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. Since leaving soap, Truvillion began appearing in film and prime time television playing guest starring roles on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Blue Bloods, White Collar and Person of Interest. In 2010 he returned to off-Broadway starring in Black Angels Over Tuskegee by Layon Gray.
In 2015, Truvillion had recurring role in the Starz miniseries, Flesh and Bone and from 2016 to 2017 had a recurring role as Derek "D-Major" Major in the Fox musical series, Empire. In 2018 he starred in the short-lived BET legal drama series, In Contempt. The following year he played his first leading role in the made-for-television movie Holiday Heist.
From 2019 to 2022, Truvillion had recurring role in the BET+ comedy-drama series, First Wives Club. In 2020 he played another leading role in the crime drama film Equal Standard, and had recurring role during the first season of BET comedy-drama Sistas. In 2021 he starred alongside Keri Hilson in the Lifetime movie Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story and later guest-starred on New Amsterdam, Queens, The Resident, FBI and The Best Man: The Final Chapters. In 2022, Truvillion played the lead in the action thriller film, Sanctioning Evil. In 2023 he starred in the drama film Aurora: A Love Story, the action thriller Call Her King, the crime thriller Sisters, and the biographical crime drama First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story directed by Vivica A. Fox. He starred opposite Jessica Care Moore in the drama film He Looked like a Postcard directed by Qasim Basir.
Personal life In 2012, Truvillion married actress Michele Morgan, they reside in New Jersey.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Paid in Full Runner 2003 Death of a Dynasty Cool Guy Harlem's Beauty Yummy 2005 Hitch Kurt 2006 Delirious Silky 2007 Blackout Reggie 2008 The Day the Bread Turned Green Black Baker Short 2009 Brooklyn's Finest Gutta 2010 The Tested James Persons of Interest Trig (2014) 2011 Three Prayers for June Gary Short Heartfelt Neef Vick Short 2012 Zoo Yancy Nous York Shoe Seller 2014 Seasons of Love Meechi TV movie Attempted Burglary - a Film Noir Short The Soldier Short 2015 Supermodel Det. Jacobs The Trade Tyson Short 2016 Lack of Will DeMarcus Short 2017 Dope Fiend Big G Secrets Stephen Bobbi Kristina Butter Cigarette Soup Julian 'Monti' Montgomery 2018 The Products of the American Ghetto Brian The Stuff Brandon King of Newark 2 Miasha Boyfriend 2019 Love Dot Com: The Social Experiment Greg Jeffries Loved To Death Dre Seberg Dewayne Holiday Heist Devin 2020 Equal Standard Detective Chris Jones 2021 Seven Deadly Sins: Lust Damon King TV movie Sand Dollar Cove Alden Conway TV movie I Am a Man - Short A Holiday Chance Keith Austin TV movie 2022 Respect the Jux Detective Johnson To Her, With Love Jordan TV movie Sanctioning Evil Barnes 2023 Aurora Kenny The Fearless Three Master OSHA Call Her King Gerald King Sisters Reggie First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story Harvey
Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Playmakers Luther Hawkins Episode: "Down & Distance" 2004 Third Watch Skeeter Episode: "Rat Bastard" 2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Military Police Officer Episode: "Goliath" 2006–08 One Life to Live Vincent Jones Regular Cast 2009 BN4 Real Craig Lewis Episode: "Plate Full of Lies" Law & Order: Criminal Intent Deshawn Warner Episode: "All In" 2011–12 Blue Bloods Otto Guest Cast: Season 2-3 2012 Truth Unspoken Series Chad Perry Episode: "Love Is Color Blind" & "Is That You?" 2013 White Collar Robert Bly Episode: "Quantico Closure" 2014 Person of Interest Trig Episode: "Brotherhood" 2015 The Blacklist Officer Episode: "Quon Zhang (No. 87)" Flesh and Bone Beau Recurring Cast 2016–17 Empire Derek "D-Major" Major Recurring Cast: Season 2-3 2018 In Contempt Bennett Thompson Main Cast Chicago P.D. Kenny Armstrong Episode: "Black and Blue" 2019–22 The First Wives Club Khalil Recurring Cast: Season 1 & 3 2020 Sistas Morris Hollis Recurring Cast: Season 1 2021 New Amsterdam Guillaume Episode: "Laughter and Hope and a Sock in the Eye" 2022 Queens Frank Black Episode: "Nasty Girl Records" The Resident Pastor Aaron Deering Episode: "6 Volts" FBI Trey Cooper Episode: "Kayla" Tales Ezekiel Episode: "Put It on Me" The Best Man: The Final Chapters Jaha Episode: "The Invisible Man" & "The Party" 2023 East New York Jamal Hayes Episode: "Up in Smoke" The Equalizer Marlon Dean Episode: "Justified" 2025 Law & Order Shane Willis Episode: "Brotherly Love"
Music videos Year Title Artist Role 2005 "Free Yourself"Fantasia BarrinoLove interest 2010 "I'm Doin' Me" 2017 "Real One" Chanté Moore
Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Nominated work Result2001AUDELCO AwardsOutstanding Performance in a Musical (Male)Oya2008NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama SeriesOne Life to Live
References
External links Official website