| Birth Name: | Devyn Ariel Tyler |
| Birth Date: | 7 May 1991 |
| Birth Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education: | Columbia University (BA) |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
Devyn Ariel Tyler is an American actress.[1] [2] She is a regular on the TV series Snowfall and Clarice.[3]
Tyler was born in New Orleans to actress Deneen Tyler. 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. 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).
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Gates | Mia Muller | 6 episodes | |
| 2016 | Underground | Seraphina | 3 episodes | |
| 2016 | 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 |