Yaya DaCosta
An image from In Time, one of the productions that also features Yaya DaCosta.
Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta

November 15, 1982 — Harlem, New York, New York, USA

Camara DaCosta Johnson, professionally known as Yaya Alafia (formerly Yaya DaCosta), is an American actress and model. She's best known for her starring role as April Sexton on NBC's Chicago Med, as Andrea Vaughn in Our Kind of People, and as Whitney Houston in the TV movie Whitney.

She was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model. She eventually went to star as Cassandra in ABC's daytime soap All My Children, as Nico Slater in ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty, and as April Sexton on NBC's medical drama Chicago Med.

She's also appeared in films including The Kids Are All Right, In Time, The Messenger, The Butler, And So It Goes, and The Nice Guys.

In Time

In Time

2011

The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys

2016

TRON: Legacy

TRON: Legacy

2010

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire

2012

The Kids Are All Right

The Kids Are All Right

2010

Chicago Med

Chicago Med

2015

Take the Lead

Take the Lead

2006

The Messenger

The Messenger

2009