Keith Powers

Keith Tyree Powers (born August 22, 1992) is an American actor and model. He is best known for his roles as Ronnie DeVoe in BET's miniseries The New Edition Story and Tyree in the film Straight Outta Compton.

For the politician, see Keith Powers (politician).
Keith Powers
Born (1992-08-22) August 22, 1992
Sacramento, California, U.S.
OccupationActor, model
Years active2009–present
Home townSacramento, California, U.S.
FamilyRodney King (cousin)
Kevin O. Powers (brother)
Kaylan Powers (sister)

Early life

Powers was born in Sacramento, California, to Jennifer Clark (formerly Powers) and Keith Powers, Sr., the oldest of a family of four children. He started modeling at 9 years old, influenced by his mother, but developed a passion for sports. He played football as a wide receiver at Sheldon High School.

Career

After graduating from high school in 2010, he moved to Los Angeles with his father to focus on modeling, signing with the Wilhelmina Agency.[1] He walked for Calvin Klein at the 2014 Men's Fashion Week in Milan, modeled in Sears and JCPenny ads, did a cover for Skechers, and became the face of Aéropostale.

In 2013, Powers landed a role in the movie House Party: Tonight's the Night.[2] After flying to South Africa for shooting, he decided to persure acting full-time. He played Gutta in the BET hip hop anthology series Tales,[3] and Cameron Drake in the Netflix original film Reality High.[4] He had a recurring role on the MTV series Faking It and has since become known for his part as Tyree in the film Straight Outta Compton.[5] He was cast as Ronnie DeVoe in The New Edition Story and since April 2017 has co-starred in Famous in Love on Freeform.[6][7][8] He also stars in the Netflix series What/If (2019).

Personal life

Powers has been in a relationship with actress and singer Ryan Destiny since late 2017.[9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 House Party: Tonight's the Night Quentin Main role
2015 Straight Outta Compton Tyree
2016 Asterisk Travis Downes Short film
2017 The New Edition Story Ronnie DeVoe Main character
Before I Fall Patrick
Let's Just Be Friends Reggie Helms Short film
Reality High Cameron Drake Main role
Maximum Impact Special Agent Vance
2018 The Bobby Brown Story
2021 The Tomorrow War Terry Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Pretty Little Liars Stringer Guy 1 episode
2014–2015 Faking It Theo Recurring role
2015 Sin City Saints LaDarius Pope Main role
Fear the Walking Dead Calvin Episode: "Pilot"
2016 Recovery Road Zach Recurring role
2017–2018 Famous in Love Jordan Wilder Series regular
2017 Wild 'N Out Himself
Tales Amari "Gutta" Anderson Main role
2019 What/If Todd Main role

Music videos
Year Song Artist Director(s) Role
2019 "Single Again" Big Sean Lawrence Lamont Elliot

References
  1. Caraccio, David (March 14, 2017). "Sacramento actor Keith Powers of 'Straight Outta Compton' fame reveals concept trailer for his short film". Sacramento Bee (blog).
  2. Wang, Frances (December 30, 2016). "Keith Powers: From football fields to the red carpet". Sacramento, California: ABC 10.
  3. Tinubu, Aramide (June 26, 2017). "So ... Here Is Your First Look at BET's New Anthology Series 'Tales'". Jet. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  4. Allen, Kiera. "'#Reality High' is just that — real". The Daily Journal. Kankakee, Illinois. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  5. Dunand, Jérémie (March 21, 2017). "The New Edition Story: coup de projecteur sur Keith Powers, bientôt face à Bella Thorne dans Famous in Love" (interview) (in French). AlloCiné.
  6. Cerón, Ella (April 18, 2017). "This Is the 'Famous in Love' Character Keith Powers Says He Can Relate to Most". Teen Vogue. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  7. Rodriguez, Karla (April 18, 2017). "Keith Powers Reveals What It Is Like Working With Bella Thorne". J-14.
  8. Johnson, Hillary Louise (April 17, 2017). "Actor Keith Powers". Sactown magazine.
  9. "We The Urban". July 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
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