Devyn Ariel Tyler is an American actress.
She is a regular on the TV series
''Snowfall'' and
''Clarice''.
Biography
Tyler was born in
to actress Deneen Tyler.
She attended the
Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Kinder HSPVA, HSPVA or PVA) is a secondary school located at 790 Austin Street in the downtown district of Houston, Texas. The school is a part of the Houston Independent School District. ...
in
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
and graduated from
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
in 2013.
She has been acting since age eight, landing minor roles in
''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' and ''
The Great Debaters
''The Great Debaters'' is a 2007 American biographical drama film directed by and starring Denzel Washington. It is based on an article written about the Wiley College debate team by Tony Scherman for the spring 1997 issue of ''American Legacy''.
...
'' before taking a break to study French and Francophone studies at Columbia.
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
''The Purge'' is an American anthology media franchise centered on a series of dystopian action horror films distributed by Universal Pictures and produced by Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes, which are written and in some cases also d ...
'' (2018–2020) and ''
Watchmen
''Watchmen'' is an American comic book Limited series (comics), maxiseries by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins (comics), John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 a ...
'' (2019)''.'' Her movie credits include
''Deep Water'' (2022).
Filmography
Film
Television
References
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Living people
Columbia College (New York) alumni
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts alumni
African-American actresses
American actresses
21st-century American actresses
1991 births