Rome Flynn

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Rome Flynn
Born
Rome Trumain Ceno Flynn

(1991-11-25) November 25, 1991 (age 32)
U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Model
  • Musician
Years active2014–present
Height6 ft (183 cm)
Children1

Rome Trumain Ceno Flynn (born November 25, 1991) is an American actor, model and musician. He is best known for his portrayal of

Zende Forrester Dominguez on the CBS daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful for which he won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 2018.[1] His other notable roles include his portrayal of law student Gabriel Maddox in the ABC drama How to Get Away with Murder.[2]

Career

Flynn managed to get himself on the radar of casting directors by building up his social media following. In the spring of 2014, Flynn was cast in the television movie Drumline: A New Beat, the sequel to the 2002 film Drumline.[3] Flynn was on set filming when his daughter was born.[4]

In May 2015, Flynn joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful in the role of Zende.[5][6][7] In November 2016, Flynn announced that he had been cast in the film adaptation of Gretchen McNeil's novel TEN opposite China Anne McClain.[8]

In 2017, Flynn guest starred in episodes of the CBS crime dramas

OWN's The Haves and the Have Nots.[11] On August 17, 2017, Flynn announced on social media that he had chosen to leave The Bold and the Beautiful after two years with the series.[12]

In 2018, after appearing in the

fourth season finale of How to Get Away with Murder as Gabriel Maddox, Flynn was upped to a series regular for the fourth season.[13]

On February 23, 2021, it was announced that Flynn had been cast as Tevin Wakefield in the second season of the

Amazon Studios.[16] In 2023, Flynn joined the cast of NBC's Chicago Fire in the recurring role of Derrick Gibson.[17]

Personal life

Flynn has a daughter Kimiko (born December 12, 2014). In 2015, Kimiko appeared with Flynn in a Christmas themed photo shoot for CBS Soaps In Depth.[18]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Two-A-Days Quarterback Short film
2019 A Madea Family Funeral Jesse
1/2 New Year Bishop Miller

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Drumline: A New Beat Leon Television film
2015–2017 The Bold and the Beautiful
Zende Forrester Dominguez
 Series regular
2017 Ten: Murder Island TJ Television film
NCIS: New Orleans Jonathan Rudd Episode: "Knockout"
MacGyver Kalei Episode: "Flashlight"
2017–2019 The Haves and the Have Nots RK Recurring role (seasons 5–6)
2018 The Thinning: New World Order Jack Web film
2018–2020 How to Get Away with Murder Gabriel Maddox (Guest) season 4, (Main) seasons 5–6
2019 A Christmas Duet Jesse Collins Television film
2020 Family Reunion Tony Olsen Episode: "Remember Cousin Kenya?"
2021 Dear White People David (Recurring role) season 4
With Love Santiago Zayas[19] Series regular
2022 The Rookie Morris Mackey Episode: "End Game"
Raising Dion Tevin Wakefield (Recurring role) season 2
Grey's Anatomy Wendall Ndugu (Recurring role) season 18
Fantasy Football Anderson Fisher (Lead) movie
2024 Chicago Fire Derrick Gibson Recurring role (season 12)

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Album
"Brand New" 2019 Non-album singles
"Keep Me In Mind" 2020
"Drunk With You"
"Slide" 2022

As featured artist

Title Year Album
"Angels"
(Elijah Blake feat. Rome Flynn) 		2021 The Neon Eon
"Can You Stand The Rain"
(Will Gittens feat. Rome Flynn) 		2022 Acoustic Covers
"I Wanna Know"
(Will Gittens feat. Rome Flynn) 		2023 Acoustic Covers 2

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018
Daytime Emmy Award
 Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Won
[20]

References

  1. ^ "Rome Flynn Wins Outstanding Younger Actor Daytime Emmy". Daytime Confidential. Confidential Media, Inc. April 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "Rome Flynn filmography". IMDB.
  3. CBS Soaps in Depth. 19 (50). Bauer Media Group
    : 34–37.
  4. American Media, Inc.
    : 54–57.
  5. TV Insider
    . Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  6. American Media, Inc.
    May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  7. ^ Clifford, Kambra (May 12, 2015). "Zende Forrester returning to ruffle Nicole's feathers". Soap Central. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  8. ^ Eades, Chris (November 30, 2016). "THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL's Rome Flynn Stars in New Movie — Get the Exciting Details!". CBS Soaps In Depth. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  9. American Media, Inc.
    March 29, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  10. ^ "Zende on THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL — Relive His Entire Dramatic History!". CBS Soaps In Depth. Bauer Media Group. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  11. ^ Bowe, Jillian (August 17, 2017). "Rome Flynn Exits The Bold and the Beautiful". Daytime Confidential. Confidential Media, Inc. (SAY Media). Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  12. American Media, Inc.
    August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 7, 2018). "'How To Get Away With Murder': Rome Flynn Upped To Series Regular For Season 5". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  14. ^ Petski, Denise (February 23, 2021). "'Raising Dion': Rome Flynn, Aubriana Davis, Tracey Bonner & Josh Ventura Join Season 2 Cast Of Netflix Superhero Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  15. ^ Petski, Denise (February 23, 2021). "'Dear White People': Rome Flynn Joins Netflix Series As Recurring For Fourth & Final Season". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  16. ^ Petski, Denise (June 9, 2021). "'With Love': Rome Flynn, Isis King, Todd Grinnell, Desmond Chiam Join Gloria Calderón Kellett's Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  17. ^ Cordero, Rosy (December 13, 2023). "Rome Flynn Joins NBC's 'Chicago Fire' For Season 12". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  18. CBS Soaps in Depth. 19 (52). Bauer Media Group
    : 56–57. December 28, 2015.
  19. ^ Petski, Denise (June 9, 2021). "'With Love': Rome Flynn, Isis King, Todd Grinnell, Desmond Chiam Join Gloria Calderón Kellett's Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  20. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (April 29, 2018). "Daytime Emmys: The Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. New York City: Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

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