Tyler Jordon Blackburn (born October 12, 1986[1]) is an American actor, singer and model. He is best known for playing Caleb Rivers on the hit Freeform series Pretty Little Liars and its spin-off, Ravenswood.[2] He most recently starred as Alex Manes in The CW series Roswell, New Mexico (2019–2022).
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.jpg) Tyler Blackburn in 2016 | |
| Born | Tyler Jordon Blackburn October 12, 1986 Burbank, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
Early life
editBlackburn was born in Burbank, California.[3] He has one older sister and three younger brothers.[4]
Blackburn has a 4 inch long scar on his left shoulder. This was caused due to the removal of a benign bone tumor at the age of 10.[5]
Career
editActing
editBlackburn began performing in 2004 and appeared on the series Unfabulous on Nickelodeon. In the following year he was a teacher in the short film The Doers of Coming Deeds. In 2008, he made a cameo in the film Next of Kin. In 2009, Blackburn appeared in Cold Case and Rockville CA, a webseries launched by Josh Schwartz. In 2010, he appeared on Days of Our Lives, Gigantic, and was also in the independent film Peach Plum Pear.[6]
In October 2010, Blackburn was cast in a recurring role as Caleb Rivers in the television series Pretty Little Liars.[7] He was upgraded to series regular for the third season starting in the summer of 2012.[8]
Blackburn also starred as Pete in the six-episode web series Wendy, a project developed by Alloy Entertainment and Macy's that was based on Peter Pan which premiered on September 15, 2011.[9] In 2012, he starred in drama Hiding alongside Ana Villafañe, Jeremy Sumpter, Dean Armstrong and Dan Payne.
In May 2013, it was announced that Blackburn would star in the 2013 Pretty Little Liars' spin-off Ravenswood.[10][better source needed]
In March 2018, Blackburn joined the cast of The CW series Roswell, New Mexico as Alex Manes, a character initially introduced as a love interest to Michael Vlamis's Michael Guerin.[11] Blackburn remained a series regular on the show during its four-season run until it ended in 2022.
Music
editFor his role in Alloy Entertainment web series Wendy, Blackburn recorded Golden State's "Save Me" to be used as the show's theme song, which was released on August 15, 2011.[12] He recorded "Find a Way" in 2012 for the then ABC Family (now renamed Freeform) show, The Secret Life of the American Teenager. The song was also featured on ABC Family's other shows, including The Fosters and Pretty Little Liars, the latter of which Blackburn starred on.
Subsequently, Blackburn released an extended play titled "Find My Way - EP" in 2013 which was released on Apple Music.[13]
Blackburn has also recorded several songs with Novi, including a feature on Novi's song titled "Can't Love Me". The song was then featured in the twelfth episode of Roswell, New Mexico.[14] on which Blackburn starred on during its four-season run. Blackburn also performed a song called "Would You Come Home" on the thirteenth episode of season two of Roswell, New Mexico as his character, Alex Manes.
Personal life
editBlackburn publicly came out as bisexual on April 19, 2019 through an interview with The Advocate.[15]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Doers of Coming Deeds | Solly Katz | Short film |
| 2008 | Next of Kin | French Student | |
| 2010 | The Tudor Tutor | Toby | Short film |
| 2011 | Peach Plum Pear | Jesse Pratt | |
| 2012 | Hiding | Jesse | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | You & Me | Young William | Short film |
| 2016 | Love Is All You Need? | Ryan Morris | |
| 2017 | Hello Again | Jack (The Young Thing) |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Unfabulous | Nathan | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Cold Case | Jeff Feldman / Foster | Episode: "Witness Protection" |
| 2010 | Days of Our Lives | Ian | 17 episodes |
| 2010 | Gigantic | Echo | Episode: "Bye Bye Baby" |
| 2011–2017 | Pretty Little Liars | Caleb Rivers | Recurring role (seasons 1–2), main role (seasons 3–7); 124 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Ravenswood | Caleb Rivers / Original Caleb | Main role |
| 2019–2022 | Roswell, New Mexico | Alex Manes | Main role |
| 2019 | Charmed | Viralis | Episode: "Surrender" |
| 2019 | Capsized: Blood in the Water | Brad Cavanagh | Television film |
Web
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Rockville CA | Spencer | Episode: "Shoegazed" |
| 2011 | Wendy | Pete | Main role; 9 episodes |
Discography
editExtended play
edit| Title | EP details |
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| Find a Way |
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Singles
editAs main artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Find a Way"[17] | 2012 | Find a Way |
| "Would You Come Home" | 2020 | Roswell New Mexico |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Long Day"[18] (Novi featuring Tyler Blackburn) |
2017 | Non-album single |
| "Can't Love Me"[19] (Novi featuring Tyler Blackburn) |
2019 | Non-album single |
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Hard to Forget"[20] (with Anabel Englund) |
2012 | Find a Way and Anabel Englund |
Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As main artist | ||||
| "Save Me" | 2011 | — | Unknown | |
| "Hard to Forget" | 2012 | Anabel Englund | Hannah Lux Davis | |
| As featured artist | ||||
| "Long Day" | 2017 | Novi | Quinn Starr | |
Awards and nominations
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (April 2017) |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer TV Star: Male | Pretty Little Liars | Won | |
| 2015 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer TV Star: Male | Pretty Little Liars | Won | |
| 2016 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Drama | Pretty Little Liars | Nominated | |
| Choice TV: Chemistry (shared with: Ashley Benson) | Pretty Little Liars | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Tyler Blackburn". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ Neha Gandhi (2011-02-22). "Exclusive Interview: PLL's Tyler Blackburn". Seventeen. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2107620/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm [user-generated source]
- ^ Erica. "Pretty Little Liars - Fan Q&A With Tyler Blackburn". ABC Family. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ "Outfitted: Tyler Blackburn". 4 June 2015.
- ^ Natalie Alcala (December 3, 2012). "Tyler Blackburn on 'Pretty Little Liars,' Female Fans, & His Soap Opera Past". Bullettmedia.com. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ Andrea Reiher (October 8, 2010). "'Pretty Little Liars' Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell on new bad boy Caleb". Zap2it. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ Lesley Goldberg (January 30, 2012). "'Pretty Little Liars': Tyler Blackburn Promoted to Series Regular (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ^ "'Wendy' Starring Tyler Blackburn & Meaghan Martin". Clevvertv.com. August 12, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ Zach Johnson (May 1, 2013). "Tyler Blackburn Starring in Pretty Little Liars Spinoff Ravenswood". Us Magazine. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ "Roswell Reboot: PLL's Tyler Blackburn, Originals' Nathan Parsons Join Cast". 2018-03-06.
- ^ Marc Graser (August 12, 2011). "'Wendy' gets some retailtherapy". Variety. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ Find a Way - EP by Tyler Blackburn on Apple Music, 2013-11-05, retrieved 2024-06-24
- ^ Allison Stubblebine (2019-04-11). "'Pretty Little Liars' Actor Tyler Blackburn And NOVI Dig Into The Complexities Of Love On "Can't Love Me"". Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Artavia, David (19 April 2019). "Do You Think You Really Know Tyler Blackburn?". The Advocate. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Find a Way - EP". iTunes. November 5, 2013.
- ^ "Find a Way - Single". iTunes. April 2, 2012.
- ^ "Long Day (feat. Tyler Blackburn) - Single". iTunes. August 18, 2017.
- ^ "Can't Love Me (feat. Tyler Blackburn) - Single". iTunes. April 12, 2019.
- ^ "Hard to Forget - Single". iTunes. August 1, 2012.
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