A native of New York City, New York, Jharrel Jerome was born on 9th October 1997. He was raised in the Bronx by his mother Radoyka. His birth sign is Libra. By nationality, Jerome is an American and belongs to African-American ethnicity.
Jerome enrolled at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, where he starred in the plays In the Heights as well as The Laramie Project. Upon graduation, he joined Ithaca College Department of Theater Arts. At that time, Jerome portrayed a minor role in the play The Others.
At the age of 19, he made his debut in Hollywood, starring in short movie Wheels. The same year, he starred in the movie Moonlight, portraying the character name Kevin alongside Mahershala Ali, which proved to be his big breakthrough.
The film’s success led to him being cast in movies like Monster as Osvaldo with ASAP Rocky and Jennifer Hudson and in the American thriller series Mr. Mercedes in the role of Jerome Robinson alongside Harry Treadaway and Kelly Lynch.
Despite being an actor, Jerome is also a rapper. He started his own rhymes at the age of fifteen.
Currently 20, Jerome is neither single nor married, he is dating his beautiful photographer girlfriend, Migella Accorsi. The two are often spotted in public, parties, and events. In addition, they are also very active in social media as they often share their pictures on their official Instagram account, visiting in different places and events.
It seems that Jerome and Accorsi are pretty serious in their romantic love affair and might take their relationship to a whole new level soon.
The significant source of Jerome’s earning is his professional acting career. He is a fresher in the Hollywood and has established himself as an incredible actor in such a short span. His breakthrough movie, Moonlight made $65 million and took the box office by storm.
Though Jharrel Jerome has not revealed his exact figure of salary and net worth, looking at his successful career it is assumed that his net worth is no less than million dollars.