Tysen Knight was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but raised in New Jersey. Tysen's love for acting came naturally, when, as a child, he would spend time dancing, singing and acting movie scenes in front of a mirror. He found the inspiration to pursue acting from his ability to make people laugh. After high school, he moved to Philadelphia where his passion for the arts became more pronounced.

Tysen Knight's strikingly good looks and six pack abs have catapulted his career as a model and landed him numerous high profile music videos across A-list stars, making him an official "Hollywood Hottie". He is the leading man across super-talented and drop dead gorgeous stars as Mya, Chrisette Michele, Sunshine Anderson, Paula Deanda, Fantasia, Trinity Stone and Mary J. Bilge. Tysen unveils his comedic muscles playing the lead in Sharam's" Party all the Time" music video, a spoof of Eddie Murphy's original video. Tysen plays "Eddie Murphy" and it is pure electricity, giving Tysen Knight a five-star rating with his worldwide audience on YouTube. Other celebrities Tysen has shared the stage with are Outkast, Musiq and Carl Henry.

As a print model, Tysen Knight's Billboards are all over Los Angeles, perhaps, in your neighborhood in the "Meth PSA Drug Awareness Campaign", and is a print model for Donald Trump's "Taj Mahal Casino and Hotel". Tysen Knight's unique comedic touch landed him his film debut in Epic Movie (FOX), a satire comedy about today's most popular movies. He played the role of "Kanye West" across Jennifer Coolidge, David Carradine, Carmen Electra and Kal Penn. In the movie House Arrest, he went on to play the starring lead as "DJ", a young man who goes too far to impress the girl of his dreams. Tysen Knight lives between New York and Los Angeles. Tysen Knight is an Artist, Screenwriter, Director and Film Producer.