Alphonso graduated from Bridgeport (CT) Central high school in 1995. In 1997, he attended Norwalk Community College, where he played basketball and earned All-Regional and All-Tournament honors for Region XXI. Several years after college. 8 years later in 2005, he moved to New Haven, Connecticut where he began to explore modeling and acting. In June 2009, Alphonso relocated to Atlanta, Georgia and finally decided to take acting and modeling more seriously. In March 2012, he auditioned for and booked his first co-lead role in Studio 11 Films 11Eleven11 Project short The Promise featuring LisaRaye McCoy and Mel Jackson.