Feb 5, 2025 · Don’t mess with Nyla Harper (Mekia Cox). 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...

Feb 5, 2025 · Mekia Cox breaks down Detective Harper's big serial killer showdown in Season 7, Episode 5: "She's almost flirty with him" The Rookie Star Unpacks Nyla's Killer Cat-and-Mouse Game Skip to content

Feb 5, 2025 · 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,...

Feb 2, 2025 · #TheRookie star Mekia Cox talks about Nyla's paralysis scare ("It pisses her off") and the "darker" storyline to come.

Feb 5, 2025 · It sure didn’t take time for Detective Harper to find her footing after her traumatic serial killer scare in the fourth episode of “The Rookie” Season 7, which left the seasoned detective...

Feb 3, 2025 · In the Season 7, Episode 4, titled “Darkness Falling,” the team’s investigations led them to a field’s worth of bodies left by an unknown serial killer.

Feb 5, 2025 · 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 of The Rookie.

She portrays Detective Nyla Harper on The Rookie. Cox moved with her family to Orlando, Florida at the age of seven, after she spent five years studying dance in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Much of her early work was associated with Universal Studios and Nickelodeon.

Jan 15, 2025 · Mekia Cox teases what to look forward to on 'The Rookie' Season 7. She talks Nyla Harper's tension with her husband and scenes with her family.

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.