Devyn Tyler

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Devyn Tyler
Born
Devyn Ariel Tyler

(1991-05-07) May 7, 1991 (age 34)
Education Columbia University (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present

Devyn Ariel Tyler is an American actress. [1] [2] She is a regular on the TV series Snowfall and Clarice. [3]

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Biography

Tyler was born in New Orleans to actress Deneen Tyler. [2] She attended the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston and graduated from Columbia University in 2013. [4] She has been acting since age eight, landing minor roles in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Great Debaters before taking a break to study French and Francophone studies at Columbia. [4] She returned to acting after college, appearing in TV shows Clarice (2021–present) as well as The Underground Railroad (2021), Fear the Walking Dead (2020), The Purge (2018–2020) and Watchmen (2019). Her movie credits include Deep Water (2022).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Stuck in the Suburbs Devyn
2005 Now You See It... Linking Rings Girl
2006 Glory Road Cager's Sister
2007 The Great Debaters Helen Farmer
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Queenie's Daughter Age 14
2013 12 Years a Slave Margarett Northup (adult)
2016 Shock and Awe Reporter #1
2018 Supercon Tameron
2018 Out of Blue Stella Honey
2019 Synchronic Danika
2020 Unhinged Mrs. Ayers
2020 Antebellum Melanie (Young Woman #2 at Conference)
2021 Night Teeth The Concierge
2022 Deep Water Mary Washington
TBA The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd TBAFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 The Gates Mia Muller6 episodes
2016 Underground Seraphina3 episodes
2016 NCIS: New Orleans Amelia BoydEpisode: "Second Line"
2017 Dynasty BriannaEpisode: "I Hardly Recognized You"
2018 The Quad Mina Berry2 episodes
2018 Queen Sugar ElaineEpisode: "The Tree and Stone Were One"
2018 The First Samantha2 episodes
2019 Cloak & Dagger Ballet Instructor2 episodes
2019 Hot Date LizEpisode: "Wedding Planning"
2019 Watchmen Elise AbarEpisode: "An Almost Religious Awe"
2019 The Purge Tonya4 episodes
2020 Fear the Walking Dead Nora2 episodes
2021 The Underground Railroad MegEpisode: "Chapter 2: South Carolina"
2021 Clarice Ardelia MappMain role
2022 Snowfall Veronique TurnerMain role

References

  1. Petski, Denise (2021-09-14). "'Snowfall': Devyn Tyler Joins Season 5 As New Series Regular". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  2. 1 2 writer, LESLIE CARDÉ | Contributing. "Role in 'Clarice' turns out to be a big break at the right time for New Orleanian Devyn Tyler". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  3. "Snowfall season 5 adds Clarice's Devyn Tyler to cast". Digital Spy. 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  4. 1 2 "Class of 2013 Senior Profile: Devyn Tyler". Columbia College. Retrieved 2022-05-28.