Nik Sanchez is an actor, model and film maker. He refers to himself as "Awesomely Autistic" and he is a strong Advocate for Kindness. He recently made history as the first actor with autism to portray a lead character with autism in a Hallmark movie in Our Christmas Journey with Holly Robinson Peete and Lyriq Bent. Nik also played a lead role in Boris Kodjoe's directorial debut movie, Safe Room on Lifetime, opposite Nicole Ari Parker. And He can also be seen recurring as Silas March on the successful ABC series "The Rookie."

Growing up, Nik viewed his autism as a superpower that allowed him to see and experience the world in a different way than others. Nik is already making history and continues to lead with kindness, spread awareness , and breakthrough any limited perceptions of what living with autism really looks like.