Tyler Jordon Blackburn (born October 12, 1986) is an American actor, singer and model. He is best known for playing
Caleb Rivers on the hit
Freeform series ''
Pretty Little Liars
''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery teen drama television series created by I. Marlene King, which aired on Freeform (TV channel), Freeform from June 8, 2010 to June 27, 2017, based on the novel series Pretty Little L ...
'' and its spin-off, ''
Ravenswood''. He most recently starred as Alex Manes in
The CW
The CW Network, LLC (commonly referred to as The CW or simply CW) is an American commercial broadcast television network which is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75% ownership interest. The network's name is derived from the firs ...
series ''
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell () is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County, New Mexico, Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,422 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in New Mexico, fi ...
'' (2019–2022).
Early life
Blackburn was born in Burbank, California. He has one older sister and three younger brothers.
Blackburn has a 4 inch long scar on his left shoulder. This was caused due to the removal of a benign bone tumor at the age of 10.
Career
Acting
Blackburn began performing in 2004 and appeared on the series ''
Unfabulous
''Unfabulous'' is an American teen sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon. The series is about an "unfabulous" middle schooler named Addie Singer, played by Emma Roberts. The show, which premiered on September 12, 2004, was one of the most-watched pr ...
'' on
Nickelodeon
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. In the following year he was a teacher in the short film ''The Doers of Coming Deeds''. In 2008, he made a cameo in the film ''Next of Kin''. In 2009, Blackburn appeared in ''
Cold Case
''Cold Case'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series. It ran on CBS from September 28, 2003, to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division that specializes in invest ...
'' and ''Rockville CA'', a webseries launched by
Josh Schwartz
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. In 2010, he appeared on ''
Days of Our Lives
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'', ''
Gigantic'', and was also in the independent film ''Peach Plum Pear''.
In October 2010, Blackburn was cast in a recurring role as Caleb Rivers in the television series ''
Pretty Little Liars
''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery teen drama television series created by I. Marlene King, which aired on Freeform (TV channel), Freeform from June 8, 2010 to June 27, 2017, based on the novel series Pretty Little L ...
''.
He was upgraded to series regular for the third season starting in the summer of 2012.
Blackburn also starred as Pete in the six-episode web series ''Wendy'', a project developed by
Alloy Entertainment
Alloy Entertainment, LLC (formerly Daniel Weiss Associates and 17th Street Productions) is a book packaging and television production unit of Warner Bros. Television Studios. It produces books, television series, and feature films.
Alloy Entert ...
and
Macy's
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that was based on
Peter Pan
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which premiered on September 15, 2011. In 2012, he starred in drama ''Hiding'' alongside
Ana Villafañe,
Jeremy Sumpter,
Dean Armstrong and
Dan Payne.
In May 2013, it was announced that Blackburn would star in the 2013 ''Pretty Little Liars'' spin-off ''
Ravenswood''.
In March 2018, Blackburn joined the cast of
The CW
The CW Network, LLC (commonly referred to as The CW or simply CW) is an American commercial broadcast television network which is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75% ownership interest. The network's name is derived from the firs ...
series ''
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell () is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County, New Mexico, Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,422 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in New Mexico, fi ...
'' as Alex Manes, a character initially introduced as a love interest to
Michael Vlamis's Michael Guerin. Blackburn remained a series regular on the show during its four-season run until it ended in 2022.
Music
For his role in
Alloy Entertainment
Alloy Entertainment, LLC (formerly Daniel Weiss Associates and 17th Street Productions) is a book packaging and television production unit of Warner Bros. Television Studios. It produces books, television series, and feature films.
Alloy Entert ...
web series ''Wendy'', Blackburn recorded
Golden State's "Save Me" to be used as the show's theme song, which was released on August 15, 2011. He recorded "Find a Way" in 2012 for the then
ABC Family
American cable television, cable and satellite television network Freeform (TV channel), Freeform was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has gone through four different owners and six different name changes dur ...
(now renamed
Freeform) show, ''
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'' (often shortened to ''Secret Life'') is an American teen drama television series created by Brenda Hampton. It aired on ABC Family from July 1, 2008, to June 3, 2013. The series features an ensemble ...
.'' The song was also featured on ABC Family's other shows, including
''The Fosters'' and ''
Pretty Little Liars
''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery teen drama television series created by I. Marlene King, which aired on Freeform (TV channel), Freeform from June 8, 2010 to June 27, 2017, based on the novel series Pretty Little L ...
'', the latter of which Blackburn starred on.
Subsequently, Blackburn released an extended play titled "Find My Way - EP" in 2013 which was released on Apple Music.
Blackburn has also recorded several songs with Novi, including a feature on Novi's song titled "Can't Love Me". The song was then featured in the twelfth episode of ''Roswell, New Mexico''.
on which Blackburn starred on during its four-season run. Blackburn also performed a song called "Would You Come Home" on the thirteenth episode of season two of ''Roswell, New Mexico'' as his character, Alex Manes.
Personal life
Blackburn publicly
came out
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This is often framed and debated as a privacy issue, ...
as
bisexual
Bisexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior toward both males and females. It may also be defined as the attraction to more than one gender, to people of both the same and different gender, or the attraction t ...
on April 19, 2019 through an interview with ''
The Advocate
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The Advocate, The Advocates or Advocate may also refer to:
Magazines
* The Advocate (magazine), ''The Advocate'' (magazine), an LGBT magazine based in the United States
* ''The Harvard Advocate' ...
''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Web
Discography
Extended play
Singles
As main artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles
Music videos
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1986 births
21st-century American LGBTQ people
21st-century American male actors
21st-century American male singers
American bisexual male actors
American bisexual musicians
American LGBTQ models
American LGBTQ singers
American male film actors
American male television actors
Bisexual male models
Bisexual male musicians
Bisexual singers
LGBTQ people from California
Living people
Male actors from Burbank, California
Male models from California