Khylin Rhambo (born January 8, 1996) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Charles Johnson on the television sitcom The First Family and as Mason Hewitt on MTV's show Teen Wolf.
Early life
Rhambo started out his career at an early age. He modelled for various products such as Lee Jeans, Hasbro, Disney and Mattel Toys, before becoming interested in acting at the age of 8 and attending acting classes. After quickly gaining recognition by several talent agents who attended some of his acting classes, Rhambo booked work on several regional commercials.
Career Rhambo's first casting role came when he was cast as a guest star on the BET show Reed Between the Lines and later booked another guest star role on Criminal Minds. In 2013, he was cast in his first feature-film, the sci-fi thriller Ender's Game as Dink Meeker. In the following year, Rhambo began portraying, Mason Hewitt on the MTV show Teen Wolf, which is his breakthrough role and has brought him widespread recognition. He was also in the syndicated sitcom, The First Family from 2012 to 2015.
In December 2018, Rhambo was cast as Carl in 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, a sequel to the 2017 survival film 47 Meters Down.
In September 2021, it was announced that a reunion film for 2011 Teen Wolf television series had been ordered by Paramount+, with Jeff Davis returning as a screenwriter and executive producer for the film. The majority of the original cast members, including Rhambo himself, will reprise their roles. The film was released on January 26, 2023.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Ender's Game Dink Meeker Based on the novel Ender's Game 2019 47 Meters Down: Uncaged Carl 2020 Just Say When James Short film 2023 Teen Wolf: The Movie Mason Hewitt 2023 Baby Blue Kelvin Jones 2023 Rock the Boat Jahleel 2024 Rock the Boat 2 Jahleel TBA Don't Log Off Brian Filming
Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 Reed Between the Lines Dillon Episode: "Let's Talk About Jealousy" 2011 Criminal Minds Damon Weeks Episode: "There's No Place Like Home" 2012–2015 The First Family Charles Johnson Main role; 36 episodes 2013 Ironside Boy #1 Episode: "Minor Infractions" 2014–2017 Teen Wolf Mason Hewitt Recurring role; 38 episodes
References
External links