American Actor
Rhoyle Ivy King (born January 16, 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]
Early life
King was born in Fort Worth, Texas . They 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 King 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 . 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 . They have been featured on the cover of Ouch! Magazine and Jejune Magazine .[ 5] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
References
^ Crawford, Je'Kayla (2022-09-26). "Exclusive: Rhoyle Ivy King Teases All American: Homecoming Season 2" . TheThings . Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ 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 .
^ "Rhoyle Ivy King makes history on The CW's 'All American: Homecoming' " . The Philadelphia Sunday Sun . 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ Brimstin, Chelsea (2023-03-30). "10 Young Black Transgender Celebs Whose Careers are on the Rise" . Slice . Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ a b c "Rhoyle Ivy King Is Portraying The Character He Needed Growing Up" . HuffPost . 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ "Rhoyle Ivy King: An All-American Trailblazer – The Rogers Revue" . 30 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ Henry, Alan. "Photos: Hunter Foster and Jennifer Cody Co-Direct Redhouse's RENT" . BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ a b 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 .
^ Jaffer, Murtz (13 April 2022). "Rhoyle Ivy King on playing The CW's first Black non-binary character" . Xtra Magazine . Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ "All American: Homecoming's Nathaniel Will Be Series Regular" . 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ " 'All American: Homecoming' Star Rhoyle Ivy King Wants to Push Queer Representation Forward" . Yahoo . 15 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ Halsell, Betti (2022-06-24). "Exclusive: 'All-American Homecoming' Star Rhoyle Ivy King Redefines the Main Stage" . Royaltee Magazine . Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ " 'All American: Homecoming' Actor Rhoyle Ivy King 'Sobbed' Over Script Involving Non Binary Bias" . Global Grind . 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ Dillinger, Kim (2023-03-10). "The 2023 Truth Awards Showcases a Celebration of Black LGBTQ+ Excellence" . Disrupshion . Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ "Must-See LGBTQ TV: 'All American: Homecoming' and 'The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder' Premieres!" . GLAAD . 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ MAGAZINE, OUCH! (2023-04-07). "Rhoyle Ivy King Channeling a new energy for 2023" . Ouch! Magazine . Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ "COVER - Homecoming Royalty With Rhoyle Ivy King" . Jejune Magazine . Retrieved 2023-04-10 .
^ Harris, Kristyn (2022-12-08). "Rhoyle Ivy King on Fashion, Fitness, & Fulfillment" . Sheen Magazine . Retrieved 2023-04-10 .