Iyana Halley

Halley was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City.^[2]

Halley's career began with appearances in television series Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez, Tosh.0, Family Time and The Mayor. She made her big screen debut in the drama film True to the Game (2017) and later reprised her role in its sequels (2020 and 2021).^[3][4] In 2018 she was featured in the final episode of HBO miniseries Sharp Objects and later co-starred in the drama film If Not Now, When?.^[5] In 2019 she appeared in the miniseries I Am the Night and starred in an episode of HBO anthology series, Room 104.^[6] She also appeared in films The Hate U Give (2018), Nineteen Summers (2019), Dutch (2021), Between Forever (2021) and Licorice Pizza (2021).

In 2022, Halley played the leading role in the thriller film Wayward,^[7] and starred with Idris Elba in the survival action horror film Beast.^[8][9][10] It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and bombed at the box office.^[11][12]

On television, she had recurring role in the NBC drama This Is Us and guest-starred in two episodes on ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary as the daughter of Sheryl Lee Ralph's character. In 2022, she guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and later had recurring roles on Good Trouble and All American: Homecoming. In 2023, she starred in the BET+ miniseries, Angel, and she starred opposite Garcelle Beauvais in the Lifetime television film Black Girl Missing in the title role.^[13][14][15] In 2024 she starred in the thriller film One Night Stay.^[16]