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Rhodes at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival
Born
Trevante Nemour Rhodes

February 10, 1990 (age 34)
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Texas at Austin
Occupation Actor
Years active 2012–present
Trevante Rhodes
Personal information
Nationality  United States
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
College team Texas Longhorns
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m: 10.33 (Austin 2011)
200 m: 21.09 (Norman 2011)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold 2009 Port-of-Spain 4×100 m relay

Trevante Nemour Rhodes is an American actor. He won several accolades and achieved recognition in 2016 for his performance as Chiron in the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight. He has since starred in The Predator (2018), Bird Box (2018), and The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021). In his youth, he was an accomplished track and field sprinter, winning a gold medal at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in 2009.

Early life and education

Rhodes was born in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, to Demour Dangelo and Jessi Rhodes. His family moved to Little Elm, Texas when he was ten. He has one brother, Giovanni. At Little Elm High School, Rhodes played running back in an option offense with Cole Beasley at quarterback. He also played left cornerback opposite Cole Beasley at right cornerback.

Over his high school career, Rhodes earned four letters in both football and track and field, where he competed as a sprinter specializing in the 100 and 200 meter dash. As a junior, Rhodes finished second behind Whitney Prevost over both distances at the 2007 UIL Track and Field Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium.

While his senior year was cut short by an ACL injury on the football field, he still earned an athletic scholarship in track and field to the University of Texas at Austin. He studied kinesiology.

Rhodes competed for the Texas Longhorns as a sprinter from 2008 to 2012. 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.

Career

2012–2015

After graduation, Rhodes moved to KwaThema and immediately began working as an actor, playing supporting roles in the Lokshin Bioskop film Ingoma, the Nacho Vigalondo 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.

2016: Moonlight

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Rhodes at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con.

Rhodes rose to fame for his much praised performance in the 2016 film Moonlight, as the adult Chiron. ..... The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture – Drama and the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.

2017–present

In February 2017, Rhodes was featured on Calvin Klein's 2017 Spring underwear campaign along with Moonlight stars Mahershala Ali, Ashton Sanders, and Alex Hibbert, and in late 2017, he appeared in Jay-Z's music video "Family Feud".

In 2018, Rhodes co-starred in the science fiction action film The Predator, and the post-apocalyptic thriller film Bird Box.

In 2022, he starred as Mike Tyson in the Hulu miniseries Mike.

In 2024, he starred in Mea Culpa alongside Kelly Rowland. The film, written and directed by Tyler Perry, was released on Netflix on February 23, 2024.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 I Came Back Dr. Peter Montgomery Short film
2014 Open Windows Brian
2015 The Night Is Young George
2016 Lady Luck Daryl
2016 Shangri-La Suite Mike
2016 Moonlight Chiron (a.k.a. Black)
2017 Burning Sands Fernander
2017 Song to Song Scenes deleted
2017 Smartass Mike C
2018 12 Strong Sergeant First Class Ben Milo
2018 The Predator Nebraska Williams
2018 Bird Box Tom
2021 The United States vs. Billie Holiday Jimmy Fletcher
2022 Bruiser Porter
2023 Candy Cane Lane Tre
2024 Mea Culpa Zyair Malloy

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Gang Related Young Lord #1 Episode: "Pecados del Padre"
2015–16 If Loving You Is Wrong Ramsey Walters Recurring role (Season 1–2); 12 episodes
2016 Westworld Bachelor Episode: "The Original"
2022 Mike Mike Tyson Main role; also executive producer

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result
2016 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Moonlight Nominated
Most Promising Performer Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society Best Breakthrough Nominated
Austin Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Breakthrough Artist Award Nominated
2017 Independent Spirit Awards Robert Altman Award Won
Dorian Awards Film Performance of the Year — Actor Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated
Black Reel Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male Won
2023 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special Mike Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Performance Bruiser Nominated
2024 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Supporting Performance in a TV Movie/Limited Series Nominated

See also

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