Tristan Wilds

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Tristan Wilds

Tristan Wilds in September 2008
Born Tristan Paul Mack Wilds
(1989-07-15) July 15, 1989
Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor, Singer–songwriter, composer, record producer
Years active 2005–present

Tristan Paul Mack Wilds (born July 15, 1989) is an American actor and Grammy-nominated recording artist. He is best known for his roles as Michael Lee on the HBO original drama series The Wire and as Dixon Wilson on the CW drama series 90210.

Early life

Wilds was born in Staten Island, New York, to Monique Moncion and Paul Wilds.[1][2] He is of African American (father) and Irish, and Dominican (mother) descent.[3][4] He attended Michael J. Petrides School. He started acting at age seven, following in the foot steps of his older brother.

Acting career

In 2005 Wilds made his acting debut in The N Drama Mini-Series Miracle's Boys Wilds has since guest appeared on television shows such as Cold Case and Law & Order. The following year Wilds made his film debut in a bit-role in the Independent Drama film Half Nelson alongside Academy Award Nominee Ryan Gosling.[5] Wilds has dominantly appeared in a number of music videos for Jay-Z, Lil Flip, Wale, Wynter Gordon and Alicia Keys.[6] Most recently he made a cameo in the music video for How To Love by American Hip-Hop Rapper Lil Wayne.[7] In 2008 Wilds appeared alongside Jessica Alba and Hayden Panettiere in a promotional-clip titled The Muzzler encouraging young people to vote.[8]

In 2006 Wilds joined the HBO Drama television series The Wire in a major recurring role. Wilds portrayed the role of Michael Lee, a troubled middle school student who is living in poverty and caring for his younger brother. The Wire cast mate Jermaine Crawford is his second cousin.[9][10] Wilds appeared over the course of 23-episodes.[11] Shortly after "The Wire" ended Wilds attended an acting workshop at the Roundabout Theatre Company, in which he worked with Actress Phylicia Rashād and played the role of Brice in a stage production of Stockholm Brooklyn at the Cherry Lane Theatre.[12] In 2007 Wilds was cast in the Fox Searchlight Pictures Drama film The Secret Life of Bees an adaptation of the novel of the same name.[13] Production began in January 2008 in Lumberton, North Carolina with Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Dakota Fanning confirmed to star.[14] Wilds portrays the role of Zach Taylor the romantic interest to the Fanning's character. The film was screen in September 2008 at the 33rd Annual Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United States the following month.[15] The film received mixed reviews[16] and grossed over $39 million worldwide.[17]

In July 2008 Wilds was cast in The CW Teen Drama television series 90210 a spin-off to Beverly Hills, 90210.[18] Wilds portrays the role of Dixon Wilson a teenage boy who is adopted whom moves with his family to Beverly Hills.[19] The series premiered in September that same year to 4.65 million viewers and mixed reviews from critics.[20] On May 3, 2012 The CW renewed the series for a fifth season.[21]

In March 2009 Wilds was confirmed to star in the George Lucas War film Red Tails which follows the Tuskegee Airmen a group of African American United States Army Air Force (USAAF) servicemen during World War II.[22] Ne-Yo, Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding, Jr. were announced to star also.[23] Production began that same month on a $58 million budget.[24] Eventually the film was released after numerous push-backs in January 2012.[25] The film was a failure, both critically[26] and financially.[27]

In July 2011 Wilds announced he had joined the Independent Drama film Indelible.[28] The film was planned to begin filming in Upstate New York sometime in October that same year but plans never materialized.[29] In April 2009 a trailer was filmed to promote awareness of the yet-to-be filmed film.

Music

In 2010 Wilds signed a recording contract with Independent Record Label Ten2one.[30] Two tracks have leaked, the Rico Love-written track "Fall 4 Her" and "Runaround".[31] Both songs were produced by Dre & Vidal. Another track titled "2 Girls" was featured in the fourth season of 90210[32] and "Kim".[33] In October 2011 Wilds released an Extended play titled Remember Remember.[34] In summer 2013, Tristan revisited the music scene and released the hit single "Own It".[35] His debut album, New York: A Love Story was released on September 30, 2013.[36] Wilds received his first Grammy Award nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album for New York: A Love Story at the 56th Grammy Awards to be held on January 26, 2014.[37]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US US R&B US
Rap
New York: A Love Story[36] — 28 —
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
 US R&B
 US Rap
"Own It"[35] 2013 120 39 — New York: A Love Story
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Filmography/television

Year Films Characters Category
2005 Miracle's Boys A.J. Mini-series
2006 Half Nelson Jamal Film
2006–2008 The Wire Michael Lee Television
2007 Cold Case-8.03 (TV Episode) Skill Television
2008 The Secret Life of Bees Zach Taylor Film
Law & Order-Driven (TV Episode) Will Manning Television
2008–2013 90210 Dixon Wilson Television
2012 Red Tails Lt. Ray 'Ray Gun' Gannon Film
Indelible Adrian Film

References

  1. ↑ Platt, Tevan (2008-01-06). "PROFILE: Tristan Wilds". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved 2009-03-17. 
  2. ↑ "Star of HBO's 'The Wire' is still an Islander at heart". SILive.com. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  3. ↑ Pastorizo, Dennis. "EXCLUSIVE: '90210' Stars Talk To Terra". Terra Networks. Retrieved 2009-03-17. 
  4. ↑ Hernandez, Lee (2008-09-04). "Tristan Wilds: a Beverly Hills Dominican". Daily News. Retrieved 2009-03-17. 
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468489/
  6. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2080933/otherworks
  7. ↑ "Official Visual :: Lil' Wayne's "How to Love" w/Cameo by Tristan Wilds - The Queen's Castle". Thequeenscastle.net. 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  8. ↑ "Jessica Alba ‘muzzling’ Hayden Panettiere not at all like I imagined (No pudding, jet packs.) - The Superficial - Because You're Ugly". The Superficial. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  9. ↑ Arnold, Paul W. "Jermaine Crawford: Youngest In Charge". hiphopdx. Retrieved 2012-07-14. 
  10. ↑ "The Wire: Cast & Crew". HBO. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  11. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2080933/filmoseries#tt0306414
  12. ↑ "Tristan Wilds Biography". Starpulse.com. 1989-07-15. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  13. ↑ "On the Set of The Secret Life of Bees". Oprah.com. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  14. ↑ "Feature Films: New Listing". Myentertainmentworld.com. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  15. ↑ "Dakota Fanning Interview, PUSH - MoviesOnline". Moviesonline.ca. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  16. ↑ "The Secret Life of Bees". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  17. ↑ "The Secret Life of Bees (2008)". Box Office Mojo. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  18. ↑ "'The Wire' Guy Joins '90210' Spinoff". Zap2it. 2008-07-13. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  19. ↑ Tristan Wilds makes move to "90210", Reuters, May 4, 2008.
  20. ↑ "Nielsen TV Ratings Top CW Primetime Shows, September 1-7, 2008 - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  21. ↑ "The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural and 90210 Renewed by the CW | E! Online". Au.eonline.com. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  22. ↑ "Tristan Wilds Cast in Red Tails". ComingSoon.net. 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  23. ↑ "Director picked for Lucasfilm project". The Hollywood Reporter. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  24. ↑ "FGV-Schmidle l Light & Camera Rental Munich". Fgv-rental.de. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  25. ↑ Haque, Fahima (2012-01-20). "‘Red Tails’ based on the Tuskegee Airmen opens Friday - The Root DC Live". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  26. ↑ "Red Tails". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  27. ↑ "Red Tails (2012)". Box Office Mojo. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  28. ↑ "Tristan Wilds will film ‘Indelible’ in Schenectady, NY this fall | 90210 Media • Your #1 fansite for the CW's new 90210!". Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  29. ↑ Christine (2011-07-05). "Tristan Wilds will film ‘Indelible’ in Schenectady, NY this fall". Onlocationvacations.com. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  30. ↑ "Jessica Reedy signs record deal !". Ten2One Entertainment Blogspot. 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  31. ↑ "SFPL’s Artist Spotlight: Tristan Wilds (@TristanWilds)". Stuff Fly People Like. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  32. ↑ "90210 Music -Season 4, Episode 2". The CW. September 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011. 
  33. ↑ "90210 Music -Season 4, Episode 3". The CW. September 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011. 
  34. ↑ "News | The Wire & 90210 Actor Tristan Wilds Preps Free EP". Singersroom. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2013-03-28. 
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 "iTunes - Music - Own It - Single by Mack Wilds". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-10-02. 
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 "iTunes - Music - New York: A Love Story by Mack Wilds". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2013-10-02. 
  37. ↑

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