Steven G. Norfleet | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse | Anthony Hemingway (m. 2019) |
Steven G. Norfleet is an American actor. He played the recurring roles in the television miniseries Watchmen (2019) and Genius: Aretha (2021). In 2024, Norfleet starred in the Netflix soap opera, Beauty in Black .
Norfleet was born in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from the Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. [1] While living in Atlanta, Norfleet began working as a dancer and in 2010 made his screen debut playing a dancer in the dance drama film, Stomp the Yard: Homecoming . [1] As an actor, he guest-starred in the television series Shameless , Underground , Being Mary Jane , Chicago P.D. , Dynasty and Good Girls . In 2019 he had a recurring role as O. B. Williams in the HBO series, Watchmen . [2]
In 2021, Norfleet played Cecil Franklin, the brother of soul singer Aretha Franklin in the National Geographic biographical series, Genius: Aretha . [3] The following year he guest-starred in the AMC gothic horror series Interview with the Vampire . [4] In 2023 he joined the cast of BET+ soap opera Ruthless by Tyler Perry. The following year, Perry cast him as one of leads in his Netflix series, Beauty in Black . [5] [6]
Norfleet is openly gay. He and television director Anthony Hemingway started dating in 2014, after being introduced through a mutual friend. They got engaged in June 2018 [7] and married in September 2019. [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Stomp the Yard: Homecoming | Mu Gamma Zi Stepper | |
| 2016 | Shameless | Cop | Episode: "Sleep No More" |
| 2017 | Underground | Mack | Episode: "Auld Acquaintance" |
| 2017 | Shooter | Kill Team Leader | Episode: "Across the Rio Grande" |
| 2017 | Being Mary Jane | Eriq | Episode: "Feeling Seen" |
| 2018 | Chicago P.D. | Shabazz | Episode: "Allegiance" |
| 2018 | One Dollar | Man in Pajamas | Episode: "Chelsea Wyler" |
| 2019 | Dynasty | Colin | Episode: "A Champagne Mood" |
| 2019 | Good Girls | Douglas | Episodes: "I'd Rather Be Crafting" and "Take Off Your Pants" |
| 2019 | Deadly Dispatch | Marcus | Television film |
| 2019 | Watchmen | O. B. Williams | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Power | Officer Tirado | Episode: "Exactly How We Planned" |
| 2021 | Genius: Aretha | Cecil Franklin | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2022 | Interview with the Vampire | Paul de Pointe du Lac | Episode: "In Throes of Increasing Wonder..." |
| 2023—2024 | Ruthless | Lewis | Series regular, 22 episodes |
| 2024 | Beauty in Black | Charles Bellaire | Series regular |