{{Short description|American actress}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = | caption = | birth_name = Devyn Ariel Tyler | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|05|07}} | birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | education = Columbia University (BA) | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2004–present | relatives = }}

'''Devyn Ariel Tyler''' is an American actress.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2021-09-14 |title='Snowfall': Devyn Tyler Joins Season 5 As New Series Regular |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/snowfall-devyn-tyler-season-5-series-regular-1234832769/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=writer |first=LESLIE CARDÉ {{!}} Contributing |title=Role in 'Clarice' turns out to be a big break at the right time for New Orleanian Devyn Tyler |url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/movies_tv/article_cf0cff9e-8d06-11eb-9642-5b94c7270472.html |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=NOLA.com |language=en}}</ref> She is a regular on the TV series ''Snowfall'' and ''Clarice''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-18 |title=Snowfall season 5 adds Clarice's Devyn Tyler to cast |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a37648396/snowfall-season-5-devyn-tyler-clarice/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Biography == Tyler was born in New Orleans to actress Deneen Tyler.<ref name=":0" /> She attended the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston and graduated from Columbia University in 2013.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Class of 2013 Senior Profile: Devyn Tyler |url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/about/stories/class-2013-senior-profile-devyn-tyler |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Columbia College |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" /> 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 === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role ! class="unsortable" |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 | |- |TBA |''The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd'' |{{TBA}} |Post-production |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role ! class="unsortable" |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 |}

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