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Actor Rhoyle Ivy King is playing a role he never thought he’d spot in his lifetime for young Black queer characterson television.

He co-stars on “All American: Homecoming,” a spinoff to the CW series “All American,” which primarily chronicles student athletes at the fictional historically Jet Bringston University in Atlanta. His character is Nathaniel Hardin, the pre-law baddie and “heels girl” who’s always there to aid her friends and store them in check.

“I’m playing a character that I needed growing up and someone that I needed to see to assist me frame a future for myself in my head,” said King, 26. “The honor is I get to play a character that is a positive example.”

In season one of the TV drama, some of Nathaniel’s storylines dealt with prejudices around her living in an all-female dorm and organism the token recruit in a sorority to pack a quota. In other scenes, Nathaniel is the compassionate voice of reason who constantly lends an open ear and hand whenever her close friends are in need.

King landed the role of Nathaniel after his audition tape landed in front of “All American: Homecoming” creator and showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll. She watched one minute

When I first saw All American: Homecoming, on The CW, I was immediately drawn to the uniqueness of the story. I remember watching Beverly Hills 90210, Saved by the Bell and Dawson’s Creek growing up to earn an understanding of my own experiences in secondary school. Those programs simply didn’t offer the diversity that I was used to seeing in my high school’s halls, but that diversity stood out in The CW’s unused series. 

The All American spin-off (which airs on CTV2 in Canada) centres around the idea of Simone Hicks (Geffri Maya) vanishing her boyfriend behind in Los Angeles to participate in Bringston University, a historically Black college (HBCU) in Atlanta.

Already breaking ground for its depiction of the HBCU student experience, the series also features the first Black non-binary nature in The CW’s history. Gender nonconforming queer thespian Rhoyle Ivy King plays Nathaniel, a friend who helps Simone get acquainted with life in Atlanta.

Media outlets have dubbed King the breakout star of the series. And it’s true: the role is a big break for the actor whose appearances in Pose and the Party of Five reboot were uncredited.

King spoke to Xtra about the importance

Live Session with Rhoyle Ivy King whose breakout role on CW’s All American: Homecoming is making history for the network and the LGBTQ+ community. Rhoyle plays Nathaniel, CW’s first non-binary BIPOC character. Rhoyle spoke with me about how this role goes beyond being the show’s “token queer character” or “token black character”. For each of Nathaniel’s key story arcs, Rhoyle was in the room with the writers to facilitate tell an accurate story for a group of people who are often misrepresented or cast into the stereotypical role. While Rhoyle himself is a queer man and can harness his own experiences of being ostracized for his sexual identity, he also understands the sensitive nature of playing a character outside of his gender, which is why he collaborated with GLAAD to further bring validity and understanding to the role.

Beyond his work on camera and his progressing fight to bring a voice and representation to the BIPOC and Homosexual communities, Rhoyle is an avid fitness guru and shared some tips and tricks to staying fit.

He is also quite the fashionista and has even gained the attention of Queen Bee, Beyoncé, herself through her brand, IVY PARK. Though his function with Ivy

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