Myles Truitt (born February 1, 2002) is an American actor best known for his breakout role as Eli Solinski in ''

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''. He also plays Ant in ''

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'' and Issa Williams on ''

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''.

Biography

Myles Truitt became interested in acting at the age of 11. He made his debut as young

Ronnie DeVoe Ronald Boyd DeVoe Jr. (born November 17, 1967), is an American singer, rapper, and actor known as one of the members of the R&B/ pop group New Edition, and the R&B/ hip hop group Bell Biv DeVoe. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Career De ...

in ''

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''. He continued acting in minor roles on television until he made his big screen debut in ''

''. Truitt felt the role was personal to him stating, "Before I saw the script, I saw the short film...and knowing the story behind it, and how Eli created himself, I knew I wanted the role because I connected with Eli." He appeared on ''

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'' as Devin, a boy who experiences bullying. He won the role of Ant on ''

'' and appeared in ''

'' as Issa Williams. Truitt was unfamiliar with the comic book character, but became interested upon appearing in the series.

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