Steven G. Norfleet is an American actor. He played recurring roles in the television miniseries Watchmen (2019) and Genius: Aretha (2021). In 2024, Norfleet starred in the Netflix soap opera, Beauty in Black.
Life and career Norfleet was born in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from the Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. While living in Atlanta, Norfleet began working as a dancer and in 2010 made his screen debut playing a dancer in the dance drama film, Stomp the Yard: Homecoming. As an actor, he guest-starred in the television series Shameless, Underground, Being Mary Jane, Chicago P.D., Dynasty and Good Girls. In 2019 he had a recurring role as O. B. Williams in the HBO series, Watchmen.
In 2021, Norfleet played Cecil Franklin, the brother of soul singer Aretha Franklin in the National Geographic biographical series, Genius: Aretha. The following year he guest-starred in the AMC gothic horror series Interview with the Vampire. In 2023 he joined the cast of BET+ soap opera Ruthless by Tyler Perry. The following year, Perry cast him as one of leads in his Netflix series, Beauty in Black.
Personal life Norfleet is openly gay. He and television director Anthony Hemingway started dating in 2014, after being introduced through a mutual friend. They got engaged in June 2018 and married in September 2019.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2010Stomp the Yard: Homecoming Mu Gamma Zi Stepper 2016ShamelessCopEpisode: "Sleep No More"2017UndergroundMackEpisode: "Auld Acquaintance"2017Shooter Kill Team LeaderEpisode: "Across the Rio Grande"2017Being Mary Jane EriqEpisode: "Feeling Seen"2018Chicago P.D. ShabazzEpisode: "Allegiance"2018One Dollar Man in Pajamas Episode: "Chelsea Wyler"2019Dynasty ColinEpisode: "A Champagne Mood"2019Good Girls DouglasEpisodes: "I'd Rather Be Crafting" and "Take Off Your Pants"2019Deadly Dispatch MarcusTelevision film2019WatchmenO. B. WilliamsRecurring role, 5 episodes2020Power Officer TiradoEpisode: "Exactly How We Planned"2021Genius: ArethaCecil FranklinRecurring role, 7 episodes2022Interview with the Vampire Paul de Pointe du LacEpisode: "In Throes of Increasing Wonder..."2023—2024Ruthless LewisSeries regular, 22 episodes2024—presentBeauty in BlackCharles Bellarie Series regular, 32 episodes
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