{{short description|American actor|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2017}} '''Cleo Anthony''' is an American actor and model. Anthony is known for his role in the Netflix series ''She's Gotta Have It.''<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Selected television== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2014–16 | ''Transparent'' | Derek | Recurring |- | 2015 | ''Extant'' | Ares | Season 2 |- | 2017 | ''She's Gotta Have It'' | Greer Childs | Series regular |- | 2020 | ''Roswell, New Mexico'' |Diego |Recurring |- | 2023 | ''Sex/Life'' | Kam | Season 2 |- |}
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==External links== *{{IMDB name|4916890}}
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