Tyler Matthew Young was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois and now resides in Los Angeles, California. He starred as Philip Shea in the acclaimed USA Network limited series
Eyewitness (2016), directed by
Catherine Hardwicke and co-starring
Julianne Nicholson. He also starred in the 2019 Dimension horror film
Polaroid (2019), opposite
Kathryn Prescott.
While starting out in Chicago, he appeared in guest roles on episodes of Fox's
Empire (2015) and NBC's
Chicago Fire (2012). He has since guest starred in the CBS medical drama series
Code Black (2015), and in the Dustin Lance Black penned ABC limited series
When We Rise (2017), directed by
Gus Van Sant.