{"id":62900,"date":"2012-03-11T15:35:26","date_gmt":"2012-03-11T15:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2012\/03\/11\/newcomer-kevin-navayne-lands-role-in-42-baseball-film\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T13:43:22","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T13:43:22","slug":"newcomer-kevin-navayne-lands-role-in-42-baseball-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/newcomer-kevin-navayne-lands-role-in-42-baseball-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcomer Kevin Navayne Lands Roles in ’42’, and Marcus Garvey and Miles Davis Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newcomer Kevin Navayne Lands Roles in ’42’, and Marcus Garvey and Miles Davis Projects<\/strong>by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

March 11, 2012<\/p>\n

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Model-actor Kevin Navayne <\/strong>has been added to the Jackie Robinson<\/strong> biopic ‘42<\/strong>,’ joining Chadwick Boseman<\/strong>, Harrison Ford, Chris Meloni, Nicole Beharie, Brad Beyer, Gina Pesi<\/strong>, and Andre Holland<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

42<\/em><\/strong> is the biopic of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in the major leagues. Brian Helgeland<\/strong> will direct from a script he penned with newcomer Boseman<\/a><\/strong> set to play Jackie Robinson. Harrison Ford<\/strong> will play Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey. Beharie’s playing Rachel Isum, Robinson’s love interest who would later become his wife. <\/strong>Navayne will be playing Mack Robinson, Jackie’s older brother.<\/p>\n

Robinson, who died in 2000, was also an athlete<\/a>, setting a world record and winning a silver medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Jamaican native began his acting career in 2000 as an extra in the HBO movie Disappearing Acts<\/strong> starring Wesley Snipes<\/strong>, and Sanaa Lathan<\/strong>. After the movie aired Navayne was spotted by modeling agent Beth Ann Moore<\/strong> in which thus began a career in modeling. During this time Kevin began modeling for notable designers such as Ralph Lauren, IZOD, Nautica, La Coste, Sean John, Roc a Wear, Avirex<\/strong> and Marc Ecko<\/strong> just to name a few. Kevin Navayne is also currently the face of Roberto Cavalli<\/strong>\u2019s RC line and has signed on to represent Ralph Lauren Black Label Denim.<\/p>\n

In 2008, Navayne appeared in BET\u2019s fashion show Rip the Runway and in the movie \u201cDays of Wrath<\/strong>,\u201d with Laurence Fishburne<\/strong> and Taye Diggs<\/strong>, He also appeared in an episode of Law & Order SVU. In 2009, he guest starred on multiple episodes of the Lifetime hit show \u201cArmy Wives<\/strong>.\u201d 2010 landed Navayne a recurring role on CBS\u2019s hit drama \u201cCSI: NY<\/strong>.\u201d Kevin also played a starring role on the Syfy network in the show \u201cCaprica<\/strong>,\u201d as well as recurring role on the daytime soap \u201cOne Life to Live<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In addition Kevin will be playing the lead role as the Jamaican civil rights leader \u201cMarcus Garvey<\/strong>\u201d in the bio pic based on his life which will be released at the end of 2013 for Academy Award consideration. Kevin has also been tapped to play the drummer, \u201cMarcus Miller\u201d who played behind the legendary Miles Davis<\/strong> which will star Don Cheadle<\/strong> in 2013. Kevin has just recently landed a role to play a lead in the new HBO series \u201cDa Brick<\/strong>\u201d which is based loosely on former boxing great Mike Tyson<\/strong>\u2019s life which will be produced by \u201cEntourage\u2019s\u201d Doug Ellin and being directed by Spike Lee<\/strong>. He is also in negotiations to play \u2018Willis Stryker\u2019 in the Marvel comic super hero movie \u201cLuke Cage<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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