# Khleo Thomas

Khaleed "Khleo" Leon Thomas (born January 30, 1989) is an American actor and rapper. First garnering recognition as a child actor with his portrayal Hector "Zero" Zeroni in the film Holes (2003), he has since appeared in films including Walking Tall, Roll Bounce, Remember the Daze, and Hurricane Season, and on television shows including ER, The Bernie Mac Show, House, Sons of Anarchy, Bones, Being Mary Jane, Major Crimes, and Shameless. As a rapper, he has released two EPs and toured alongside Bow Wow, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Sean Kingston and Chris Brown.
Thomas created and runs the lifestyle brands Slick Living and Goddess Living Among Men (GLAM). He appeared in the video game NBA 2K19, voicing the Nike representative. Since 2020, he has hosted a Twitch channel dedicated to gaming and pop culture.

## Early life

Thomas was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and lived in Germany until the age of four. His mother is a Moroccan Jew and his father is African-American. After his family settled in Southern California, he began acting in commercials at age six.

## Career

In 1998, Thomas's first television appearance was on an episode of Bill Cosby's Kids Say the Darndest Things.
He has since starred in such films as Friday After Next (2002), Holes (2003), Going to the Mat (2004), Walking Tall (2004), and Roll Bounce (2005).
Thomas starred in the 2003 Disney film Holes, adapted from Louis Sachar's book of the same name. Thomas had not read the book before he was cast as Zero. To adapt to the desert climate for filming Holes, Thomas was required to participate in physical conditioning training. He recalls, "We had to climb rope, dig holes, run, go hiking, do sit-ups and push-ups. The whole time we were thinking, why do we need this? Then we get to the desert and we understood. It was so hot, you could only be in a hole for 20 minutes at a time." Thomas sang on one of the movie soundtrack's songs, "Dig It", which originated on the six-hour round-trip bus rides that transported the actors to the set.
In 2005, Thomas became more involved in music via an association with fellow rapper/actor Bow Wow and his label LBW Entertainment. He was featured on Bow Wow's fifth studio album, The Price of Fame, as well as on numerous mixtapes. He made cameo appearances in Bow Wow's "Fresh Azimiz" and "Outta My System" music videos.
In 2006, Thomas guest-starred in "Poppin' Tags", an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; and in the season four episode of House, "Ugly" in 2007. He co-starred in the first episode of the television series Teachers, which was canceled after six episodes. He starred in movies such as Remember the Daze (2007) and Hurricane Season (2009). In 2010, Thomas starred in the action film Boogie Town.
Thomas started a Twitch channel in 2020. He plays games, hosts Disney trivia contests, cosplays as the character Powerline from A Goofy Movie, and interacts with followers.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Friday After Next | Bad Kid | Supporting role |
| 2003 | Holes | Hector "Zero" Zeroni | Main role |
| 2004 | Baadasssss! | Mario | Supporting role |
| 2004 | Time Out | Khalid | Short film |
| 2004 | Going to the Mat | Vincent "Fly" Shu | Supporting role; television film |
| 2004 | Walking Tall | Pete Vaughn | Supporting role |
| 2005 | The Golden Blaze | Jason Fletcher/Sure Shot (voice) | |
| 2005 | Roll Bounce | Mixed Mike | Main role |
| 2005 | Dirty | Splooge | Supporting role |
| 2007 | Remember the Daze | Dylan | Supporting role |
| 2009 | Boogie Town | Gizmo | Supporting role; unreleased film |
| 2009 | Bob Funk | Cupcake | Main role |
| 2009 | Hurricane Season | David Willis | Supporting role |
| 2009 | Breathe | Dante | Short film |
| 2010 | Krews | Tom Tom | |
| 2010 | The Company We Keep | Young Raheem | Supporting role |
| 2015 | Victor | Randy | Supporting role |
| 2016 | Soy Nero | Mohammed | |
| 2017 | Clockwork | Beau Cartermore | Short film |
| 2019 | Anywhere with You | Danny | Supporting role |
| 2019 | Paint It Red | Eduardo | |
| 2022 | Scrap | Marcus | |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Kids Say the Darndest Things | Himself | Episode: "Oatmeal" |
| 1999 | Family Law | Lanny Brass | Episode: "Games" |
| 2001 | City Guys | Jordan | Episode: "Skips, Lies and Radiotapes" |
| 2003 | Super Short Show | Himself | |
| 2004 | ER | Brian | Episode: "Forgive and Forget" |
| 2004 | The Wayne Brady Show | Himself | Episode: "March 19, 2004" |
| 2004 | Frankie Muniz HoopLA Celebrity Basketball Event | Himself | |
| 2004 | The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema | | |
| 2005 | The Bernie Mac Show | Curtis | Episode: "Car Wars" |
| 2005 | Scream Tour IV | Himself | |
| 2006 | Teachers | Patrick | Episode: "Substitute" |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dante | Episode: "Poppin' Tags" |
| 2006 | Gettin' Dirty | | |
| 2007 | On Location with Remember the Daze | Himself | |
| 2007 | House | Kenny Arnold | Episode: "Ugly" |
| 2009 | Kids' Inaugural | Himself | |
| 2010 | 90210 | Purse Guy | Episode: "I see London/I see France" |
| 2011 | Parenthood | Guy in Cage | Episode: "Amazing Andy and His Wonderful World of Bugs" |
| 2011 | Sons of Anarchy | Frecks | Episode: "Dorylus" |
| 2013 | Bones | Marcos Herrera | Episode: "The Blood from the Stones" |
| 2016 | Shameless | Dylan Oswald | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Being Mary Jane | D-Razor | Episode: "Getting Schooled" |
| 2017 | Major Crimes | Lewis Wilks | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Relationship Status | Billy | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | UA:LA | Veil | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | 5150 | Vlogger | Television short film |
Video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | NBA 2K19 | Kai Donaldson/Nike Rep (voice) | |

## Discography
### EPs

| Year | Title |
| 2012 | After Everything Fades (with Chris Batson) Release date: November 13, 2012 Label: Executive Dream, Executive Music, Fontana Format: Digital download |
| 2014 | Raised in the 90s Release date: December 28, 2014 Label: Slick Living, Executive Dream, Executive Music, Fontana Format: Digital download |

### Mixtapes

| Title | Mixtape details |
| The World Is A Cartoon | Released: January 11, 2010 |
| The Next Episode | Released: January 11, 2011 Label: Zero Unlimited |
| Slick Living | Released: December 23, 2011 Hosted by Coast 2 Coast Label: Slick Living |

### As lead artist

| Year | Song | Album |
| 2012 | "So Many Girls" | Non-album single |
| 2012 | "Slick" | Slick Living |
| 2012 | "Sweat It Out" | Slick Living |
| 2012 | "Becoming" (with Chris Batson) | After Everything Fades |
| 2013 | "Ride" (with Chris Batson) | After Everything Fades |
| 2014 | "Side Ni**a / Don't Catch Feelings" | Non-album single |
| 2014 | "No Questions" | Non-album single |
| 2014 | "Tonight" (featuring Sean Roxs) | Non-album single |

### As featured artist

| Year | Song | Album |
| 2013 | "Now Forever" (Sofia Reyes featuring Khleo Thomas) | Non-album single |

### Guest appearances

| Year | Song | Performer(s) | Album |
| 2006 | "How You Move It" | Bow Wow | The Price of Fame |
| 2006 | "Bet That" | Bow Wow | Non-album single |
| 2009 | "Ain't I Freestyle" | Bow Wow | The Greenlight |
| 2009 | "Do I Love Her" | Bow Wow | The Greenlight |
| 2010 | "Freak Show" | JBar aka Ja-Bar | In the Club |
| 2010 | "Victory" | Soulja Boy | none |
| 2010 | "Never Change Remix (I'll Never Change)" | Indigo Charlie | none |
| 2010 | "Not My Girl" | The Good Boys | none |
| 2010 | "Light the Speakers on Fire" | Malachi Mott | none |
| 2013 | "Now Forever" | Sofia Reyes | none |
| 2013 | "Fade Away" | Social Club | Summer of George |
| 2014 | "In'n'Out" | Sean Roxs | none |
| 2014 | "Face Down" | Flip Major | none |

## Videography
### As lead artist

* "In My Soul" (2010)
* "I'm Still" (2010)
* "Lost" (2010)
* "I Got Me" (2010)
* "Feel Good Music" (2010)
* "Halloween" (2010)
* "Lights Out" (2011)
* "Floyd Mayweather" (2011)
* "Motivation Remix" (2011)
* "You Don't Fight Fair" (2011)
* "Monster & A Beat" (2011)
* "Slick" (2012)
* "Sweat It Out" (2012)
* "Fly Me Out To Cali" (2012)
* "So Many Girls" (2012)
* "Slick Music" (2012)
* "5 On It" (2014)

### As featured artist

* Eric Mora - "Ain't I Freestyle" (2009)
* Indigo Charlie - "Never Change Remix (I'll Never Change)" (2010)

### Cameo video appearances

* Bow Wow - "Fresh Azimiz" (2005)
* Bow Wow - "Outta My System" (2007)
* Bow Wow - "Pretty Lady" (2010)
* Soulja Boy - "All Black Everything" (2010)
* Soulja Boy - "Pretty Boy Swag" (2010)(Viral Version)
* Bow Wow - "For My Hood" (2010)
* Paula DeAnda - "Easy" (2010)
* Jonn Hart - "Who Booty" (2012)
* Chris Batson - "We Got Lost Along the Way" (2014)