Tyler Young (actor)

Last updated
Tyler Young
Born
Tyler Matthew Young

(1990-12-17) December 17, 1990 (age 34)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater DePaul University
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Tyler Matthew Young (born December 17, 1990) [1] is an American actor, known for his role as Philip Shea in the USA Network drama limited series Eyewitness . [2] He portrayed Connor Bell in the horror film Polaroid (2019).

Contents

Early life

Young was born in Chicago, Illinois, [3] and raised in the suburb of Kildeer. [4] He was educated at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, and graduated from DePaul University with a degree in advertising and public relations. [5] Young studied acting at The Theatre School at DePaul and improvisational theatre at The Second City. [5] He is of Jewish descent. [6]

Career

In 2016, Young was cast in a leading role in USA Network's drama limited series Eyewitness . He portrayed Philip Shea, a gay teenager in the foster care of a small town sheriff (Julianne Nicholson), who witnesses a triple murder. [7] Young has also starred in the Dimension Films horror film Polaroid (2019) as Connor Bell, opposite Kathryn Prescott and Madelaine Petsch. [8]

He has appeared in guest roles on episodes of NBC's Chicago Fire and Fox's Empire , as well the show Code Black and the mini-series When We Rise .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014The Ballad of Ronnie and CliveSamShort film
The Last HourEricShort film
2018Small ArmsEthanShort film
2019 Polaroid Connor Bell
2024CyclesMatthewShort film (Post Production) [9]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–2014The AvatarsJ.P.Main role (49 episodes)
2014 Chicago Fire Jason LulloEpisode: "Arrest in Transit"
2015 Empire Shy FanEpisode: "Die But Once"
2016 Eyewitness Philip SheaMain role (10 episodes)
2017 Code Black JaredEpisode: "Unfinished Business"
When We Rise MattMiniseries

References

  1. ↑ Saclao, Christian (December 18, 2016). "'Eyewitness' Actor Tyler Young Gets Birthday Greetings From Co-Stars James Paxton, Julianne Nicholson And Gil Bellows". International Business Times . Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ Hinckley, David (October 14, 2016). "Tyler Young: Teen Love and a Psychokiller Make for a Fine Combo in USA's Eyewitness". HuffPost . Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ Henquinet, Margaux (October 13, 2016). "Tyler Young brings a complex character to life in 'Eyewitness'". Chicago Tribune .
  4. ↑ Swartz, Tracy (October 13, 2016). "How a Chicagoland native went from bit parts to a lead on 'Eyewitness'". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Wagner, Curt (December 16, 2016). "Tyler Young's Chicago roots prepared him for 'Eyewitness' fame". Chicago Sun-Times . Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ @ItsTylerYoung (25 November 2010). "And our grandfather speaks "Jewish"... RT @STEPHANNOstyle: Just found out I'm exactly 50% Jewish. So excited" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 5, 2016). "Catherine Hardwicke Set To Direct USA Series 'Eyewitness', Tyler Young To Star". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Netflix Deal Developing for 'Polaroid' – Toronto". 6 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Darbyshire, William, Cycles (Short, Thriller), María Gabriela de Faría, Anthony De La Torre, Iliana Raykovski, This Modern Love films, retrieved 2024-04-11


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.