Trevante Rhodes

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Trevante Rhodes
Rhodes in 2017
Born
Trevante Nemour Rhodes

(1990-02-10) February 10, 1990 (age 34)
Ponchatoula, Louisiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Trevante Rhodes (born February 10, 1990) is an American actor and former track and field sprinter. His is best known for his performance in the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight (2016) for which he received a number of award nominations.

Early life

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Port-of-Spain 4×100 m relay

Rhodes was born in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, and moved to Little Elm, Texas, when he was ten.[1][2] At Little Elm High School, Rhodes played running back in an option offense with Cole Beasley at quarterback.[3] 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.[4] His senior year was cut short by an ACL injury on the football field, but he still earned an athletic scholarship in track and field to the University of Texas at Austin.

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.[5]

Career

Early work

After graduation, Rhodes moved to Los Angeles and immediately began working as an actor, playing supporting roles in the Terrence Malick film Song to Song, 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.

Moonlight and breakthrough

Rhodes rose to fame for his much praised performance in the Plan B/A24 film Moonlight, directed by Barry Jenkins, where he played the lead role of the adult Chiron.[6][7][8] In February 2017, Rhodes was featured on Calvin Klein's 2017 Spring underwear campaign along with Moonlight stars Ali, Ashton Sanders and Alex Hibbert.[9]

In January 2017, Rhodes joined the cast of the upcoming movie The Predator, slated for a 2018 release.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 I Came Back Dr. Peter Montgomery Short
2014 Open Windows Brian Uncredited
2015 The Night Is Young George
2016 Lady Luck Daryl
2016 Moonlight Chiron / "Black"
2016 Shangri-La Suite Mike
2017 Burning Sands Fernander
2017 Smartass Mike C Completed
2018 Horse Soldiers In post-production
2018 The Predator Nebraska Williams In post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Gang Related Young Lord #1 Episode: "Pecados del Padre"
2016 If Loving You Is Wrong Ramsey Walters 10 episodes
2016 Westworld Bachelor Episode: "The Original"

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result
2016 Chicago Film Critics Association[11] Best Supporting Actor Moonlight Nominated
Most Promising Performer Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society[12] Best Breakthrough Nominated
Austin Film Critics Association[13] Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Breakthrough Artist Award Nominated
2017 Dorian Awards[14] Film Performance of the Year — Actor Nominated
NAACP Image Awards[15] Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated
Black Reel Awards[16] Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male Won

References

  1. ^ By R. Kurt Osenlund (2016-10-24). "Trevante Rhodes Shines in 'Moonlight,' This Fall's Essential Queer Black Film | Out Magazine". Out.com. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  2. ^ "An Interview With Trevante Rhodes, The Rising Texas Star Of 'Moonlight'". November 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "For Ex-Little Elm Sprinter, Provocative Moonlight Puts Acting Career in the Fast Lane". November 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "UIL State Track and Field Results". Amarillo Globe-News. May 12, 2007.
  5. ^ Rhodes helps U.S. win 4x100 at Pan Am Junior Championships
  6. ^ Rich Juzwiak (October 26, 2016). "Film: Trevante Rhodes". Interview. Retrieved October 27, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Hollywood's Next Big Thing: 'Moonlight's' Trevante Rhodes Goes From Track Star to Toronto Film Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  8. ^ "Trevante Rhodes". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  9. ^ "The Men of 'Moonlight' Star in New Calvin Klein Spring 2017 Campaign". Complex. February 27, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "'Moonlight' Star Trevante Rhodes Joins Shane Black's 'The Predator' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  11. ^ "The 2016 Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominees". Chicago Film Critics Association. December 11, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Local critics: 'Moonlight', 'Manchester' best of 2016". The Detroit News. December 14, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  13. ^ "Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Nominations: The Handmaiden Lands Top Mentions, Trevante Rhodes Double Nominated". AwardsWatch.com. December 15, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  14. ^ "'Moonlight' Leads Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics' Dorian Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  15. ^ "'Moonlight,' 'Birth of a Nation' and 'Loving' score big with NAACP Image Award nominations". Los Angeles Times. December 14, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  16. ^ "Black Reel Award Nominees – 'Moonlight' Leads with 13 Nominations". AwardsCircuit.com. December 14, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

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