Tyler Blackburn

Tyler Jordon Blackburn is an American actor and singer. He is widely recognized for playing Caleb Rivers on the television series Pretty Little Liars and its spin-off, Ravenswood. He also played Alex Manes on the series Roswell, New Mexico.

Blackburn was born on October 12, 1986, in Burbank, California. He grew up with one older sister and three younger brothers. At ten years old, he had a benign bone tumor removed, which left a four-inch scar on his left shoulder.

His acting career began in 2004 with an appearance on the Nickelodeon series Unfabulous. He went on to play a teacher in the 2005 short film The Doers of Coming Deeds and made a cameo in the 2008 film Next of Kin. In 2009, he appeared in Cold Case and the web series Rockville CA. The following year, Blackburn appeared on Days of Our Lives and Gigantic, and acted in the independent film Peach Plum Pear.

In October 2010, Blackburn was cast in a recurring role as Caleb Rivers on Pretty Little Liars, later becoming a series regular in 2012 for its third season. He also starred as Pete in the 2011 web series Wendy, developed by Alloy Entertainment and Macy's. In 2012, he acted in the drama Hiding. In May 2013, it was announced that he would star in the Pretty Little Liars spin-off series, Ravenswood.

In March 2018, Blackburn joined the cast of Roswell, New Mexico as Alex Manes. He served as a series regular on the show throughout its four-season run, which concluded in 2022.

In addition to acting, Blackburn has pursued music. He recorded a version of Golden State's "Save Me" as the theme song for Wendy in 2011. In 2012, he recorded the song "Find a Way," which was featured on television series such as The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Fosters, and Pretty Little Liars. He released an extended play titled Find My Way - EP in 2013 on Apple Music. Blackburn has also collaborated with the musical artist Novi, including a feature on the song "Can't Love Me," which was featured in an episode of Roswell, New Mexico. He later performed the song "Would You Come Home" as his character Alex Manes in the show's second season.

In an interview with The Advocate on April 19, 2019, Blackburn publicly came out as queer and bisexual, sharing that he had identified as bisexual since his teenage years.