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Trai Byers

Actor, Producer, Writer
Born July 19, 1983 (41 years)
Trai Byers is an American actor and singer known for playing Andre Lyon in the Fox music-industry prime time drama Empire. During the October 7, 2015 episode of the daytime talk show, FABLife, Byers's costar Grace Gealey confirmed that they were engaged. He and Gealey married on Grand Cayman Island on April 14, 2016. Trai Byers was born in Kansas City, Kansas. After high school in Kansas City, he completed his high-school education in Georgia. Byers then graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor's degree in communications. He also attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, and the Yale School of Drama. In 2011, Byers made his television debut with the recurring role on the ABC daytime soap opera, All My Children, and the following year had role in The CW teen soap,90210. He played civil rights activist James Forman in the 2014 historical epic film, Selma.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Jayhawkers
  • Destination Planet Negro
Known For
  • Empire (2015)
  • The 24th
  • Bent
  • Jayhawkers
  • Americons

Filmography

2021
Harlem (TV Series) · as Keith
2020
The 24th · as Boston
2018
Bent · as Chuck
2015
Americons · as Theo Jones
2015
Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Andre Lyon
2014
Selma · as James Forman
2014
Jayhawkers · as Nathan Davis
2013
2009
2008
90210 (TV Series) · as Alec Martin
1970
All My Children (TV Series) · as Mookie

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