Donterrius Ruff was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. His parents are Donnie and Joyce Ruff. His father had served 20 years in the military and his mother has worked at Aflac for 15 years. Donterrius is the only child by his mother but has 2 brothers on his dad's side, one of them is in the military. Donterrius started his acting career at the age of 10 years old. His first stage play was the "The Wizard of Oz" as a munchkin. He landed his first supporting role as steve in the movie The Boy That Transcended Light. Donterrius currently lives in Georgia.