Tequan Richmond
Tequan Richmond (/təˈkwɑːn/; born October 30, 1992), also known in his music career as T-Rich,[1] 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.[2]
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 |
Musical career | |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Labels | Universal Motown Records (2007-2009) Universal Republic Records (2009-2012) Republic Records (2013-) |
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.
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 | 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
- T-Rich bio at last.fm
- 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
- "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