Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery
2026 · Movie
as Troy
Trai Byers
1983-07-19
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Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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Trai Byers is an American actor and singer known for playing Andre Lyon in the Fox music-industry prime time drama Empire. During the October 7, 2015 episode of the daytime talk show, FABLife, Byers's costar Grace Gealey confirmed that they were engaged. He and Gealey married on Grand Cayman Island on April 14, 2016. Trai Byers was born in Kansas City, Kansas. After high school in Kansas City, he completed his high-school education in Georgia. Byers then graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor's degree in communications. He also attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, and the Yale School of Drama. In 2011, Byers made his television debut 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 played civil rights activist James Forman in the 2014 historical epic film, Selma.
Filmography
Wife Stalker
2025 · Movie
as Leo
Harlem
2021 · TV Show
as Keith
The 24th
2020 · Movie
as Boston
Bent
2018 · Movie
as Chuck
Americons
2015 · Movie
as Theo Jones
Empire
2015 · TV Show
as Andre Lyon
Selma
2014 · Movie
as James Forman
Jayhawkers
2014 · Movie
as Nathan Davis
Destination: Planet Negro!
2013 · Movie
as B12
Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre
2009 · Movie
as Chip
90210
2008 · TV Show
as Alec Martin
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
as Self
