Trai Byers Biography, Age, Wife, Empire, Siblings, Wedding , Movies and Net Worth

Trai Byers Biography

Trai Byers is an American actor, born July 19, 1983 in in Kansas City, Kansas . He is popular for playing the role of Andre Lyon in the Fox television series Empire from 2015 to-date. After studying for a year in a high school in Kansas City, he completed his high-school education in Georgia. Later he graduated from the University of Kansas with a bachelor’s degree in communications. Byers also attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, and the Yale School of Drama.

Trai Byers Age

Born on 19th July, 1983, Trai is 35 years old as of 2018.

Trai Byers Nationality

He is an American.

Trai Byers Family

Trai being a very secretive person has manged to keep his private life private, therefore there isn’t much known about his Family but his screen brothers on Empire, Jamal and Hakeem Lyon were played by Jussie Smollett and Bryshere Y. Gray respectively.

Trai Byers Siblings

He has a sister by the name Brandy Byers.

Trai Byers Brother |Twin Brother

He has no brothers.

Trai Byers Wife | Trai And Grace Byers

He has been married to his co-star, Grace Byers since 2016.

Trai Byers Dating |Engaged | Wedding |

Byers and Grace met during the filming of the series, Empire in 2015 and hit things off almost immediately. Later that year they announced their engagement and got married in April 2016, on Grand Cayman Island.

Career

Byers made his television debut in 2011, 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 also starred as civil rights activist James Forman in the 2014 historical epic film, Selma directed by Ava DuVernay.

Trai Byers Empire

In 2014, he was cast on the role of Andre Lyon in Fox’s 2015 music industry drama, Empire. His character as Andre Lyon has seen mixed reception from fans and critics. Andre , who is a college educated executive in his father’s company, Empire records, is locked in a battle for control of the family business after their father’s illness.

He is also a conflicted man who suffers from bipolar disorder. Trai once told Cosmopolitan that his experience with family members who suffer from the affliction helped his characterization in the show. His portrayal of Andre is seen either as an accurate portrayal or a caricature, depending on who you ask. Regardless of the divide in opinions, this character lifted Trai Byers’ name to the realm of the famous men in Hollywood.

Trai Byers Movies |Trai Byers Movies And Tv Shows

Movies

Year

Title

Role

2009

Caesar and Otto’s Summer Camp Massacre

Chip

2013

Destination Planet Negro

B-12

2014

Jayhawkers

Nathan Davis

Selma

James Forman

2017

Americons

Theo Jones

2018

Bent

Chuck

TV Shows

Year

Title

Role

2011

All My Children

Mookie

2012

90210

Alec Martin

2015–present

Empire

Andre Lyon

Trai Byers Net Worth

He has an estimated  net worth of $1.5 million.

Byers Trai Body | Byers Wedding Pictures

Is Trai Byers Gay

Trai is not gay.

Trai Byers Fired

Trai had threatened to leave the empire cast back in 2016 but he never got to leave and he has never been fired from the cast.

Instagram

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