From the Bronx, Tamir attended New York University - TISCH School of the arts. While attending NYU, Yardenne was asked to join the Negro Ensemble Company where he performed several Off-Off Broadway productions. He traveled to London to do Satre's No Exit. Tamir is now working in Los Angeles and can be seen starring with Jada Pinkett Smith on Hawthorne as Vernon. His past television guest spots include Dexter, NYPD Blue, The Young and the Restless, The Pretender, Ghost Stories, That's Life, Guiding Light, New York Undercover and All My Children.

Look out for Tamir as George in Miss Stevens, starring Lily Rabe in theatres this fall.

In 2007 Yardenne founded Tamirfilms Ltd. Tamrfilms' first project, "Silencio" premiered at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles to great success.

Tamir's passion for animals since his early childhood prompted him to start Tamir's Animal Rescue League in 2008.