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Actor
Gender
Male
Birthday
17 December
Location
Illinois, United States
Edit pageTyler Young
Biography
Tyler Matthew Young (born December 17, 1990) is an American actor, known for his role as Philip Shea in the USA Network drama limited series Eyewitness. He portrayed Connor Bell in the horror film Polaroid (2019).
Young was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in the suburb of Kildeer. He was educated at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, and graduated from DePaul University with a degree in advertising and public relations.
Young studied acting at The Theatre School at DePaul and improvisational theatre at The Second City. He is of Jewish descent.
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.
Young has also starred in the Dimension Films horror film Polaroid (2019) as Connor Bell, opposite Kathryn Prescott and Madelaine Petsch.
He has appeared in guest roles on episodes of NBC's Chicago Fire and Fox's Empire, as well as the show Code Black and the mini-series When We Rise.
