Who is Trevante Rhodes? Everything You Need to Know

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Also Known As: Trevante Nemour Rhodes

Age: 34 Years, 34 Year Old Males

Actors American Men

Height: 6'0" (183 cm), 6'0" Males

U.S. State: Louisiana

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education: University of Texas at Austin

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Career

Following his graduation, Trevante Rhodes started working as an actor, initially appearing in the short film ‘I Came Back’ and the movies ‘Song to Song’ and ‘Open Windows.’ From 2015 to 2016, he played Ramsey Walters in the series ‘If Loving You Is Wrong’ and featured in one episode of ‘Westworld’. During this time, Rhodes also featured in the movies ‘The Night Is Young’ and ‘Shangri-La Suite’.

The actor rose to international fame for his much praised performance in Barry Jenkins’ 2016 film ‘Moonlight.’ In this movie, he played the main role of the adult Chiron who struggles to cope with his identity and sexuality while suffering emotional and physical abuse on the way. The film, which also starred André Holland, Ashton Sanders, Janelle Monáe, Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris, won the Academy Award for Best Picture and went on to earn over $65 million worldwide. It became the first LGBTQ film with an all-black cast. Rhodes also earned multiple award nominations for his performance.

In 2017, he appeared in Jay-Z’s music video "Family Feud" and also starred in the movies ‘Burning Sands’ and ‘Smartass’. The following year, the actor co-starred in the post-apocalyptic thriller ‘Bird Box’, the science fiction film ‘The Predator,’ and the action war drama movie ‘12 Strong’.

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Family & Personal Life

Trevante Nemour Rhodes was born on February 10, 1990 in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, to Jessi Rhodes and Demour Dangelo, an accountant. At the age of ten, he, along with his parents and brother Giovanni, moved to Texas where he attended Little Elm High School. During this time, Rhodes played running back and earned four letters in both track and field and football. As an athlete, he won a gold medal at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in 2009. He later earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin where he studied kinesiology.

Trevante Rhodes Biography