Ty Mitchell was born in Raton, New Mexico on August 16, 1965. He resides in the Big Bend of West Texas. He is a ranch owner and cowboy. After completing high school, he joined the United States Navy serving in 3 combat conflicts during his 4 year tenure in the service. Throughout his life Ty has worked numerous occupations including fighting oil drilling rig fires, operating heavy equipment, commercial truck driving, commercial pipeline and structural welding and has worked as a commercial fisherman. He has acted on films such as True Grit and Killers of the Flower Moon, as well as numerous television shows, commercials and music videos. Ty does much of his own stunt work and has been a member of SAG-AFTRA for over 10 years.