Tristan Wilds
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Tristan Wilds (born Tristan Paul Mack Wilds in Staten Island, New York)(July 15, 1989) actor best known for his portrayal of Michael Lee on the HBO original series The Wire. Tristan started acting at age seven; however, it was not until 2003 that he began acting professionally. He was first seen in the mini-series Miracle's Boys on The N (alongside Wire co-star Julito McCullum), playing A.J.
After the show ended, he completed a workshop of Wool for The Roundabout Theatre Company, where he worked with Phylicia Rashad, playing the role of Brice in a workshop of Stockholm Brooklyn for the Cherry Lane Theatre. Tristan has recently been seen playing opposite Ryan Gosling in the movie Half Nelson at the Sundance Film Festival.
Tristan Wilds attended Micheal J. Petrides High School in Staten Island, New York. He can be seen in Jay-Z's newest video "Roc Boys" off the American Gangster album billed as "the nephew". Tristan also appeared in Lil Flip's music video "Ghetto Mindstate". Wilds is also in the new Alicia Keys video "Teenage Love Affair" He also appeared in Jay-Z's I Will Not Lose Spring Campaign. He's also rumored to have a part in the Untitled New Edition Biopic and has recently been cast as Lil Cease in Notorious (2009 film) Tristan is slated to be in the CW Network' Beverly Hills, 90210 spinoff.
