Rhoyle Ivy King

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Rhoyle Ivy King
Born (1996-12-19) December 19, 1996 (age 27)
Occupation(s) Actor
Model
Notable work All American: Homecoming

Rhoyle Ivy King (born December 19, 1996) is an American actor, best known for their role on All American: Homecoming portraying Nathaniel Hardin [1] [2] the first Black nonbinary character to be included in a CW show. [3] [4]

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Early life

King was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He grew up in Houston in a house with several Black women relatives, who influenced their gender expression. King's mother is a nurse who studied at Prairie View A&M University, a historically Black college and university. At age 9, King's family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where they participated in a Shakespeare camp that inspired them to pursue acting. [5] [6]

Career

Acting

King studied musical theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, where they was often rejected due to his race and androgyny. In 2019, King played Angel Dumott Schunard in RENT at the Redhouse Art Center. King was cast in the ensemble for a national tour of FAME: The Musical!. In 2019, King was hired as a day player on Pose , a show about a Black queer community, which inspired King to keep pursuing art as a Black androgynous person. In 2022, Ryan Murphy hired King for Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story . [5] [7] [8]

In 2022, King impressed Nkechi Okoro Carroll with theirAll American: Homecoming audition. [9] This inspired her to expand their role from a minor character into a main character. [8] [10] TVLine named King's character on the show as the first of "10 LGBTQ+ Characters Who Proudly Made Waves on TV in 2022" and GLAAD dubbed the show, "Must-See LGBTQ TV". [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Modeling

King models for Beyoncé's clothing line, Ivy Park . In 2022, they were featured in Sheen Magazine . He has been featured on the cover of Ouch! Magazine and Jejune Magazine. [5] [16] [17] [18]

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  2. ↑ Mangum, Trey. "'All American: Homecoming' Cast On Black History, Representation And Coming Together For An Epic BHM Photoshoot". Shadow and Act. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
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  4. ↑ Brimstin, Chelsea (2023-03-30). "10 Young Black Transgender Celebs Whose Careers are on the Rise". Slice. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  5. 1 2 3 "Rhoyle Ivy King Is Portraying The Character He Needed Growing Up". HuffPost. 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  6. ↑ "Rhoyle Ivy King: An All-American Trailblazer – The Rogers Revue". 30 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  7. ↑ Henry, Alan. "Photos: Hunter Foster and Jennifer Cody Co-Direct Redhouse's RENT". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  8. 1 2 Petski, Denise (2022-06-21). "'All American: Homecoming': Rhoyle Ivy King Upped To Series Regular For Season 2 Of CW Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  9. ↑ Jaffer, Murtz (13 April 2022). "Rhoyle Ivy King on playing The CW's first Black non-binary character". Xtra Magazine . Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  10. ↑ "All American: Homecoming's Nathaniel Will Be Series Regular". 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  11. ↑ "'All American: Homecoming' Star Rhoyle Ivy King Wants to Push Queer Representation Forward". Yahoo. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
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  13. ↑ "'All American: Homecoming' Actor Rhoyle Ivy King 'Sobbed' Over Script Involving Non Binary Bias". Global Grind. 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  14. ↑ Dillinger, Kim (2023-03-10). "The 2023 Truth Awards Showcases a Celebration of Black LGBTQ+ Excellence". Disrupshion. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  15. ↑ "Must-See LGBTQ TV: 'All American: Homecoming' and 'The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder' Premieres!". GLAAD. 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  16. ↑ MAGAZINE, OUCH! (2023-04-07). "Rhoyle Ivy King Channeling a new energy for 2023". Ouch! Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  17. ↑ "COVER - Homecoming Royalty With Rhoyle Ivy King". Jejune Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  18. ↑ Harris, Kristyn (2022-12-08). "Rhoyle Ivy King on Fashion, Fitness, & Fulfillment". Sheen Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
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