Tyler Blackburn is an American actor, musician, and singer. He began his film career in 2004 with the filming of the teenage TV series "Nontakaya". He became widely known for the role of Caleb Rivers in the project "Pretty Little Liars".
The actor has 20 roles in television and film projects. He has also appeared on many popular American shows and documentaries, including Good Afternoon Los Angeles, Celebrity Ghost Stories, At Food, Ok! TV.
Blackburn has won the Teen Choice Awards three times for his role in Pretty Little Liars. Tyler has been hailed by many fans as a teen sex symbol. He himself believes that sometimes he can really look very attractive, but this is more about his on-screen images.
Biography facts
Tyler was born in the United States in the fall of 1986. His ancestors came from Scotland, Ireland, England, Yugoslavia and Sweden. There are also representatives of the indigenous population of North America - the Cherokee Indians. The boy was not the only child in the family. He has a sister and three brothers.
During his school years, Tyler was a shy child. According to the actor's recollections, he was often subjected to violence from peers, which made him an outcast for many years. He became withdrawn and tried to spend time alone. The boy literally hated himself and constantly felt a sense of shame. In those years, his only hobby was music. He spent time at home listening to his favorite artists, learning to play the guitar and sing.
In high school, Tyler was able to overcome his fears and creativity helped him in this. The main goal for him is still the achievement of freedom, independence and a sense of happiness.
Film career
His film debut took place at Blackburn in 2004. He starred as Nathan in the teenage comedy series Nontakaya. The film tells about a teenage girl Eddie Singer, her emotions, feelings, experiences, which she tries to express through music and songs.
The young actor got the next role in the short film "The Doers of Coming Deeds". Then he starred in the television film "Next of Kin" in a cameo role as a student from France.
In 2009, Tyler got the role of Jeff Feldman in one of the episodes of the famous project "Detective Rush". In the same year, he appeared on the screen in the TV series Rockville, California.
Wide fame and popularity brought him the role of Caleb Rivers in the famous project "Pretty Little Liars". In the first two seasons, he appeared on the screen only in episodes, and from the third season he entered the main cast of the film. Tyler starred in the project for 7 seasons and won the Teen Choice Awards three times.
In his later career as an actor, the main roles in projects: "Ravenswood", "Roswell: New Mexico". He also appeared in episodes of Wendy and Charmed.
Tyler continues to make music professionally. He released several singles, recorded an album in 2013 and starred in 3 video clips. Two of his compositions were featured in the film "Roswell: New Mexico".
The actor believes that work is above all for him. He devotes a lot of time to creativity and filming in new projects.
Personal life
Blackburn tries not to advertise his personal life. For some time he was credited with a relationship with actress Ashley Benson. Young people starred together in the series Pretty Little Liars. Officially, the actors did not confirm their relationship, and Ashley said in an interview that she and Tylor were only good friends.
In the spring of 2019, the actor gave an interview to Advocate magazine, in which he stated that he is bisexual.
