{{Short description|American actor (2004–2022)}} {{Other people}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|2004|02|25|mf=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|06|16|2004|02|25|mf=y}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2015–2022 }}
'''Tyler Sanders''' (February 25, 2004{{snd}}June 16, 2022) was an American child actor.
== Life and career == Sanders began acting when he was 10 years old. In 2017, he booked his first TV role as the younger version of Jake Otto in ''Fear the Walking Dead''.<ref name="latimes">{{cite news |last1=Chapman |first1=Wilson |title=Tyler Sanders, 'Just Add Magic: Mystery City' Star, Dies at 18 |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/tyler-sanders-dead-just-add-magic-911-lone-star-1235297659/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=Variety |date=18 June 2022}}</ref> Later, his role was achieved to fame such as ''Just Add Magic: Mystery City'', for which he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://theemmys.tv/daytime/48th-nominees-performer-non-drama/|title = 2021 Daytime Nominees (Performer – Non Drama)|accessdate = June 18, 2022|website = Daytime Emmy Awards|publisher = National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|archive-date = June 29, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210629213805/https://theemmys.tv/daytime/48th-nominees-performer-non-drama/|url-status = dead}}</ref> His final performance was in an episode of ''9-1-1: Lone Star'' that aired on April 18, 2022.<ref name="latimes" />
== Death == Sanders died at his home in Los Angeles on June 16, 2022, at the age of 18,<ref>{{cite news |title='9-1-1: Lone Star' Actor Tyler Sanders Dead at 18 |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/06/17/actor-tyler-sanders-dead-dies/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=TMZ |language=en}}</ref> following an accidental fentanyl overdose.<ref>{{cite news |title='9-1-1: Lone Star' Actor Tyler Sanders Died from Fentanyl, Autopsy Reveals |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/29/911-lone-star-actor-tyler-sanders-autopsy-report/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=TMZ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='9-1-1: Lone Star' Actor Tyler Sanders Death Treated as Apparent Drug Overdose |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/05/tyler-sanders-death-dead-drug-overdose/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=TMZ |language=en}}</ref>
The 2022 film ''The Price We Pay'', in which he played the role of Danny, premiered at FrightFest 2022 on August 26, 2022, and was dedicated to his memory.
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Film |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Work ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" | 2015 | ''Little Socrates'' | Meletus | Short film |- ! scope="row" | 2016 | ''The Radical'' | Jason | Short film |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | ''Jimmy the Hall Monitor'' | Jimmy | Short film |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | ''Gordon and Milo'' | Milo | Short film |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | ''Chris'' | Shane | Short film |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | ''Jack'' | Michael | Short film |- ! scope="row" | 2019 | ''The Reliant'' | Eli | {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | ''Milk Teeth'' | Charlie | Short film |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | ''A Shot in the Dark'' | Cole | Short film |- ! scope="row" | 2022 | ''The Price We Pay'' | Danny | Posthumous release |- ! scope="row" | 2022 | ''Shock!'' | Tony | Short film, posthumous release |- |}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Television |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Work ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" | 2015 | ''JLW Academy'' | Himself | {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | ''Fear the Walking Dead'' | Young Jake Otto | {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | ''What About Barb?'' | Siggy | TV movie |- ! scope="row" | 2018 | ''The Rookie'' | Logan Hawke | Episode: "The Hawke" |- ! scope="row" | 2019 |''Just Add Magic'' |Leo | Episode: "New Protectors" |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | ''Escaping My Stalker'' | Ronny | TV movie |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | ''Just Add Magic: Mystery City'' | Leo | {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | 2022 | ''9-1-1: Lone Star'' | Brian | Final role |}
== Nominations == {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Date of ceremony ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Status |- | Daytime Emmy Award | June 25, 2021 | ''Just Add Magic: Mystery City'' | {{nom}} |}
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=6981261}}
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