Tyrees Allen

Tyrees Allen (born July 31, 1954) is an American actor on stage, television, and film.

Tyrees Allen
Born (1954-07-31) July 31, 1954
Alma materMarymount College
OccupationActor
Years active1980 (1980)–present

Early life

Allen was born in Salina, Kansas. In 1972, he graduated from Salina Central High School. He later attended Marymount College in Salina, where he graduated with a degree in Theater Arts.[1][2]

Career

Allen's fifty-five television credits include these: series regular roles on Women's Murder Club and Dark Blue; recurring and guest roles on The Practice, Alias, Cold Case, Without A Trace, Castle, Scandal, CSI:Miami, and Brothers & Sisters.[3]

Allen appeared in New York in the 2000 Broadway production of Aida and the 2003 Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's Henry IV.[3]

In May 2013, Allen played the role of "Troy Maxson" in the August Wilson play Fences at the African-American Repertory Theater in DeSoto, Texas.[4]

In 2018, Allen starred in the SpeakEasy Stage Company's production of Between Riverside and Crazy as Walter "Pops" Washington, a role for which he won both the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Actor and IRNE Award for Best Actor.[5] He returned to SpeakEasy the following season to play Robin in The Children.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1980Up the AcademyAssistant Cook
1985The Dirt Bike KidSergeant
1987RobocopStarkweather[3]
1989RiverbendGus
1989TrappedDannyTV movie
1989Innocent PreyFletcher
1996Late BloomersCharlie Choate
1996Walker Texas RangerMark Preston3 episodes
199712 Angry MenGuardTV movie[3]
2005BonesTed EllerEpisode: "Pilot"
2006CSI: MiamiDr. Gary HalliwellEpisode: "Deviant"
2010The Perfect HostRoman[3]
2012True LoveTherapist

References

  1. Biography for Tyrees Allen at IMDb
  2. "Hollywood Actor To Star In Salina Production". KSAL. April 15, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  3. "Tyrees Allen". IMDb. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  4. Weeks, Jerome (May 24, 2013). "LA actor returns to Dallas and to the stage". Art Seek. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  5. "Here Are The Winners Of The 2019 Elliot Norton Awards". wgbh.org. May 21, 2019.
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