Tyler Lepley

Tyler Lepley (born March 24, 1987) Lepley is Italian on his mother's side and Jamaican on his biological father's side. Lepley revealed that he was teased as a child because he was the only biracial kid in his school.

Lepley played football in high school under the name Tyler Dinnis. In June 2003, he suffered an injury which nearly ended his football career and later underwent surgery. By the summer of 2004, Lepley was back on the field and was selected as the MVP at sports camp for Villanova University. He attended Kutztown University on a football scholarship. Lepley played football for the university until the fall of 2007. He went on to graduate from Kutztown in 2010 with a degree in criminal justice. Lepley accepted a friend's offer to relocate to Los Angeles in 2011 and found work as a personal trainer at Iron Fitness Gym in Santa Monica.

Career About three months after he settled in Los Angeles, Lepley was discovered by a producer at a boxing gym who invited him to audition. From that meeting, he booked a small role in an independent film Slumber Party Slaughter. In 2020, he was cast in Harlem, Tracy Oliver's comedy series on Amazon Prime Video.

In late 2025, Lepley’s Tampa restaurant Lepley’s Kitchen & Lounge permanently closed.

Personal life On July 25, 2026, Lepley married actress Miracle Watts in Mexico. In October 2022, they welcomed their first child together, a son named Xi Lei. Lepley has two children, Leo and Jade from a previous relationship with April King.

Filmography Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2012 90210 Gym Guy Episode: "It's All Fun and Games" 2013–21 The Haves and the Have Nots Benjamin "Benny" Young Series regular 2019 Tales Micah Episode: "Ex-Factor" 2020 P-Valley Diamond Series regular 2021–25 Harlem Ian