Trevante Rhodes

Trevante Rhodes
Born Trevante Nemour Rhodes
(1990-02-10) February 10, 1990
Ponchatoula, Louisiana, United States
Occupation Athlete, television and film actor

Trevante Rhodes (born February 10, 1990) is an American athlete and film and television actor.

Life and career

Rhodes was born in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, and moved to Dallas, Texas, when he was ten.[1] He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he competed as a sprinter in Track and Field, specializing in the 100 and 200 meter dash. At the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Rhodes helped the U.S. squad to a gold medal in the 4×100 metres relay.[2]

After graduation, Rhodes moved to Los Angeles and immediately began working as an actor, playing supporting roles in the Terrence Malick film Weightless, the short film Open Windows opposite Elijah Wood, the Eddie O’Keefe film Shangri-La Suite and the Matt Jones / Dave Hill film The Night is Young. Trevante played the role of 'Ramsey' in the Tyler Perry / OWN series If Loving You Is Wrong. His television credits include the Fox series Gang Related and the HBO series Westworld.

Rhodes starred in the Plan B/A24 film Moonlight, directed by Barry Jenkins, where he played the lead role of the adult Chiron.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2016/8/24/trevante-rhodes-shines-moonlight-falls-essential-queer-black-film
  2. ↑ Rhodes helps U.S. win 4x100 at Pan Am Junior Championships
  3. ↑ Rich Juzwiak (October 26, 2016). "Film: Trevante Rhodes". Interview. Retrieved October 27, 2016.


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