Tobias Truvillion
American actor
Tobias Truvillion (born October 1, 1975) is an American actor and model. He made his professional acting debut starring in the 2001 off-Broadway musical Oya receiving AUDELCO Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical. From 2006 to 2008, Truvillion was regular cast member in the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live and later had recurring roles on prime time series such as Empire and First Wives Club. He appeared in films Brooklyn's Finest (2009), Equal Standard (2020), Sanctioning Evil (2022) and First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story (2023).
Life and career
Truvillion was born in Queens, New York and grew up in Flushing and graduated from Bayside High School. He began his career as a runway and print model for Ford Models, and while modeling, Truvillion studied acting. In 2001 he made his professional acting debut in the off-Broadway musical Oya receiving AUDELCO Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical. He played minor roles in films Paid in Full (2002), Death of a Dynasty (2003) and Hitch (2005), and guest-starred on television series Third Watch and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2006, he received his first major role on the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live, playing Vincent Jones. He left the soap in 2008.
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