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Trai Byers

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.


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Born:
Jul 19, 1983 In Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
9
First Appeared:
In the series 90210 2008-09-02
Latest Project:
Movie The 24th 2020-08-21
Known For
Poster of Bent
Poster of Americons
Poster of Jayhawkers
Poster of Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre
Filmography
Movie The 24th Boston 2020-08-21
Movie Bent Chuck 2018-03-09
Series Empire Andre Lyon 2015-01-07
Movie Americons Theo Jones 2015-01-19
Movie Jayhawkers Nathan Davis 2014-03-07
Movie Selma James Forman 2014-12-25
Movie Destination: Planet Negro! B12 2013-02-16
Movie Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre Chip 2009-08-15
Series 90210 Alec Martin 2008-09-02