Rome Flynn


Rome Trumain Flynn 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. His other notable roles include his portrayal of law student Gabriel Maddox in the ABC drama How to Get Away with Murder.

Early life and education

He was born Rome Trumain Flynn in Springfield, Illinois. Flynn is of Afro-Cuban and Irish heritage. Flynn has six siblings. Flynn graduated from Lanphier High School in 2010.
He played basketball in high school for which he received a scholarship to college. Before moving to Los Angeles, Flynn worked as a high fashion and runway model in Chicago. Flynn also sings and plays the guitar. Flynn attended Benedictine University on a basketball scholarship until he was discovered by a talent scout. He developed his talent as part of his social media personality.

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 ', the sequel to the 2002 film Drumline. Flynn was on set filming when his daughter was born.
In May 2015, Flynn joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful in the role of Zende. In November 2016, Flynn announced that he had been cast in the film adaptation of Gretchen McNeil's novel TEN opposite China Anne McClain.
In 2017, Flynn guest starred in episodes of the CBS crime dramas ' and MacGyver. Flynn later joined the cast of OWN's The Haves and the Have Nots. 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.
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 fifth season. In the series, Flynn is a law student in a class taught by Professor Annalise Keating, portrayed by Viola Davis.

Personal life

Flynn has a daughter Kimiko. In 2015, Kimiko appeared with Flynn in a Christmas themed photo shoot for CBS Soaps In Depth.

Filmography

Awards and nominations