Trevante Rhodes Biography
Trevante Rhodes is an American actor who won multiple awards and rose to prominence in 2016 for starring as “Black” (Adult Chiron) in Moonlight. Ever since, he has starred in multiple films including The Predator, Bird Box, and The United States vs. Billie Holiday. As a youth, he was a skilled track and field sprinter, earning a gold medal at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in 2009.
Trevante Rhodes Age
Rhodes was born Trevante Nemour Rhodes on February 10, 1990, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, U.S.A. He is 34 years old as of 2024. Rhodes celebrates his birthday on February 10th.
Trevante Rhodes Height
Rhodes stands at an approximate height of 6 feet and 0 inches.
Trevante Rhodes Family
Rhodes was born to Demour Dangelo and Jessi Rhodes in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Besides Rhodes, they have a son named Giovanni. The family relocated to Little Elm, Texas when he was ten years old.
Trevante Rhodes Wife/Girlfriend
Rhodes is very private about her personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. According to justjared.com, he was romantically linked to model Mara Wright in 2019. He has a son. During an interview with Rolling Stone in March 2023, he talked about his son and said that he’d fight to the death for his son.
Trevante Rhodes Net Worth
Rhodes has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as an actor.
Trevante Rhodes Education
Rhodes studied at Little Elm High School where he was a running back in an option offense with Cole Beasley at quarterback. Additionally, he played left cornerback with Cole Beasley at right cornerback.
During his high school career, Rhodes received four letters in both football and track and field, competing as a sprinter specializing in the 100 and 200-meter dash. He finished second after Whitney Prevost over both distances at the 2007 UIL Track and Field Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium as a junior. However, his senior year was cut short due to an ACL injury on the football. Even so, he received an athletic scholarship in track and field from the University of Texas at Austin where he studied Kinesiology.
Between 2008 and 2012, Rhodes competed as a Texas Longhorns’ sprinter. He won a gold medal in the 4×100 meters relay at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Trevante Rhodes Moonlight
Rhodes won multiple awards and rose to prominence in 2016 for starring as “Black” (Adult Chiron) in Moonlight. The film follows Chiron through his childhood, adolescence, and early adult life. He struggles with his homosexuality and identity as a black homosexual man, including the emotional and physical abuses he faces while growing up.
Rhodes’ portrayal of the Adult Chiron won him various awards and nominations, winning the Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award and a Black Reel Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male Award.
In 2016, Rhodes won nominations for the Chicago Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actor and Most Promising Performer, the Detroit Film Critics Society Best Breakthrough Award, the Austin Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actor and Breakthrough Artist Award, and a Dorian Award for Film Performance of the Year — Actor.
In 2017, Rhodes won nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and a Black Reel Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male Award. He also received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture at the NAACP Image Awards.
Trevante Rhodes Bird Box
Rhodes starred as Tom in Bird Box opposite Sandra Bullock. Tom is a schoolteacher and compassionate leader among the survivors. He helps establish necessary strategies for survival like using birds as an early caution system. He regularly gives Malorie Hayes(Sandra Bullock) emotional support and helps her with the challenges of motherhood during gloomy times.
Trevante Rhodes Mike
Rhodes starred as Mike in Mike Tyson in 2022. He also worked as the film’s executive producer. Mike is an American professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, he was the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990. His performance in this film won him a nomination for an NAACP Image Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series/Dramatic Special Award.
Trevante Rhodes Mea Culpa
Rhodes starred as Zyair Malloy in Mea Culpa in 2024 opposite Kelly Rowland. Zyair is a successful and charismatic who becomes entangled in an influential murder case when he is accused of murdering his girlfriend, Hydie. Despite the accusations, he maintains his innocence and says he was framed.
Trevante Rhodes Career
Following his graduation, Rhodes relocated to KwaThema and immediately kickstarted his acting career. He played supporting roles in Ingoma, Open Windows opposite Elijah Wood, Shangri-La Suite, and The Night Is Young.
Rhodes starred as Ramsey in Tyler Perry / OWN’s If Loving You Is Wrong. He has also starred in FOX’s Gang Related and HBO’s Westworld. He won multiple awards and rose to prominence in 2016 for starring as “Black” (Adult Chiron) in Moonlight.
Rhodes appeared in Calvin Klein’s 2017 Spring underwear campaign in February 2017 alongside Moonlight stars Mahershala Ali, Ashton Sanders, and Alex Hibbert. Later that year, he appeared in Jay-Z’s music video “Family Feud.” The following year, he received an invite to join the actor’s branch of AMPAS.
Rhodes has starred in multiple films including The Predator, Bird Box, and The United States vs. Billie Holiday. In 2022, he portrayed Mike Tyson in Hulu’s Mike. In 2024, he starred opposite Kelly Rowland in Mea Culpa.
Trevante Rhodes Movies and TV Shows
Rhodes has starred in several movies and TV shows such as
- I Came Back
- The Night Is Young
- Lady Luck
- Gang Related
- Open Windows
- Burning Sands
- Song to Song
- Smartass
- 12 Strong
- Bruiser
- Candy Cane Lane
Trevante Rhodes Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and often posts on his Instagram and Facebook. He has over 110K followers on Facebook and over 405K on Instagram.