High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Victor Newman and Nicole "Nikki" Reed are fictional characters and a supercouple from the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. Victor is portrayed by veteran daytime actor Eric Braeden, and Nikki is portrayed by Melody Thomas Scott. The couple is often referred to by the portmanteau "Niktor" (for Nikki and Victor) by fans on internet message boards and in magazines.