Tyrees Allen (born July 31, 1954) is an American actor on stage, television, and film.

Early life

Allen was born in

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. In 1972, he graduated from

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. He later attended Marymount College in Salina, where he graduated with a degree in

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Career

Allen's fifty-five television credits include these: series regular roles on '' Women's Murder Club'' and '' Dark Blue''; recurring and guest roles on ''

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'', '' CSI:Miami'', and '' Brothers & Sisters''. Allen appeared in New York in the 2000

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production of ''

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'' and the 2003 Broadway revival of

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's '' Henry IV''. In May 2013, Allen played the role of "Troy Maxson" in the

August Wilson August Wilson ( Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of ten plays, collectively called ' (or ...

play ''

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'' at the African-American Repertory Theater in

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. In 2018, Allen starred in the SpeakEasy Stage Company's production of '' Between Riverside and Crazy'' as Walter "Pops" Washington, a role for which he won both the

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for Outstanding Actor and IRNE Award for Best Actor. He returned to SpeakEasy the following season to play Robin in '' The Children''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Tyrees 1954 births American male television actors American male film actors Living people Male actors from Kansas People from Salina, Kansas Marymount College (Kansas) alumni