Miles Mussenden is an American actor and music producer. He is best known for portraying

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in '' Marvel's Cloak & Dagger''.

Career

Born in

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to Guyanese parents, Mussenden and his family moved to

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where at the age of nine he began to act in school plays. He was trained at

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. After graduating high school, he entered the music business with his friends and formed Two Friends Records and GrassRoots Entertainment where he managed performers such as

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. Since then, he returned to acting eventually getting a recurring role in the show ''

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''. He was cast as

in '' Marvel's Cloak & Dagger'' after having made minor appearances in previous

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productions.

Personal life

Mussenden works with Front & Center, an organization that "works with the Juvenile Courts as an intervention...for at risk youth who have grown up under some really tough circumstances." He teaches a variety of acting techniques and even writing.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mussenden, Miles Living people Male actors of South American descent American people of Guyanese descent English people of Guyanese descent British emigrants to the United States American hip hop record producers Year of birth missing (living people)