He melted all of our hearts and touched the inner lining of our souls in the final act of the Oscar Award Winning drama,Β βMOONLIGHTβ. As he battled against the core of his rigid emotions to spill that one line,Β βyouβre the only man whose ever touched meβ, I KNEW THEN that a star was born.Β
TREVANTE RHODES delivered such a riveting on-screen performance in Barry Jenkinsβ critically praised masterpiece. The nuance of Trevanteβs vocal delivery, speech patterns and subdued mannerisms, truly added layers and depth to the main character, BLACK. I could feel this manβs journey within the lines that Trevante didnβt say β especially in that one, pivotal kitchen scene. It was all expressed in Trevanteβs eyes. BRAVO!
Trevante is 27 years old and a former track star from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to snagging one of the central roles in Barry Jenkinsβ, MOONLIGHT, Trevante had appeared as Ramsey in Tyler Perryβs,Β βIf Loving You Is Wrongβ, as well as doing minor stints on HBOβs,Β βWestworldβ, Terrence Malickβs small film,Β βSong to Songβ and starring alongside Elijah Wood in a movie called,Β βOpen Windowsβ.
We will next see Trevante Rhodes starring in the science fiction horror film,Β βThe Predatorβ. Trevante plays the role of NEBRASKA WILLIAMS, a former marine who enlists in a special predator-hunting operation headed up by his best friend, Quinn. The film will hit theaters next summer on August 3, 2018!
