Tequan Richmond
Tequan Richmond | |
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Born | Burlington, North Carolina, United States | October 30, 1992
Other names | T-Rich |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2002–present |
Children | 1 |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instruments | Vocals |
Labels | Motown (2003-2005) Def Jam Recordings (2005-2012) So So Def Recordings (2007-2009) Slip-n-Slide Records (2005-2007) Collipark Music (2007-2010) Universal Motown Records (2008) SRC Records (2008) |
Tequan Richmond (/təˈkwɑːn/; born October 30, 1992), also known in his music career as T-Rich, is an American actor and rapper best known for playing Drew Rock on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. Richmond played Ray Charles Jr. (son of singer/musician Ray Charles) in the motion picture Ray, and in the soap opera General Hospital on the ABC, he portrayed TJ Ashford.[1]
Career[]
In 2001, Richmond moved to Los Angeles, California, not intending to become an actor. He appeared in magazine ads such as Sports Illustrated, Reader's Digest, Newsweek, and National Geographic, as well as a national Nestlé print ad. Richmond made his 2013 Sundance Film Festival debut with a performance as Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo in "Blue Caprice." The film sold to Sundance Select/IFC Films and opened New Directors/New Films Festival at MoMA in 2013. The film had a fall 2013 theater release.
Richmond also was one of six hosts for kids' TV shows on Toon Disney and has had guest-starring roles on CBS's Cold Case, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Private Practice, Detroit 1-8-7, Memphis Beat, Love That Girl and Numb3rs as well as Lifetime's Strong Medicine and FX's The Shield. He has co-starred on NBC's ER, Showtime's Weeds, and Fox's MadTV.
While starring on Everybody Hates Chris, in 2008, Richmond appeared on the Tide brand commercial with a voice-over by MC Lyte.
Richmond appeared in the hip hop music video "Hate It Or Love It" by 50 Cent and The Game as young Game.
Filmography[]
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | ER | Boy | Episode: "Chaos Theory" |
2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Tramelle Willis-Tombs | Episode: "Lucky Strike" |
2003 | The Law and Mr. Lee | Andre Lee | CBS Pilot |
2003 | Mad TV | Tyson | Episode: "December 20, 2003" |
2004 | Cold Case | R.J. Holden | Episode: "The Plan" |
2005 | The Shield | Lionel | Episode: "Bang" |
2005 | Strong Medicine | Shay Williams | Episode: "Clinical Risk" |
2005–2009 | Everybody Hates Chris | Drew Rock | Series Regular |
2008 | Numbers | Bishop | Episode: "Checkmate" |
2009 | Weeds | Teenager | Episode: "Wonderful Wonderful" |
2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Appleman | Episode: "Home Invasion/Drive-By" |
2011 | Private Practice | Tyler | Episode: "A Step Too Far" |
2011 | Love That Girl! | Gilbert | Episode: "We Are Family, Part 2" |
2011 | Memphis Beat | Jesse | Episode: "Body of Evidence" |
2012 | Mr. Box Office | Anthony | Episode: "Pilot" Episode: "Somebody's Watching Me" |
2012-2018 | General Hospital | TJ Ashford | Recurring Role |
2016 | Ringside | TC | Television Movie |
2018 | All Night | Christian Fulner | Series Regular |
2018 | The Unsettling | Connor | Series Regular |
2019-present | Boomerang | Bryson | Series Regular |
Film[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2004 | Ray | Ray Charles Jr. |
2006 | The Celestine Prophecy | Basketball Player |
2013 | Blue Caprice | Lee Boyd Malvo |
2013 | House Party: Tonight's the Night | Chris Johnson |
2017 | Nowhere, Michigan | David |
2018 | Savage Youth / Thriller | Gabe As Andre Nixon |
2020 | House Party 6 Let’s Get Turn Up | Chris |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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Black Reel Awards | Best Breakthrough Performance, Male | Blue Caprice | Nominated | ||
Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Blue Caprice | Nominated | ||
2014 | NAACP Image Award | Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series | General Hospital | Nominated | |
2015 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Nominated | |
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Nominated | ||
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Nominated |
Notes[]
- ^ Simms, Richard M. (2012-07-30). "GH's New TJ!". ABC Soaps In Depth. ABC.Soapsindepth.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ "The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 24, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ "The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
References[]
This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (April 2013) |
- "Everybody Loves Tequan", Listen Magazine
- "Everybody Hates Chris: CW Sitcom Cancelled, No Season Five", TV Series Finale.com, 21 May 2009
- "T-Rich (Actor From TV Show Everybody Hates Chris)", WorldStarHipHop.com, 17 December 2009
- Tequan Richmond at Fandango: All Movie Guide
- Tequan Richmond at Online Video Guide
- Lopez, Robert. "Everybody Loves Tequan", Greensboro News & Record, 24 October 2008
- Sneider, Jeff. Sundance: Tequan Richmond Shifts Gears in "Blue Caprice", "Variety", 19 January 2013
- Blue Caprice: Official Selection 2013 Sundance Film Festival, SimonSays Entertainment, Inc. 25 February 2013
External links[]
- 1992 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American rappers
- African-American male actors
- African-American male rappers
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
- American male rappers
- American male soap opera actors
- American male television actors
- Male actors from North Carolina
- Musicians from North Carolina
- People from Burlington, North Carolina
- Rappers from North Carolina
- Southern hip hop musicians