Birth name is James Dean Santiago-Gutierrez. Mostly known by his rapper name, "A-F-R-O."
He landed his first acting role in 2016 on The Breaks; a VH1 television drama film about 90's hip-hop. He played D-Rome, a falling hip-hop artist. FRO returned to play the same character in three episodes of the TV series spin-off.
A-F-R-O has also performed live on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and The Queen Latifah Show.
FRO was discovered on YouTube at age 17 by his hip-hop mentor, R.A. the Rugged Man.