Jharrel Jerome says he skipped lunches on the set of the Anthony Robles wrestling biopic ‘Unstoppable’ in order to work out. The actor tells PEOPLE about transforming into the athlete, who worked his way to a NCAA championship in 2011 despite being born with only one leg.

Anthony Robles was a champion wrestler. Now Jennifer Lopez stars in his biopic. Robles breaks down fact vs. fiction in the sports drama "Unstoppable."

Born with only one leg, the wrestler won the 2011 NCAA individual wrestling national championship in the 125-pound weight class.

Unstoppable,’ starring Jharrel Jerome as former wrestler Anthony Robles and Jennifer Lopez as his mother, is now streaming on Prime Video

Unstoppable” follows Anthony Robles' quest to wrestle, get a college scholarship and win a national title — despite being born without a right leg.

How can he be so monstrous and brutal on the mat, but so kind and protective off the mat?” That’s one of the central tensions at play in Unstoppable (now available on Prime Video), William Goldenberg’s directorial debut and an empathetic portrait of Robles that highlights his physical limitations,

"Unstoppable" is now streaming on Prime Video, telling the story of Anthony Robles, a boy born with only one leg who goes on to become an NCAA wrestling champion. And yes, the film is based on a true story.