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'''Cleo Anthony''' is an American actor.
'''Cleo Anthony''' is an American actor and model. Anthony is known for his role in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[She's Gotta Have It (TV series)|She's Gotta Have It]].''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-24 |title=Five Things To Know About 'She's Gotta Have It' Actor Cleo Anthony |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/five-things-shes-gotta-have-it-cleo-anthony/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Essence |language=en-US}}</ref> He has also played roles in ''[[Divergent (film)|Divergent]]'', ''The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus'', and ''[[Sex/Life]]''.


== Early life ==
Anthony has been cast as one of the two male leads in [[Spike Lee]]'s 10-episode upcoming 2017 [[Netflix]] series ''[[She's Gotta Have It (TV series)|She's Gotta Have It]]'', a contemporary updating of his 1986 film.<ref>http://deadline.com/2016/10/shes-gotta-have-it-cleo-anthony-cast-male-lead-spike-lee-netflix-series-1201836878/</ref><ref>http://deadline.com/2017/06/spike-lee-shes-gotta-have-it-netflix-series-gets-premiere-date-teaser-1202119817/</ref>
Anthony attended high school in Portsmouth, Virginia. Following graduation, Anthony made his way to Miami, where he was homeless for a time before being discovered by a modeling agency.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-06 |title=Cleo Anthony - Actor |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cleo-anthony/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 2017, Anthony was cast as one of the three male leads in [[Spike Lee]]'s 10-episode 2017 [[Netflix]] series ''[[She's Gotta Have It (TV series)|She's Gotta Have It]]'', a contemporary updating of Lee's 1986 film.<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=October 17, 2016 |title='She's Gotta Have It': Cleo Anthony Cast As Male Lead In Netflix Series |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/shes-gotta-have-it-cleo-anthony-cast-male-lead-spike-lee-netflix-series-1201836878/ |accessdate=July 13, 2017 |publisher=Deadline}}</ref>


==Selected television==
==Selected television==
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*''[[Transparent (TV series)|Transparent]]'' (2014-16)
! Year
*''[[She's Gotta Have It (TV series)|She's Gotta Have It]]'' as Greer Childs (2017)
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2014–16
| ''[[Transparent (TV series)|Transparent]]''
| Derek
| Recurring
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Extant (TV series)|Extant]]''
| Ares
| Season 2
|-
| 2017
| ''[[She's Gotta Have It (TV series)|She's Gotta Have It]]''
| Greer Childs
| Series regular
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Roswell, New Mexico (TV series)|Roswell, New Mexico]]''
|Diego
|Recurring
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Sex/Life]]''
| Kam
| Season 2
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{IMDB name|4916890}}

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Latest revision as of 00:55, 19 July 2024

Cleo Anthony is an American actor and model. Anthony is known for his role in the Netflix series She's Gotta Have It.[1] He has also played roles in Divergent, The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus, and Sex/Life.

Early life

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Anthony attended high school in Portsmouth, Virginia. Following graduation, Anthony made his way to Miami, where he was homeless for a time before being discovered by a modeling agency.[2]

Career

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In 2017, Anthony was cast as one of the three male leads in Spike Lee's 10-episode 2017 Netflix series She's Gotta Have It, a contemporary updating of Lee's 1986 film.[3]

Selected television

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Year Title Role Notes
2014–16 Transparent Derek Recurring
2015 Extant Ares Season 2
2017 She's Gotta Have It Greer Childs Series regular
2020 Roswell, New Mexico Diego Recurring
2023 Sex/Life Kam Season 2

References

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  1. ^ "Five Things To Know About 'She's Gotta Have It' Actor Cleo Anthony". Essence. October 24, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cleo Anthony - Actor". TV Insider. March 6, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 17, 2016). "'She's Gotta Have It': Cleo Anthony Cast As Male Lead In Netflix Series". Deadline. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
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