# Tyler Sanders > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tyler_Sanders > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tyler_Sanders.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Sanders > Source revision: 1339922812 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Fear_the_Walking_Dead)''.{{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}} Later, his role was achieved to fame such as ''[Just Add Magic: Mystery City](/source/Just_Add_Magic_(TV_series))'', for which he was nominated for the [Daytime Emmy Award](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Award) for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program in 2021.{{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](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Awards)|publisher = [National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences](/source/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}} His final performance was in an episode of ''[9-1-1: Lone Star](/source/9-1-1%3A_Lone_Star)'' that aired on April 18, 2022. == Death == Sanders died at his home in Los Angeles on June 16, 2022, at the age of 18,{{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}} following an accidental fentanyl overdose.{{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}}{{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}} The 2022 film ''[The Price We Pay](/source/The_Price_We_Pay_(2022_film))'', in which he played the role of Danny, premiered at [FrightFest 2022](/source/FrightFest_(film_festival)) 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](/source/The_Price_We_Pay_(2022_film))'' | 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](/source/Fear_the_Walking_Dead)'' | Young Jake Otto | {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | ''What About Barb?'' | Siggy | TV movie |- ! scope="row" | 2018 | ''[The Rookie](/source/The_Rookie_(TV_series))'' | Logan Hawke | Episode: "The Hawke" |- ! scope="row" | 2019 |''[Just Add Magic](/source/Just_Add_Magic_(TV_series))'' |Leo | Episode: "New Protectors" |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | ''Escaping My Stalker'' | Ronny | TV movie |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | ''[Just Add Magic: Mystery City](/source/Just_Add_Magic%3A_Mystery_City)'' | Leo | {{N/A}} |- ! scope="row" | 2022 | ''[9-1-1: Lone Star](/source/9-1-1%3A_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}} |} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDb name|id=6981261}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanders, Tyler}} Category:2004 births Category:2022 deaths Category:21st-century American male actors Category:Accidental deaths in California Category:American male child actors Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:Drug-related deaths in California Category:Place of birth missing {{US-tv-actor-2000s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tyler Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Sanders) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Sanders?action=history)). 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