Tyler Young (actor)

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{{Infobox person

| name = Tyler Young

| image =

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| birth_name = Tyler Matthew Young

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|12|17}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| alma_mater = DePaul University

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2013–present

}}

Tyler Matthew Young (born December 17, 1998){{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/eyewitness-actor-tyler-young-gets-birthday-greetings-co-stars-james-paxton-julianne-2462188|title='Eyewitness' Actor Tyler Young Gets Birthday Greetings From Co-Stars James Paxton, Julianne Nicholson And Gil Bellows|website=International Business Times|date=December 18, 2016|access-date=December 18, 2016|last=Saclao|first=Christian}} is an American actor, known for his role as Philip Shea in the USA Network drama limited series Eyewitness.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-hinckley/tyler-young-teen-love-and_b_12493252.html|title=Tyler Young: Teen Love and a Psychokiller Make for a Fine Combo in USA's Eyewitness|website=HuffPost|date=October 14, 2016|access-date=December 18, 2016|last=Hinckley|first=David}} He portrayed Connor Bell in the horror film Polaroid (2019).

Early life

Young was born in Chicago, Illinois,{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-eyewitness-tyler-young-chicago-20161005-story.html|title=Tyler Young brings a complex character to life in 'Eyewitness'|website=Chicago Tribune|date=October 13, 2016|last=Henquinet|first=Margaux}} and raised in the suburb of Kildeer.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-tyler-young-eyewitness-usa-network-20161013-story.html|title=How a Chicagoland native went from bit parts to a lead on 'Eyewitness'|website=Chicago Tribune|date=October 13, 2016|access-date=December 18, 2016|last=Swartz|first=Tracy}} He was educated at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, and graduated from DePaul University with a degree in advertising and public relations.{{cite web|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/tyler-youngs-chicago-roots-prepared-him-for-eyewitness-fame/|title=Tyler Young's Chicago roots prepared him for 'Eyewitness' fame|website=Chicago Sun-Times|date=December 16, 2016|access-date=December 18, 2016|last=Wagner|first=Curt|archive-date=August 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807021610/http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/tyler-youngs-chicago-roots-prepared-him-for-eyewitness-fame/|url-status=dead}} Young studied acting at The Theatre School at DePaul and improvisational theatre at The Second City. He is of Jewish descent.{{cite tweet|number=7887604833853440|user=ItsTylerYoung|title=And our grandfather speaks "Jewish"... RT @STEPHANNOstyle: Just found out I'm exactly 50% Jewish. So excited.|date=25 November 2010}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/catherine-hardwicke-direct-usa-series-eyewitness-tyler-young-star-1201697082/|title=Catherine Hardwicke Set To Direct USA Series 'Eyewitness', Tyler Young To Star|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 5, 2016|access-date=August 8, 2017|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie}} Young has also starred in the Dimension Films horror film Polaroid (2019) as Connor Bell, opposite Kathryn Prescott and Madelaine Petsch.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/netflix-acquires-polaroid-weinstein-horror-film-toronto-international-film-festival-1202458584/|title = Netflix Deal Developing for 'Polaroid' – Toronto|date = 6 September 2018}}

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=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
rowspan="2"\| 2014 \|The Ballad of Ronnie and Clive \|Sam \|Short film
The Last Hour \|Eric \|Short film
2018 \|Small Arms \|Ethan \|Short film
2019 \| Polaroid \|Connor Bell \|
2024 \|Cycles \|Matthew \|Short film (Post Production){{Citation \|last=Darbyshire \|first=William \|title=Cycles \|type=Short, Thriller \|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29720535/ \|access-date=2024-04-11 \|others=María Gabriela de Faría, Anthony De La Torre, Iliana Raykovski \|publisher=This Modern Love films}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

rowspan="2"| 2014

|The Ballad of Ronnie and Clive

|Sam

|Short film

The Last Hour

|Eric

|Short film

2018

|Small Arms

|Ethan

|Short film

2019

| Polaroid

|Connor Bell

2024

|Cycles

|Matthew

|Short film (Post Production){{Citation |last=Darbyshire |first=William |title=Cycles |type=Short, Thriller |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29720535/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |others=María Gabriela de Faría, Anthony De La Torre, Iliana Raykovski |publisher=This Modern Love films}}

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
2013–2014 \| The Avatars \| J.P. \| Main role (49 episodes)
2014 \| Chicago Fire \| Jason Lullo \| Episode: "Arrest in Transit"
2015 \| Empire \| Shy Fan \| Episode: "Die But Once"
2016 \| Eyewitness \| Philip Shea \| Main role (10 episodes)
rowspan="2"\| 2017 \| Code Black \| Jared \| Episode: "Unfinished Business"
When We Rise \| Matt \| Miniseries

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

2013–2014

| The Avatars

| J.P.

| Main role (49 episodes)

2014

| Chicago Fire

| Jason Lullo