Kerry Rhodes

Multi-talented Kerry Rhodes is a former American football safety in the National Football League who later found success as an actor. Drafted in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft by New York Jets, he also played for the Arizona Cardinals and was named by three publications to All-Pro teams after the 2006 NFL season. As an actor he is best known for his roles in General Education, If Loving You Is Wrong and Tragedy Girls.

Hailing from Birmingham, Alabama, Rhodes was a talented football player from 9 years old and was selected Metro Player of the Year whilst at high school. He kicked off his college career as a quarter back at Louisville in 2000 before being transitioned to safety and impressed over the following four years, earning first-team All-Conference USA honors in 2004.

In 2005 Rhodes impressed in his first year with New York Jets, starting in 16 consecutive games and notching up 108 tackles, and the following year the Associated Press named Rhodes to All-Pro team. Rhodes went on to enjoy a spell with the Arizona Cardinals where he was inducted into the Kentucky chapter of the NFL Players Association Hall of Fame in 2011 alongside Dale Lindsey and Lou Michaels.

Away from the football field, Rhodes began producing and acting in the mid-2010s, starring in the comedy General Education and horror Tragedy Girls. He also runs The Rhodes Foundation, a charity which helps find opportunities for youths in impoverished areas.