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Trai Byers

1983-07-19 (41 years old) in Kansas City, Kansas, USA

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.

Movies

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The 24th
53 %|Aug 21, 2020
Drama, History
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Bent
53 %|Mar 9, 2018
Thriller, Crime
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Americons
60 %|Jan 19, 2015
Drama, Action, Crime
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Selma
74 %|Dec 25, 2014
History, Drama
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Jayhawkers
0 %|Mar 7, 2014
Drama
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Destination: Planet Negro!
65 %|Feb 16, 2013
Comedy, History
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Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre
22 %|Aug 15, 2009
Comedy, Horror

Series

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Harlem
78 %|Dec 2, 2021
Comedy
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Empire
71.62 %|Jan 7, 2015
Drama, Soap
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90210
57 %|Sep 2, 2008
Drama