Devyn Tyler

Devyn Tyler
Born
Devyn Ariel Tyler

(1991-05-07) May 7, 1991 (age 33)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
EducationColumbia University (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present

Devyn Ariel Tyler is an American actress.[1][2] She is a regular on the TV series Snowfall and Clarice.[3]

Biography

Tyler was born in New Orleans to actress Deneen Tyler.[2] She attended the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston and graduated from Columbia University in 2013.[4] She has been acting since age eight, landing minor roles in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Great Debaters before taking a break to study French and Francophone studies at Columbia.[4] 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 (2018–2020) and Watchmen (2019). Her movie credits include Deep Water (2022).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Stuck in the Suburbs Devyn
2005 Now You See It... Linking Rings Girl
2006 Glory Road Cager's Sister
2007 The Great Debaters Helen Farmer
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Queenie's Daughter Age 14
2013 12 Years a Slave Margarett Northup (adult)
2016 Shock and Awe Reporter #1
2018 Supercon Tameron
2018 Out of Blue Stella Honey
2019 Synchronic Danika
2020 Unhinged Mrs. Ayers
2020 Antebellum Melanie (Young Woman #2 at Conference)
2021 Night Teeth The Concierge
2022 Deep Water Mary Washington

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Gates Mia Muller 6 episodes
2016 Underground Seraphina 3 episodes
2016 NCIS: New Orleans Amelia Boyd Episode: "Second Line"
2017 Dynasty Brianna Episode: "I Hardly Recognized You"
2018 The Quad Mina Berry 2 episodes
2018 Queen Sugar Elaine Episode: "The Tree and Stone Were One"
2018 The First Samantha 2 episodes
2019 Cloak & Dagger Ballet Instructor 2 episodes
2019 Hot Date Liz Episode: "Wedding Planning"
2019 Watchmen Elise Abar Episode: "An Almost Religious Awe"
2019 The Purge Tonya 4 episodes
2020 Fear the Walking Dead Nora 2 episodes
2021 The Underground Railroad Meg Episode: "Chapter 2: South Carolina"
2021 Clarice Ardelia Mapp Main role
2022 Snowfall Veronique Turner Main role

References

  1. ^ Petski, Denise (2021-09-14). "'Snowfall': Devyn Tyler Joins Season 5 As New Series Regular". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  2. ^ a b writer, LESLIE CARDÉ | Contributing. "Role in 'Clarice' turns out to be a big break at the right time for New Orleanian Devyn Tyler". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  3. ^ "Snowfall season 5 adds Clarice's Devyn Tyler to cast". Digital Spy. 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  4. ^ a b "Class of 2013 Senior Profile: Devyn Tyler". Columbia College. Retrieved 2022-05-28.