Brandi Hicks Degroat

Brandi Hicks Degroat

Known for
Acting
Born
August 3, 1982 (age 44)
Birthplace
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Biography

Brandi Hicks Degroat, better known by the ring name Nyla Rose, is an American actress and professional wrestler. In 2019 she became the first transgender woman to sign with a major American professional wrestling promotion when she signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in February 2019. As an actress, she starred in the 2016 Canadian television series The Switch as the lead character.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2026
EVE 146: Wrestle Queendom VIII poster

EVE 146: Wrestle Queendom VIII

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2026
GCW: Effy's Big Gay Brunch 11 poster

GCW: Effy's Big Gay Brunch 11

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2026
Marvelous 10th Anniversary poster

Marvelous 10th Anniversary

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2026
Marigold 2nd Anniversary Show: Shine Forever 2026 ~A Glorious Celebration~ poster

Marigold 2nd Anniversary Show: Shine Forever 2026 ~A Glorious Celebration~

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2026
EVE 157: Elite Encounters II poster

EVE 157: Elite Encounters II

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2025
Friday Night Gacha poster

Friday Night Gacha

TV · as Nyla Rose · 3 eps

2024
Dream Star★Fighting Marigold poster

Dream Star★Fighting Marigold

TV · as Nyla Rose · 1 ep

2023
ROH Final Battle 2023 poster

ROH Final Battle 2023

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2023
TJPW Summer Sun Princess '23 poster

TJPW Summer Sun Princess '23

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2023
All Elite Wrestling: Collision poster

All Elite Wrestling: Collision

TV · as Nyla Rose · 1 ep

2022
Out in the Ring poster

Out in the Ring

Movie

2022
AEW Awards poster

AEW Awards

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2022
AEW Beach Break 2022

AEW Beach Break 2022

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2022
AEW Full Gear 2022 poster

AEW Full Gear 2022

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2022
Hey! (EW) poster

Hey! (EW)

TV · as Nyla Rose · 1 ep

2022
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts poster

All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts

TV · as Nyla Rose · 2 eps

2021
AEW Full Gear 2021: The Buy-In poster

AEW Full Gear 2021: The Buy-In

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2021
AEW Women's Eliminator Tournament poster

AEW Women's Eliminator Tournament

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2021
AEW Fyter Fest poster

AEW Fyter Fest

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2021
AEW All Out 2021 poster

AEW All Out 2021

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2021
AEW The House Always Wins poster

AEW The House Always Wins

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2021
AEW Dark: Elevation poster

AEW Dark: Elevation

TV · as Nyla Rose · 11 eps

2021
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage poster

All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

TV · as Nyla Rose · 4 eps

2020
AEW Revolution 2020 poster

AEW Revolution 2020

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2020
AEW Double or Nothing 2020 poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2020

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2020
AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020 poster

AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2020
AEW Fyter Fest poster

AEW Fyter Fest

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2020
AEW Full Gear 2020 poster

AEW Full Gear 2020

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2020
AEW Bash at the Beach poster

AEW Bash at the Beach

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2020
All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020

All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020

Movie

2020
AEW Unrestricted poster

AEW Unrestricted

TV · as Nyla Rose · 1 ep

2019
AEW Fyter Fest poster

AEW Fyter Fest

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2019
AEW Double or Nothing 2019 poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2019

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2019
AEW All Out 2019: The Buy In poster

AEW All Out 2019: The Buy In

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2019
All Elite Wrestling All Out 2019

All Elite Wrestling All Out 2019

Movie

2019
Before the Bell: The Story of All Elite Wrestling

Before the Bell: The Story of All Elite Wrestling

Movie · as Self

2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite poster

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

TV · as Nyla Rose · 2 eps

2019
AEW Dark poster

AEW Dark

TV · as Nyla Rose · 21 eps

2018
Sendai Girls Joshi Puroresu Big Show 2018 In Niigata poster

Sendai Girls Joshi Puroresu Big Show 2018 In Niigata

Movie

2018
Women Of Warriors IV poster

Women Of Warriors IV

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2018
Women Of Warriors V poster

Women Of Warriors V

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2017
WWR Adios Aurora poster

WWR Adios Aurora

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2017
Women Of Warriors III poster

Women Of Warriors III

Movie · as Nyla Rose

2017
Catalyst Wrestling poster

Catalyst Wrestling

TV · as Nyla Rose · 5 eps

2016
The Switch poster

The Switch

TV · as Sü · 6 eps

2014
Time Refugees poster

Time Refugees

Movie · as Billy 'Ram' Dover

2012
Dissensions poster

Dissensions

Movie · as Daniel Tanner

2003
Head of State poster

Head of State

Movie · as Angry Mob Member (uncredited)