Tye White is an American actor, known for his roles as Jack Fordham in the NBC series American Auto (2021-2023), the CBS series NCIS: Los Angeles (2014-2023) where he played Aiden Hanna, the CBS series Fire Country (2024- currently) where he plays Cole Rodman, as well as his role Kevin Satterlee in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf (2016–2018).
Tye White | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse | Rania Nasreen White (2018–present) |
| Children | 2[1] |
Life and career
editWhite is African American, born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Brother Rice High School (Michigan) and studied at the University of Michigan.[2][3]
His first major role was in the VH1 television film Drumline: A New Beat in 2014. He has a recurring role as Aiden Hanna, son of Sam Hanna (played by LL Cool J ) in the CBS procedural series NCIS: Los Angeles and in 2016 appeared in a secondary role as Jason Simpson, O. J. Simpson's son, in the FX series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.[4]
In 2015, White was cast in a series regular role in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Greenleaf.[5] He plays Kevin Satterlee, Charity Greenleaf-Satterlee's (played by Deborah Joy Winans) husband.[6] The series also stars Lynn Whitfield, Keith David, Merle Dandridge, and Kim Hawthorne.[7] He left the series in 2018.[8] In 2021, White was cast in the NBC comedy series American Auto opposite Ana Gasteyer.[9][10]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The People I've Slept With | Male Dancer | Uncredited |
| 2010 | Hopeless | James | Short film |
| 2010 | Life of the Party: Vol. II | LeBron | |
| 2012 | Bottled | Tripp | Short film |
| 2013 | The Meet | Craig | Short film |
| 2014 | Drumline: A New Beat | Armondi Mason | Television film |
| 2015 | Sleep Over | Tye | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Amazing Race 13 | Himself | 5 episodes before being eliminated. Credited as 'Ty White'.[3] |
| 2011 | Pretty Little Liars | Jock | Episode: "Know Your Frenemies" |
| 2014 | Mixology | Dave | Episode: "Liv & Jim" |
| 2014 | Red Band Society | Bouncer | Episode: "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" |
| 2014–20 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Aiden Hanna | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Jason Simpson | 9 episodes |
| 2016–18 | Greenleaf | Kevin Satterlee | 30 episodes |
| 2018–19 | Chicago Fire | Tyler | 3 episodes |
| 2021–23 | American Auto | Jack | 23 episodes |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NBA 2K21 | Junior |
References
edit- ^ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "OWN's new 'Greenleaf' features two emerging Detroit actors". Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ a b White, Tye [@TyeWhite] (2 December 2017). "Haha I grew a beard, aged a little bit and started working out... talk about throwback. I forget i even did that sometimes. Nice eye. https://t.co/Uaqaeh0jhG" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 February 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Tye White - GreenleafOwn.tv". 7 April 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (4 September 2015). "Tye White Joins OWN's 'Greenleaf'; Joe Dinicol In 'Blindspot', 'Grey's Anatomy'". Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Does Oprah's 'Greenleaf' Megachurch Drama Disrespect the Church? (Review)". 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ Denise Petski (21 January 2016). "'Greenleaf': OWN's Megachurch Drama Series Gets Premiere Date - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ Raiford, Tiffany (December 18, 2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Tye White". TVOvermind.
- ^ Petski, Denise (July 9, 2020). "'American Auto': Tye White, Michael Benjamin Washington, Jon Barinholtz & Humphrey Ker Join Justin Spitzer's NBC Comedy Pilot".
- ^ Porter, Rick (2023-06-16). "NBC Cancels 'American Auto' After Two Seasons". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-06-17.