This week came with Smile 2: Do you see it too? the sequel to the horror hit Smile is in cinemas. The cast also includes a certain Ray Nicholson – none other than the son of horror icon Jack Nicholson. You can see how much he resembles his father and how accurately he can emulate his iconic performance in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining here:
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In the cast of Smile 2: Who is Jack Nicholson’s son Ray Nicholson?
Ray Nicholson was born in 1992 to Rebecca Broussard, who is known as an actress and model. Nicholson Jr. earned his first film credit in 2006 with the comedy film The Benchwarmers. After a few short films, she continued with a small role in the Netflix project The Outsider and four episodes of the biker series Mayans MC.
Since 2020, Ray Nicholson has made a name for himself with appearances in films such as Licorice Pizza and Promising Young Woman. Above all, he was part of the main cast of the young adult series Panic. In Smile 2 you can now catch him in the cinema as a deceased actor named Paul, including a scary grin the Nicholson brand.
The son, whose acting career is just beginning, told Deadline this about his resemblance to his celebrity father:
We are very different people. The things that concern me don’t necessarily concern him. Of course I love him. He is my inspiration. I had dinner with him every night. I studied it, that’s how I learned to be human. So of course we’re going to be somewhat similar.
Anyone who wants to get their own impression of Smile 2, which, according to Jan Felix Wuttig from Moviepilot, surpasses its predecessor in the first 5 minutes, has had the opportunity to do so since October 17, 2024. And if you’re already in the Halloween mood, take a look at our horror month theme page. To celebrate the Fear Festival, it’s all about all kinds of horror in film and series form.
And if you prefer Shining instead of Smile: You can find the Kubrick classic with Nicholson Senior as a rental or purchase title on Amazon, Apple TV, Sky, MagentaTV and Co.