Keith Powers

After graduating from Sheldon High School in 2010,^[1] he moved to Los Angeles with his father to focus on modeling, signing with the Wilhelmina Agency.^[2]

In 2013, Powers landed a role in the movie House Party: Tonight's the Night.^[3] After flying to South Africa for shooting, he decided to pursue acting full-time. He played Gutta in the BET hip hop anthology series Tales,^[4] and Cameron Drake in the Netflix original film Reality High.^[5] 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.^[6] He was cast as Ronnie DeVoe in The New Edition Story and later co-starred in Famous in Love on Freeform.^[7][8][9] He also appeared in the Netflix series What/If (2019).^[10]

In 2024, Powers co-starred as David in the Netflix film Uglies, an adaptation of the 2005 novel by the same name by Scott Westerfield.^[11]

Keith Powers is in a relationship with actress and singer Ryan Destiny. The two dated for four years from 2017 to 2022 before ending their relationship, but Destiny later confirmed on The Breakfast Club morning show that the breakup was "just a [little] bump in the road", and the two have since gotten back together.^{[12][13][14][15]} The couple announced on Instagram on October 5, 2025 that they had gotten engaged.^[16]