- Height1.73 m
- Ashante P.T. Stokes is an American rhythm and gospel artist, director, writer, producer and performer. He made his directorial debut with 2015 music mini-film, Salvation RMX (2015), at the Gwinnett Center International Film Festival where the film received the Audience Choice Award.
Atlanta-born Stokes was selected for the DeKalb County Honors Chorus as a third grader. He began taking violin lessons in middle school and sang in numerous local talent competitions in high school and college. Shortly after graduating from college, PT did vocals for a rapper friend until he competed in the 2010 GMA's IMMERSE.
Performing under the artist name PT the Gospel Spitter, PT pens his own lyrics and co-founded an entertainment company in 2013. The company's first business division is a rhythm and gospel label. PT's debut project, "Raise Up" was released in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Toward the end of 2013, a friend and mentor, urged PT to read for a small part in an indie film. The casting director asked him to read for a larger role, which PT landed. By 2014, he had his first feature film appearance in the action thriller, Taken 3 (2014). In addition to acting, commanding a six octave range, PT also does voiceover, with a guilty pleasure of doing so for animation.- IMDb mini biography by: hamiltonford
- Cousin of Charles Grigsby, season 2 American Idol finalist.
- Friend of Actor, Conphidance.
- Received a call from casting director to come in for a fitting for shoot for Bessie (2015) biopic while on set for "Survivor's Remorse'.
- His mother, Janice, wore a pendant, Daddy's Little Girls (2007) as she was part of the Wheat Street Gospel Choir (playing the ensemble part as the Ebenezer Baptist Church choir in the film) in the Tyler Perry production of the same name. Ironically, she had more screen time in the official trailer than in the theatrical and redistribution versions.
- His father, Thomas, attended law school with the late Thomas Merdis (Mon cousin Vinny (1992) and Le Droit de tuer ? (1996)). His father also played the parts of a street pimp and a militant community activist in a student film for J. Rufus Caleb, the Humanitas nominated writer of Benny's Place (1982).
- We all have a purpose. Some people embrace it and some people hide from it. If you're constantly making a joyful noise, the universe has no choice but to yield that back.
- I am really humbled by the selection. The honor is voted on by judges and the association members and my management, label and publicist had so many other things going on, we didn't mount a campaign for votes.
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