▁and ▁an ▁African ▁American ▁mother . ▁Born ▁in ▁Mon ter ey , ▁California ▁he ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁Duke ▁Ell ington ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁to ▁study ▁Visual ▁Arts . ▁Ro ach é ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁sports ▁playing ▁basketball , ▁track & field , ▁and ▁semi - pro ▁football ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁Eastern ▁Sh ore ▁as ▁a ▁high ▁j um per ▁and ▁later ▁St . ▁Paul ' s ▁College ▁towards ▁an ▁und efe ated ▁football ▁season . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁begin ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁fashion ▁industry ▁as ▁a ▁model . ▁ ▁Career ▁Ro ach é ▁is ▁signed ▁with ▁Major - ▁New ▁York , ▁D 1 - ▁London , ▁WH Y ▁NOT - ▁Milan , ▁S IGHT - ▁Spain , ▁Touch é - ▁Amsterdam , ▁HE FF NER - ▁Seattle , ▁and ▁Out la ws - ▁South ▁Africa . ▁Some ▁Camp aign s ▁include ▁Bro oks ▁Brothers , ▁Stre ll son , ▁Bald ess ar ini , ▁Mex x , ▁Se an ▁John . ▁He ▁has ▁shot ▁with ▁photograph ers ▁N ino ▁Mu ñ oz , ▁Antoine ▁Ver g las , ▁Nathan iel ▁Gold berg , ▁Bruce ▁We ber ▁along ▁so ▁appeared ▁in ▁editor ial s ▁for ▁American ▁and ▁German ▁G Q , ▁Hawai i ▁Lux ury , ▁Cos m opol itan , ▁Men ' s ▁Health , ▁Num éro , ▁and ▁T ê tu . ▁Notable ▁for ▁work ▁with ▁Lac ost e ,