| Skyh Black | |
| Birth Name: | Alvester Martin[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 February 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Othername: | Alv3ster |
| Yearsactive: | 2000–present |
| Spouse: | KJ Smith (m.2023) |
Skyh Alvester Black (born February 16, 1988) is an American actor, dancer and model, known for his role in the BET+ drama series, All the Queen's Men.
Black was born and raised by his grandparents as Alvester Martin in Miami, Florida.[1] He took an interest in dance at three years old while watching Michael Jackson videos on television.[2] He attended New World School of the Arts in Downtown Miami and later School of American Ballet in New York.[2] Black later moved to Los Angeles and worked as a backup dancer for Rihanna, Mariah Carey and Beyonce.[2] After appearing in Michael Jackson's posthumous music video "A Place with No Name", choreographer Debbie Allen pushed Black, who was homeless at the time, into acting.[3] In 2016, Black released his debut R&B single and music video "Overdose" under the name Alv3ster.[4] In 2017, he starred in the Vivica A. Fox Lifetime reality series, Vivica's Black Magic about her creation of all-male exotic dance group, and the following year, appeared in a small role in her film Kinky.[5]
From 2020 to 2021, Black had a recurring role in the BET comedy-drama series, Sistas as Novi Brown's character love interest.[3] [6] In 2021, he was cast in a series regular role as Amp "Addiction" Anthony in the BET+ drama series, All the Queen's Men.[7] Also in 2021, he starred in the Allblk legal drama series, Lace.[8] He played his first leading film role in the 2022 thriller Stranger Next Door for Lifetime.[9] In 2023, Black starred and co-executive produced BET+ thriller film Love Marry Kill and the Holiday romantic drama Christmas Angel[10] [11] He also starred and executive produced the romantic comedy-drama film, A Haitian Wedding.[12]
In 2023, Black married actress KJ Smith, they first met together on the set of Sistas in 2020.[13] They married on September 3, 2023, in Malibu.[14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Center Stage | ABA Student | Uncredited | |
| 2007 | Stomp the Yard | Mu Gamma Stepper | ||
| 2011 | Leave It on the Floor | Dancer | ||
| 2011 | Footloose | Dancer | ||
| 2018 | Kinky | Executive Trae | ||
| 2018 | Beauty Mark | Karlos | Short film | |
| 2019 | South Central Love | Kesean | ||
| 2022 | Stranger Next Door | Jesse Holmes | ||
| 2023 | Love Marry Kill | Marcus Benoit | Co-executive producer | |
| 2023 | Christmas Angel | Calvin | ||
| 2023 | A Haitian Wedding | Patrick Casey | Executive producer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Vivica's Black Magic | Himself | 8 episodes | |
| 2017 | Tales | Rory | Episode: "You Got Me" | |
| 2019 | Hello Cupid 3.0 | Ali | Web series, 8 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Chadwick Journals | Darnell | Web series, 4 episodes | |
| 2020 | Stuck with You | Raymond | Episodes: "Lemons and Oranges" and "Beware of the Ex" | |
| 2021 | Lucifer | Hot Bounty | Episode: "Bloody Celestial Karaoke Jam" | |
| 2021 | Black Monday | Arnie Markowitz | Episode: "Four!" | |
| 2020–2021 | Sistas | Jacobi | 17 episodes | |
| 2021—present | All the Queen's Men | Amp "Addiction" Anthony | Series regular | |
| 2021 | Lace | Othello Charles | Series regular, 6 episodes |