Da'Vinchi

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Da'Vinchi
Born
Abraham D. Juste

(1995-10-10) October 10, 1995 (age 28)
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present

Abraham D. Juste (born October 10, 1995) also known as Da'Vinchi, is a Haitian-American actor. [1] He is best known for his role as Darnell Hayes in the TV series All American , [2] and he also appeared in eight episodes of Grown-ish between 2018 and 2019. [3] In 2021, he started playing the character of Terry 'Southwest T' Flenory in the Starz series BMF . [4]

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Early life

Da'Vinchi was born in the Brooklyn area from New York City. [5]

Career

He began his acting career in 2018, when he made his television debut in one episode of Marvel’s Jessica Jones , playing Eric Ambrose. He had a recurring role as Cash Mooney in eight episodes of the ABC series Grown-ish . [6] [7] [8] He played Darnell Hayes in 18 episodes of The CW's All American . In 2020, Da'Vinchi made his film debut in the sports drama film The Way Back as Devon Childress, which was theatrically released on March 6, 2020, by Warner Bros. Pictures.[ citation needed ]

In 2021, Da'Vinchi was cast alongside Demetrius Flenory Jr. in the crime drama series BMF , [9] where he played Terry "Southwest T" Flenory, drug kingpin and the son of Charles & Lucille, which premiered on September 26, 2021, on Starz. [10] [11]

In 2023, Da'Vinchi starred with his BMF co-star Ajiona Alexus in Mary J. Blige's Real Love and Strength of a Woman, playing Ben. [12] [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 The Way Back Devon Childress
2021The Disappearance of Mrs. WuRick Larson
2023Real LoveBen
2023Strength of a WomanBen

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Jessica Jones Eric AmbroseEpisode: "AKA Facetime"
Credited as Abraham D. Juste
2018 Lethal Weapon DylanEpisode: "Bali"
2018–2019 Grown-ish Cash MooneyRecurring cast
2019 The Boys AnthonyEpisode: "The Innocents"
2019–present All American Darnell HayesRecurring role
2020Vegas HighTelevision movie
2021–present BMF Terry "Southwest T" FlenoryMain cast

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