Rome Flynn, Rising actor and musician who landed the lead role in the VH1 television movie Drumline 2: A New Beat. He also has a popular Vine (service) account with over 150,000 followers. He was an All-American high school football and basketball player who then attended Benedictine University on a basketball scholarship. However, before beginning his college ball career, he was discovered by a national talent scout and would soon after begin his music and acting career. He taught himself to play guitar at a professional level in only 6 months. In 2015 it was announced that he would have a role on The Bold and the Beautiful. He is of Cuban, Irish, African, and American descent and was born in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to Springfield, Illinois when he was 12. Nick Cannon played the lead in the original Drumline. ^[1]