Trevante Rhodes Biography
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. In his youth, he was an accomplished track and field sprinter, winning a gold medal at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in 2009.
How old is Trevante Rhodes? – Age
The American actor is 31 years old as of 10th February 2021. He was born in 1990 in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, United States.
Who are Trevante Rhodes Parents? – Father and mother
The American actor was born as the son to Demour Dangelo and Jessi Rhodes. His family moved to Little Elm, Texas, when he was ten. He was well raised by his parents with a lot of support and love.
Trevante Rhodes Siblings
The American actor was not the only child in their family. He has a sibling. He has one brother by the name, Giovanni Rhodes. They were well raised together by their supportive parents.
Trevante Rhodes Education
The American actor attended Little Elm High school where he played running back in an option offense with Cole Beasley at quarterback. He earned an athletic scholarship in track and field to the University of Texas at Austin. He studied kinesiology.
Is Trevante Rhodes in a Relationship? – Spouse
Yes, the American actor is in love. He is engaged to his gorgeous girlfriend, Mara Wright. The actor secretly got engaged to his long-time girlfriend on 5th August 2019. Besides, only a few friends and his fiancee’s family were there to witness the engagement ceremony. The couple has no children yet.
Trevante Rhodes Career
The American actor moved to Kwa Thema 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.
He 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.
The actor rose to fame for his much praised performance in the 2016 film Moonlight, as the adult Chiron. While talking about the movie in an interview with Out, Rhodes said: “Being a black person in America right now is shit, being a homosexual in America right now is shit, and being a black homosexual is the bottom for certain people. That’s why I’m so excited for people to see Moonlight. I don’t feel like there’s a solution for our problems, but this movie might change people. That’s why you do it—because you feel like you’re doing something that matters. This is someone’s story.”
The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best picture- Drama and the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.
In February 2017, the actor 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, he co-starred in the science fiction action film The predator, and the post-apocalyptic thriller film Bird Box.
Trevante Rhodes Net worth
The American actor has an estimated net worth of around $1 million to $5 million as of 2021.