{"id":70133,"date":"2014-10-14T17:02:57","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T17:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2014\/10\/14\/newcomer-devon-terrell-nabs-lead-role-in-steve-mcqueens-hbo-drama-pilot\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:56:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:56:46","slug":"newcomer-devon-terrell-nabs-lead-role-in-steve-mcqueens-hbo-drama-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/newcomer-devon-terrell-nabs-lead-role-in-steve-mcqueens-hbo-drama-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcomer Devon Terrell Nabs Lead Role In Steve McQueen’s HBO Drama Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newcomer Devon Terrell Nabs Lead Role In Steve McQueen’s HBO Drama Pilot<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

October 14, 2014<\/p>\n

Source: A reprint from THR<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Devon<\/a>
\nNewcomer Devon Terrell <\/strong>has landed the coveted lead in Steve McQueen’s<\/strong> HBO\u2019s drama pilot, Codes Of Conduct<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Codes of Conduct is described as a provocative exploration of a young African-American man’s experience entering New York high society, with a past that may not be what it seems.<\/p>\n

\"Steve<\/a><\/p>\n

Terrell will star as Beverly Snow, a young man from Queens who is as talented as he is ambiguous. His self-confidence enables him to break into the social circles of Manhattan’s elite, testing the boundaries of access and social mobility. Throughout the series, Beverly’s ability will grant him access to a life larger in every way than the one to which he was born. His chameleon-like approach to life will test his nerve as he takes his future into his own hands.<\/p>\n

McQueen, who won an Oscar for co-producing ’12 Years a Slave,’<\/strong> co-wrote the pilot script alongside World War Z’s Matthew Michael Carnahan<\/strong>. Both will exec produce alongside See-Saw Films’ Iain Canning<\/strong> and Emile Sherman<\/strong> (The King’s Speech, Top of the Lake) and Russell Simmons<\/strong>, via the latter’s overall deal with HBO. McQueen will direct the pilot, which is McQueen’s first foray into television. Canning and Sherman produced McQueen’s Shame<\/strong>, with the former also exec producing the Oscar winner’s feature debut, Hunger.<\/p>\n

\"Devon<\/a><\/p>\n

“I needed to find an extraordinary actor,”<\/strong> McQueen said of casting the lead. “Although you’re trying to find something you recognize, it’s more about finding something you’re surprised by. Devon had this quality. It was no easy task casting the character of Beverly Snow and, with the help of HBO, we left no stone unturned. This was a 10-month intense process in which we came across many talented actors, but only one Beverly.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born in Long Beach, Calif., and raised in Perth, Australia to Anglo-Indian and African-American parents, Terrell studied drama at Edith Cowan University. He was accepted into Australia’s prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2011.<\/p>\n

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