Biography
Tristan Wilds was born in Staten Island, New York on July 15, 1989. He made his television debut as a recurring character on the short-lived teen drama "Miracle's Boys" (The N, 2005). Shortly after, he began honing his talents in a number of New York-based theater workshops, and appeared in the critically acclaimed Ryan Gosling-led "Half Nelson" (2006), his film debut. That same year, Wilds landed his breakout role as Michael Lee on the wildly popular crime drama "The Wire" (HBO, 2002-08). Although this role was initially recurring, Wilds officially joined the main cast for the final season of the show. He starred in "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008) to widespread acclaim, then joined the main cast of the revitalized "90210" (The CW, 2008-2013). The show even saw the integration of Wilds' then newly born music career; a number of his singles were heard during the show's fourth season in 2011 and 2012. He starred in George Lucas' high-profile production "Red Tails" (2012), which received a mixed to negative response. In 2013, Wilds released his debut studio album New York: A Love Story, which would be nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the Grammy Awards the next year. He played Adele's love interest in her "Hello" music video in 2015, the second of his high-profile music video appearances; he played Jay-Z's nephew in the "Roc Boys" video in 2009. Wilds put out the single "Love in the 90z" in anticipation of the release of his sophomore album in 2016, and is set to star in two TV projects in 2017: "Shots Fired" (Fox, 2017) and "The Breaks" (VH1, 2017).
