Tristan Wilds

Wilds' second album, AfterHours (2017), was released independently, and failed to chart.

• Birth Name — Tristan Paul Mack Wilds • Born — 15 July 1989 • Birthplace — Staten Island, New York, U.S. • Alias — Mack Wilds • Occupation — Actor, singer-songwriter, record producer • Years Active — 2005–present • Label — * The Ninety Five Percent • EMPIRE (current) • Louder Than Life • Epic • Sony RED (former)

Wilds was born and grew up in Stapleton Heights, Staten Island, New York City. His mother, Monique Moncion, is of Afro-Dominican and Irish descent, and his father, Paul Wilds, is African-American. His mother was first a beautician and then a stockbroker. Wilds attended and graduated from the Michael J. Petrides School in Staten Island.

His acting debut came in Miracle's Boys, a drama mini-series produced by Spike Lee on The N (now called TeenNick). He also made guest appearances on television shows such as Cold Case and Law & Order. In 2006, Wilds made his film debut in a bit-role in the independent drama film Half Nelson alongside Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling. That same year, Wilds joined the cast of the HBO drama television series, The Wire (then into its fourth season) in a major recurring role as Michael Lee, a smart but troubled middle school student who lives in poverty and cares for his younger brother. In 2007, Wilds appeared in the music videos for songs such as "Roc Boys", "Teenage Love Affair" and "Ghetto Mindstate", among others. In 2008, he appeared alongside Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, and Dakota Fanning in The Secret Life of Bees, the film adaptation of the novel of the same name. Soon after his run on The Wire, he attended an acting workshop at the Roundabout Theatre Company where he worked alongside actress, Phylicia Rashad in productions of Stockholm Brooklyn and Wool at the Cherry Lane Theatre. In 2008, Wilds returned to television in The CW's teen drama series, 90210, a spin-off of Beverly Hills, 90210. He played Dixon Wilson, a teenage boy who is adopted and moves with his family to Beverly Hills. The show ran until 2013, with Wilds appearing in all but three of its 114 episodes. In March 2009, he secured a role in the George Lucas-produced war film Red Tails. The film follows the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American United States Army Air Force (USAAF) servicemen, during World War II. Wilds portrayed Ray "Ray Gun" Knight. The film, which also starred Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Terrence Howard, was eventually released in January 2012 after numerous push-backs. In 2015, Wilds starred as Adele's love interest in the music video for her song, "Hello", directed by Xavier Dolan. In early 2016, he starred in the VH1 television movie, The Breaks about the hip-hop industry in the 1990s. On the heels of its successful January TV movie premiere, VH1 greenlighted a full first season for the hip-hop drama, which started airing in 2017. That year, Wilds also played Officer Beck, the Black officer at the center of the controversial shooting of a young white male in a racially charged town in the TV show Shots Fired.

Wilds met producer Salaam Remi in 2008 at the BMI Awards, which sparked Wilds' initial interest in becoming a music artist. In 2010, Wilds signed a recording contract with independent record label, Ten2one. He released several singles, including "2 Girlz" which was featured on the fourth season of his TV show, 90210. The song Fall 4 Her was produced by Rico Love. Wilds' debut EP, Remember Remember, was released toward the end of 2011. Wilds began working with Salaam Remi on his debut studio album in 2012. He signed to Remi's Sony Music imprint, Louder than Life, that same year. He released the first single off the album, "Own It," in June 2013. The album, New York: A Love Story, was released in September 2013. It was well received by critics earning a Grammy nomination for the Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 56th Grammy Awards in 2014. The album would lose to Rihanna's Unapologetic. In November 2015, Wilds released the first single, "Love in the 90z", off his second album AfterHours. In March 2016, it was announced that Wilds had signed a management deal with Roc Nation.

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions • Title — Album details — Peak chart positions • US — US Hip-Hop — US R&B — US Indie — US Heat • New York: A Love Story — * Released: September 30, 2013 * Label: Louder Than Life, Sony RED * Formats: CD, Digital Download — 179 — 28 — 15 — 36 — 7 • AfterHours — * Released: April 7, 2017 * Label: The Ninety Five Percent, EMPIRE * Formats: CD, Digital Download — — — — — — — 46 — 15 • "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

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 Heat • "Own It" — 2013 — — — 35 — 18 — New York: A Love Story • "Henny" — 2014 — — — — — — • "Love in the 90z" — 2016 — — — — — — — AfterHours • "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

List of guest appearances • Title — Year — Other performer(s) — Album • "Situationships" — 2013 — Fabolous, Tiara Thomas — The Soul Tape 3 • "Banned From Radio" — 2014 — Maino, Bodega Bamz, Chinx, Troy Ave, City Boy Dee — rowspan="2" • "Debut" — DJ Prostyle • "Low" — Mobb Deep — The Infamous Mobb Deep • "Henny (Remix)" — Mobb Deep, Busta Rhymes, French Montana • "All About You" — Maino — King of Brooklyn 2 • "Bottle Girl (Remix)" — Consequence, Blue Gem — Movies on Demand 5 • "Good Money" — 2015 — N.O.R.E., Troy Ave, Tweez, City Boy Dee — Drinks • "Act Like That" — Bridget Kelly • "50 Shots" — Method Man, Streetlife, Cory Gunz — The Meth Lab • "Troubled Times" — 2016 — Torae — Entitled • "Money Dance II" — J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Rick Ross, Camp Lo

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2005 — Miracle's Boys — A.J. — 3 episodes • 2006–08 — The — Michael Lee — 22 episodes • 2007 — Cold Case — Skill Jones (2002) — Episode: ""8:03 AM" • 2008 — Law & Order — Will Manning — Episode: "Driven" • 2008–13 — 90210 — Dixon Wilson — 111 episodes • 2016 — The Breaks — DeeVee — Television film • Dinner in America with Brett Gelman — Himself — Television special • 2017 — The Breaks — DeeVee — 8 episodes • Shots Fired — Deputy Joshua Beck — 10 episodes • 2018 — Dinner for Two — Chris — Television film • 2019 — Tales — Kayron — Episode: "Deep Cover" • 2021 — Swagger — Alonzo Powers • 2022 — Profiled: The Black Man — Host — 4-part documentary • 2026 — The Ms. Pat Show — Professor Christian DeWalt — 3 episodes

• Year — Title — Artist — Director • 2007 — "Teenage Love Affair" — Alicia Keys — Chris Robinson • "Roc Boys" — Jay-Z • 2011 — "How to Love" — Lil Wayne • 2015 — "Hello" — Adele — Xavier Dolan

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2013 — Black Actress — Jared Smith — Episode 5

• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result • 2009 — Teen Choice Awards — Choice TV Breakout Star: Male — 90210 • 2010 — Choice TV Actor Drama • 2011 — ALMA Awards — Favorite TV Actor – Supporting Role • 2012 — Prism Award — Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline – Substance Use • Male Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline • 2017 — NAACP Image Awards — Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special — Shots Fired

• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result • 2014 — Grammy Awards — Best Urban Contemporary Album — New York: A Love Story • BET Awards — Best New Artist — Mack Wilds • 2017 — Soul Train Music Awards — Soul Train Certified Award

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2006 — Half Nelson — Jamal • 2008 — The — Zach Taylor • 2012 — Red Tails — 2nd Lt. Ray "Ray Gun" Gannon • 2020 — Really Love — Nick Wright • 2023 — Praise This — Pastor Nick "P.G." Goodman • 2025 — Both Eyes Open — Owen

• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result • 2008 — Black Reel Awards — Breakthrough Performance — The Secret Life of Bees • 2019 — Newark International Film Festival — Best Actor in a Narrative Short — Fifteen