Tyler Sanders

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| birth_date = {{birth date|2004|02|25|mf=y}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|06|16|2004|02|25|mf=y}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2015–2022

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Tyler Sanders (February 25, 2004{{snd}}June 16, 2022) was an American actor.

Life and career

Sanders began acting when he was 10 years old. In 2017, he booked his first TV role as the younger version of Jake Otto in Fear the Walking Dead.{{cite news |last1=Chapman |first1=Wilson |title=Tyler Sanders, 'Just Add Magic: Mystery City' Star, Dies at 18 |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/tyler-sanders-dead-just-add-magic-911-lone-star-1235297659/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=Variety |date=18 June 2022}} Later, his role was achieved to fame such as Just Add Magic: Mystery City, for which he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program in 2021.{{cite web|url = https://theemmys.tv/daytime/48th-nominees-performer-non-drama/|title = 2021 Daytime Nominees (Performer – Non Drama)|accessdate = June 18, 2022|website = Daytime Emmy Awards|publisher = National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences}} His final performance was in an episode of 9-1-1: Lone Star that aired on April 18, 2022.

Death

Sanders died at his home in Los Angeles on June 16, 2022, at the age of 18,{{cite news |title='9-1-1: Lone Star' Actor Tyler Sanders Dead at 18 |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/06/17/actor-tyler-sanders-dead-dies/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=TMZ |language=en}} following an accidental fentanyl overdose.{{cite news |title='9-1-1: Lone Star' Actor Tyler Sanders Died from Fentanyl, Autopsy Reveals |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/29/911-lone-star-actor-tyler-sanders-autopsy-report/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=TMZ |language=en}}{{cite news |title='9-1-1: Lone Star' Actor Tyler Sanders Death Treated as Apparent Drug Overdose |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/05/tyler-sanders-death-dead-drug-overdose/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=TMZ |language=en}}

The 2022 film The Price We Pay, in which he played the role of Danny, premiered at FrightFest 2022 on August 26, 2022, and was dedicated to his memory.

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ Film
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Work ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Notes
scope="row" \| 2015 \| Little Socrates \| Meletus \| Short film
scope="row" \| 2016 \| The Radical \| Jason \| Short film
scope="row" \| 2017 \| Jimmy the Hall Monitor \| Jimmy \| Short film
scope="row" \| 2017 \| Gordon and Milo \| Milo \| Short film
scope="row" \| 2017 \| Chris \| Shane \| Short film
scope="row" \| 2017 \| Jack \| Michael \| Short film
scope="row" \| 2019 \| The Reliant \| Eli \| {{N/A}}
scope="row" \| 2020 \| Milk Teeth \| Charlie \| Short film
scope="row" \| 2020 \| A Shot in the Dark \| Cole \| Short film
scope="row" \| 2022 \| The Price We Pay \| Danny \| Posthumous release
scope="row" \| 2022 \| Shock! \| Tony \| Short film, posthumous release

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+ Film

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Work

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

scope="row" | 2015

| Little Socrates

| Meletus

| Short film

scope="row" | 2016

| The Radical

| Jason

| Short film

scope="row" | 2017

| Jimmy the Hall Monitor

| Jimmy

| Short film

scope="row" | 2017

| Gordon and Milo

| Milo

| Short film

scope="row" | 2017

| Chris

| Shane

| Short film

scope="row" | 2017

| Jack

| Michael

| Short film

scope="row" | 2019

| The Reliant

| Eli

| {{N/A}}

scope="row" | 2020

| Milk Teeth

| Charlie

| Short film

scope="row" | 2020

| A Shot in the Dark

| Cole

| Short film

scope="row" | 2022

| The Price We Pay

| Danny

| Posthumous release

scope="row" | 2022

| Shock!

| Tony

| Short film, posthumous release

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ Television
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Work ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Notes
scope="row" \| 2015 \| JLW Academy \| Himself \| {{N/A}}
scope="row" \| 2017 \| Fear the Walking Dead \| Young Jake Otto \| {{N/A}}
scope="row" \| 2017 \| What About Barb? \| Siggy \| TV movie
scope="row" \| 2018 \| The Rookie \| Logan Hawke \| {{N/A}}
scope="row" \| 2020 \| Escaping My Stalker \| Ronny \| TV movie
scope="row" \| 2020 \| Just Add Magic: Mystery City \| Leo \| {{N/A}}
scope="row" \| 2022 \| 9-1-1: Lone Star \| Brian \| Final role

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+ Television

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Work

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

scope="row" | 2015

| JLW Academy

| Himself

| {{N/A}}

scope="row" | 2017

| Fear the Walking Dead

| Young Jake Otto

| {{N/A}}

scope="row" | 2017

| What About Barb?

| Siggy

| TV movie

scope="row" | 2018

| The Rookie

| Logan Hawke

| {{N/A}}

scope="row" | 2020

| Escaping My Stalker

| Ronny

| TV movie

scope="row" | 2020

| Just Add Magic: Mystery City

| Leo

| {{N/A}}

scope="row" | 2022

| 9-1-1: Lone Star

| Brian

| Final role

Nominations

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scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Date of ceremony ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Status
Daytime Emmy Award \| June 25, 2021 \| Just Add Magic: Mystery City \| {{nom}}

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scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Date of ceremony

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Status

Daytime Emmy Award

| June 25, 2021

| Just Add Magic: Mystery City

| {{nom}}