Rodney is a recurring character in the Freeform original series Grown-ish, which is a spinoff of the ABC series, Black-ish.
Character Info[]
He is a soft-spoken, baby-faced babe with a killer smile who becomes Sky's new love interest in the third season. They first met during an HBCU style party that Sky, Jazz and Ana threw in their house backyard. Sky kicked him out because he didn’t have the $20 cash to get into the party. Rodney sneaks into the party at some point and is eventually caught by Sky. He offers to make it up to her by taking her out and begins to flirt with her, which is a nice surprise to Sky. Rodney and Sky start dating and she seems to adore him. Everything is going well, until she finds out that he’s white after believing he was black. Rodney is hurt and disappointed that this is an issue for her and it causes a small rift between them. She finally explains to him that what’s been bothering her is that Jazz and Doug’s relationship is rooted in a shared cultural experience because both of them are black and that they’ll never be able to have that. Rodney is sad at hearing this but Sky also lets him know how much she likes him and how she can’t stop thinking about him. Sky kisses him to show him that she chooses being with him. Rodney and Sky continue to date and they have a healthy relationship. It is revealed that Rodney told Sky he loved her. Sky’s ex fling and Zoey’s brother, Andre Johnson, Jr. shows up at some point to get Sky back. Sky let’s him know she’s moved on. Rodney and Junior meet and throw shots at each other and have a very funny exchange. Junior accepts that Sky has moved on and that Rodney is a good guy. Rodney comes to the party to watch and support Sky racing in the Olympic trials. Rodney is the one to drive Sky to the airport when she has to go to Tokyo after gaining a spot on the Olympic Team. It is unknown if they’re still together since the post pandemic time jump in the show and while Sky is still in Tokyo.