Tobias Truvillion | |
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 Truvillion in 2017 | |
| Born | October 1, 1975 Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Tobias Truvillion (born October 1, 1975) is an American actor.
Tobias Truvillion | |
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| Truvillion in 2017 | |
| Born | October 1, 1975 Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Tobias Truvillion (born October 1, 1975) is an American actor.
In 2006, he received his first major role on ABC series One Life to Live , playing Vincent Jones. He is also known for his roles on Empire (2016–17) and In Contempt (2018).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| The Marcus Garvey Story | Booker T. Washington | ||
| 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 | [1] | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Free Yourself" | Fantasia Barrino | Love interest |
| 2010 | "I'm Doin' Me" | ||
| 2017 | "Real One" | Chanté Moore | |
| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | AUDELCO Awards [2] | Outstanding Performance in a Musical (Male) | Oya | Won |
| 2008 | NAACP Image Awards [3] | Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series | One Life to Live | Nominated |
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