Tobias Truvillion | |
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Born | [1] Queens, New York, U.S. | October 1, 1975
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Spouse | Michele Morgan (m. 2012) |
Tobias Truvillion (born October 1, 1975) is an American actor and model. He made his professional acting debut starring in the 2001 off-Broadway musical Oya receiving AUDELCO Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical. From 2006 to 2008, Truvillion was regular cast member in the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live and later had recurring roles on prime time series such as Empire and First Wives Club . He appeared in films Brooklyn's Finest (2009), Equal Standard (2020), Sanctioning Evil (2022) and First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story (2023).
Truvillion was born in Queens, New York and grew up in Flushing and graduated from the Bayside High School. He began his career as a runway and print model for Ford Models, and while modeling, Truvillion studied acting. [2] In 2001 he made his professional acting debut in the off-Broadway musical Oya receiving AUDELCO Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical. [3] He played minor roles in films Paid in Full (2002), Death of a Dynasty (2003) and Hitch (2005), and guest-starred on television series Third Watch and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . In 2006, he received his first major role on the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live , playing Vincent Jones. He left the soap in 2008. [2] Since leaving soap, Truvillion began appearing in film and prime time television playing guest starring roles on Law & Order: Criminal Intent , Blue Bloods , White Collar and Person of Interest . In 2010 he returned to off-Broadway starring in Black Angels Over Tuskegee by Layon Gray. [4]
In 2015, Truvillion had recurring role in the Starz miniseries, Flesh and Bone and from 2016 to 2017 had a recurring role as Derek "D-Major" Major in the Fox musical series, Empire . [5] [6] In 2018 he starred in the short-lived BET legal drama series, In Contempt . [7] The following year he played his first leading role in the made-for-television movie Holiday Heist. [8]
From 2019 to 2022, Truvillion had recurring role in the BET+ comedy-drama series, First Wives Club . In 2020 he played another leading role in the crime drama film Equal Standard , [9] [10] and had recurring role during the first season of BET comedy-drama Sistas . In 2021 he starred alongside Keri Hilson in the Lifetime movie Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story [11] and later guest-starred on New Amsterdam , Queens , The Resident , FBI and The Best Man: The Final Chapters . [12] In 2022, Truvillion played the lead in the action thriller film, Sanctioning Evil . [13] In 2023 he starred in the drama film Aurora: A Love Story, the action thriller Call Her King , the crime thriller Sisters, and the biographical crime drama First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story directed by Vivica A. Fox. [14] [15] [16] He starred opposite Jessica Care Moore in the drama film He Looked like a Postcard directed by Qasim Basir. [17]
In 2012, Truvillion married actress Michele Morgan, they reside in New Jersey. [18] [19]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Paid in Full | Runner | |
2003 | Death of a Dynasty | Cool Guy | |
Harlem's Beauty | Yummy | ||
2005 | Hitch | Kurt | |
2006 | Delirious | Silky | |
2007 | Blackout | Reggie | |
2008 | The Day the Bread Turned Green | Black Baker | Short |
2009 | Brooklyn's Finest | Gutta | |
2010 | The Tested | James | |
Persons of Interest | Trig (2014) | ||
2011 | Three Prayers for June | Gary | Short |
Heartfelt | Neef Vick | Short | |
2012 | Zoo | Yancy | |
Nous York | Shoe Seller | ||
2014 | Seasons of Love | Meechi | TV movie |
Attempted Burglary - a Film Noir Short | The Soldier | Short | |
2015 | Supermodel | Det. Jacobs | |
The Trade | Tyson | Short | |
2016 | Lack of Will | DeMarcus | Short |
2017 | Dope Fiend | Big G | |
Secrets | Stephen | ||
Bobbi Kristina | Butter | ||
Cigarette Soup | Julian 'Monti' Montgomery | ||
2018 | The Products of the American Ghetto | Brian | |
The Stuff | Brandon | ||
King of Newark 2 | Miasha Boyfriend | ||
2019 | Love Dot Com: The Social Experiment | Greg Jeffries | |
Loved To Death | Dre | ||
Seberg | Dewayne | ||
Holiday Heist | Devin | ||
2020 | Equal Standard | Detective Chris Jones | |
2021 | Seven Deadly Sins: Lust | Damon King | TV movie |
Sand Dollar Cove | Alden Conway | TV movie | |
I Am a Man | - | Short | |
A Holiday Chance | Keith Austin | TV movie | |
2022 | Respect the Jux | Detective Johnson | |
To Her, With Love | Jordan | TV movie | |
Sanctioning Evil | Barnes | [20] | |
2023 | Aurora | Kenny | |
The Fearless Three | Master OSHA | ||
Call Her King | Gerald King | ||
Sisters | Reggie | ||
First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story | Harvey |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Playmakers | Luther Hawkins | Episode: "Down & Distance" |
2004 | Third Watch | Skeeter | Episode: "Rat Bastard" |
2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Military Police Officer | Episode: "Goliath" |
2006–08 | One Life to Live | Vincent Jones | Regular Cast |
2009 | BN4 Real | Craig Lewis | Episode: "Plate Full of Lies" |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Deshawn Warner | Episode: "All In" | |
2011–12 | Blue Bloods | Otto | Guest Cast: Season 2-3 |
2012 | Truth Unspoken Series | Chad Perry | Episode: "Love Is Color Blind" & "Is That You?" |
2013 | White Collar | Robert Bly | Episode: "Quantico Closure" |
2014 | Person of Interest | Trig | Episode: "Brotherhood" |
2015 | The Blacklist | Officer | Episode: "Quon Zhang (No. 87)" |
Flesh and Bone | Beau | Recurring Cast | |
2016–17 | Empire | Derek "D-Major" Major | Recurring Cast: Season 2-3 |
2018 | In Contempt | Bennett Thompson | Main Cast |
Chicago P.D. | Kenny Armstrong | Episode: "Black and Blue" | |
2019–22 | The First Wives Club | Khalil | Recurring Cast: Season 1 & 3 |
2020 | Sistas | Morris Hollis | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
2021 | New Amsterdam | Guillaume | Episode: "Laughter and Hope and a Sock in the Eye" |
2022 | Queens | Frank Black | Episode: "Nasty Girl Records" |
The Resident | Pastor Aaron Deering | Episode: "6 Volts" | |
FBI | Trey Cooper | Episode: "Kayla" | |
Tales | Ezekiel | Episode: "Put It on Me" | |
The Best Man: The Final Chapters | Jaha | Episode: "The Invisible Man" & "The Party" | |
2023 | East New York | Jamal Hayes | Episode: "Up in Smoke" |
The Equalizer | Marlon Dean | Episode: "Justified" |
Year | Title | Artist | Role |
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2005 | "Free Yourself" | Fantasia Barrino | Love interest |
2010 | "I'm Doin' Me" | ||
2017 | "Real One" | Chanté Moore | |
Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2001 | AUDELCO Awards [3] | Outstanding Performance in a Musical (Male) | Oya | Won |
2008 | NAACP Image Awards [21] | Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series | One Life to Live | Nominated |
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