Tye White
American actor
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Tye White is an American actor, known for his roles as Jack Fordham in the NBC series American Auto (2021–2023), the CBS series NCIS: Los Angeles (2014–2023) where he played Aiden Hanna, the CBS series Fire Country (2024–currently) where he plays Cole Rodman, as well as his role Kevin Satterlee in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf (2016–2018).
Tye White | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse | Rania Nasreen White (2018–present) |
| Children | 2[1] |
Life and career
White is African American, born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Brother Rice High School (Michigan) and studied at the University of Michigan.[2][3]
His first major role was in the VH1 television film Drumline: A New Beat in 2014. He has a recurring role as Aiden Hanna, son of Sam Hanna (played by LL Cool J) in the CBS procedural series NCIS: Los Angeles and in 2016 appeared in a secondary role as Jason Simpson, O. J. Simpson's son, in the FX series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.[4]
In 2015, White was cast in a series regular role in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Greenleaf.[5] He plays Kevin Satterlee, Charity Greenleaf-Satterlee's (played by Deborah Joy Winans) husband.[6] The series also stars Lynn Whitfield, Keith David, Merle Dandridge, and Kim Hawthorne.[7] He left the series in 2018.[8] In 2021, White was cast in the NBC comedy series American Auto opposite Ana Gasteyer.[9][10]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The People I've Slept With | Male Dancer | Uncredited |
| 2010 | Hopeless | James | Short film |
| 2010 | Life of the Party: Vol. II | LeBron | |
| 2012 | Bottled | Tripp | Short film |
| 2013 | The Meet | Craig | Short film |
| 2014 | Drumline: A New Beat | Armondi Mason | Television film |
| 2015 | Sleep Over | Tye | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Amazing Race 13 | Himself | 5 episodes before being eliminated. Credited as 'Ty White'.[3] |
| 2011 | Pretty Little Liars | Jock | Episode: "Know Your Frenemies" |
| 2014 | Mixology | Dave | Episode: "Liv & Jim" |
| 2014 | Red Band Society | Bouncer | Episode: "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" |
| 2014–20 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Aiden Hanna | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Jason Simpson | 9 episodes |
| 2016–18 | Greenleaf | Kevin Satterlee | 30 episodes |
| 2018–19 | Chicago Fire | Tyler | 3 episodes |
| 2021–23 | American Auto | Jack | 23 episodes |
| 2024–Present | Fire Country | Cole Rodman | 16 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NBA 2K21 | Junior | |