Cleo Anthony

Cleo Anthony is an American actor and model. Anthony is known for his role in the Netflix series She's Gotta Have It.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-24 |title=Five Things To Know About 'She's Gotta Have It' Actor Cleo Anthony |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/five-things-shes-gotta-have-it-cleo-anthony/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Essence |language=en-US}} He has also played roles in Divergent, The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus, and Sex/Life.

Early life

Anthony attended high school in Portsmouth, Virginia. Following graduation, Anthony made his way to Miami, where he was homeless for a time before being discovered by a modeling agency.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-06 |title=Cleo Anthony - Actor |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cleo-anthony/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}

Career

In 2017, Anthony was cast as one of the three male leads in Spike Lee's 10-episode 2017 Netflix series She's Gotta Have It, a contemporary updating of Lee's 1986 film.{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=October 17, 2016 |title='She's Gotta Have It': Cleo Anthony Cast As Male Lead In Netflix Series |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/shes-gotta-have-it-cleo-anthony-cast-male-lead-spike-lee-netflix-series-1201836878/ |accessdate=July 13, 2017 |publisher=Deadline}}