · Viewers who tuned into the latest episode of The Rookie were left "scared" for one of the show's most-loved characters: Nyla Harper, played by Mekia Cox. Warning! Spoilers for season seven ...

During the investigation, Nyla Harper -- a seasoned detective honed and hardened by years of undercover work -- slipped up at the scene of a crime, didn't notice the suspect approaching her, and ...

5 days ago · [Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Rookie Season 7 Episode 5 “Til Death.”] Don’t mess with Nyla Harper ().That’s what the latest episode of The Rookie proves. It was in Episode 4 that the LAPD discovered there’s an unidentified serial killer — while apprehending Harrison Novak (Noel Fisher) — and Nyla ended up in her own mini-horror …

Oct 9, 2022 · In the fourth season of ABC’s police procedural show ‘The Rookie,’ Nyla Harper gets pregnant and starts to expect the baby with her partner James Murray. In the second episode of the fifth season, Harper takes leave from her duty to deliver their baby.

Jan 13, 2025 · When it came to Alyssa Diaz, who plays Angela Lopez, and Mekia Cox, who portrays Nyla Harper, sharing their biggest blunder on set, fans couldn't help but notice both actors wearing police...

Most recently, she played Princess Tiana in ABC's "Once Upon a Time" and is best known for her role as Robin Charles on NBC's "Chicago Med." She currently plays tough undercover cop-turned-training-officer Nyla Harper on ABC's "The Rookie." Cox's talents also exceed what has been captured on screen.