Tequan Richmond (; born October 30, 1992), also known as T-Rich, is an American actor best known for playing Drew Rock on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. Richmond played Ray Charles Jr. (son of singer and musician Ray Charles) in the motion picture Ray, and in the soap opera General Hospital on ABC, he portrayed TJ Ashford.
Career In 2001, Richmond moved to Los Angeles, California, not intending to become an actor. He appeared in magazine ads such as Sports Illustrated, Reader's Digest, Newsweek, and National Geographic, as well as a national Nestlé print ad. Richmond made his 2013 Sundance Film Festival debut with a performance as Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo in Blue Caprice. The film sold to Sundance Select/IFC Films and opened New Directors/New Films Festival at MoMA in 2013. The film had a fall 2013 theater release.
Richmond also was one of six hosts for children's TV shows on Toon Disney and has had guest starring roles on CBS's Cold Case, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Private Practice, Detroit 1-8-7, Memphis Beat, Love That Girl and Numb3rs as well as Lifetime's Strong Medicine and FX's The Shield. He has co-starred on NBC's ER, Showtime's Weeds, and Fox's MADtv.
While starring on Everybody Hates Chris, in 2008, Richmond appeared on the Tide brand commercial with a voice-over by MC Lyte.
Richmond appeared in the music video "Hate It Or Love It" as young Game by rappers 50 Cent and the Game.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 ER Boy Episode: "Chaos Theory" 2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tramelle Willis-Tombs Episode: "Lucky Strike" 2003 The Law and Mr. Lee Andre Lee CBS Pilot 2003 Mad TV Tyson Episode: "December 20, 2003" 2004 Cold Case R.J. Holden Episode: "The Plan" 2005 The Shield Lionel Episode: "Bang" 2005 Strong Medicine Shay Williams Episode: "Clinical Risk" 2005–2009 Everybody Hates Chris Drew Rock Series Regular 2008 Numbers Bishop Episode: "Checkmate" 2009 Weeds Teenager Episode: "Wonderful Wonderful" 2010 Detroit 1-8-7 Appleman Episode: "Home Invasion/Drive-By" 2011 Private Practice Tyler Episode: "A Step Too Far" 2011 Love That Girl! Gilbert Episode: "We Are Family, Part 2" 2011 Memphis Beat Jesse Episode: "Body of Evidence" 2012 Mr. Box Office Anthony Episode: "Pilot"Episode: "Somebody's Watching Me" 2012–2018 General Hospital TJ Ashford Recurring Role 2016 Ringside TC Television Movie 2018 All Night Christian Fulner Series Regular 2018 The Unsettling Connor Series Regular 2019–2020 Boomerang Bryson Series Regular
Film Year Title Role 2004 Ray Ray Charles Jr. 2006 The Celestine Prophecy Basketball Player 2013 Blue Caprice Lee Boyd Malvo 2013 House Party: Tonight's the Night Chris Johnson 2017 Nowhere, Michigan David 2018 Savage Youth / Thriller Gabe as Andre Nixon2024Brewster's Millions: ChristmasBig TY
Awards and nominations + List of awards and nominations for Tequan Richmond Year Award Category Work Result Black Reel Awards Best Breakthrough Performance, MaleBlue Caprice Black Reel Awards Best Supporting ActorBlue Caprice 2014NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series General Hospital 2015 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital
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References
"Everybody Loves Tequan", Listen Magazine "Everybody Hates Chris: CW Sitcom Cancelled, No Season Five", TV Series Finale.com, 21 May 2009 "T-Rich (Actor From TV Show Everybody Hates Chris)", WorldStarHipHop.com, 17 December 2009 Tequan Richmond at Fandango: All Movie Guide at Online Video Guide Lopez, Robert. "Everybody Loves Tequan", Greensboro News & Record, 24 October 2008 Sneider, Jeff. Sundance: Tequan Richmond Shifts Gears in "Blue Caprice", "Variety", 19 January 2013 Blue Caprice: Official Selection 2013 Sundance Film Festival, SimonSays Entertainment, Inc. 25 February 2013
External links
Tequan Richmond Official YouTube Channel at YouTube