7.9
Movie
Acting
Tyler Perry
- Born
- (age 57)
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Credits
- 149 titles
Biography
Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry, Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an African-American actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, producer, author, songwriter., and entrepreneur.
Already a successful artist in Southern theater, Perry began to make national celebrity status in 2005 with the release of his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. He has won critical praise for playing Madea, a mentally strong woman who handles adversity with optimism and happiness; his critically acclaimed portrayal of her in the award-winning "Madea" series has caused him to be one of the most respected black actors in Hollywood.
He has produced multiple TV series as well as films, started a multiple year partnership with OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), and opened his own film studio, Tyler Perry Studios, in Georgia.
Perry was included in Time's list of the 100 most influential people of 2020. In 2022, he was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
Signature work
Known For
7.9
Movie
7.4
Movie
Star Trek
7.1
Movie
Don't Look Up
6.1
Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
7.0
Movie
Vice
6.6
Movie
Those Who Wish Me Dead
7.0
Movie
Brain on Fire
7.3
Movie
PAW Patrol: The Movie
7.7
Movie
STRAW
7.0
Movie
A Fall from Grace
5.1
Movie
Alex Cross
7.6
Movie
The Six Triple Eight
6.5
Movie
The Star
5.8
Movie
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
6.0
Movie
A Madea Family Funeral
5.8
Movie
Boo! A Madea Halloween
6.7
Movie
Acrimony
5.8
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Acting credits 98
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair Film | Madea / Joe / Brian |
| 2026 | Why Did I Get Married Again? Film | Terry |
| 2026 | Joe's College Road Trip Film | Joe / Madea / Brian |
| 2025 | Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2025 | Madea's Destination Wedding Film | Madea / Brian / Joe |
| 2024 | Hollywood Black TV | Self (archive footage) (4 ep) |
| 2023 | Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story Film | Self |
| 2022 | Harry & Meghan TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Sherri TV | Self - Guest (3 ep) |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming Film | Madea / Uncle Joe |
| 2022 | JANET JACKSON. TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Don't Look Up Film | Jack Bremmer |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Film | Self |
| 2021 | PAW Patrol: The Movie Film | Gus (voice) |
| 2021 | Hart to Heart TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Those Who Wish Me Dead Film | Arthur |
| 2021 | Wahl Street TV | Self - Founder & CEO, Tyler Perry Studios (5 ep) |
| 2021 | Directors on Directors TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces Film | Self |
| 2020 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell - The Play Film | Madea |
| 2020 | John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero Film | |
| 2020 | #blackAF TV | Tyler Perry (1 ep) |
| 2020 | A Fall from Grace Film | Rory |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2019 | The Tamron Hall Show TV | Self - Guest (2 ep) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self (5 ep) |
| 2019 | A Madea Family Funeral Film | Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow |
| 2019 | Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul Film | Self - Host |
| 2018 | Vice Film | Colin Powell |
| 2017 | The Star Film | Cyrus (voice) |
| 2017 | Boo 2! A Madea Halloween Film | Madea/Joe/Brian |
| 2017 | OBJECTified TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Steve TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke: The Series TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Brain on Fire Film | Richard |
| 2017 | Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play Film | Madea |
| 2016 | Boo! A Madea Halloween Film | Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons |
| 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Film | Baxter Stockman |
| 2016 | Chelsea TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2016 | The Passion Film | Narrator |
| 2015 | Taraji's White Hot Holidays TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Jay Leno's Garage TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love Film | Madea / Joe / Brian |
| 2014 | Gone Girl Film | Tanner Bolt |
| 2014 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play Film | Madea |
| 2014 | The Single Moms Club Film | T.K. |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self, Self - Guest (5 ep) |
| 2013 | A Madea Christmas Film | Madea |
| 2013 | Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall TV | (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Love Thy Neighbor TV | Madea (91 ep) |
| 2012 | Eddie Murphy: One Night Only Film | Self |
| 2012 | Alex Cross Film | Dr. Alex Cross |
| 2012 | Madea's Witness Protection Film | Madea / Joe / Brian |
| 2012 | Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play Film | Madea |
| 2012 | Good Deeds Film | Wesley Deeds |
| 2011 | Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play Film | Madea |
Crew credits 88
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | I Am Yours Film | Producer |
| TBA | Sisters in Italy Film | Director, Producer |
| TBA | T Film | Executive Producer |
| TBA | Otra Film | Executive Producer |
| TBA | Sister Act 3 Film | Producer |
| TBA | Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair Film | Director of Photography |
| TBA | Tyler Perry's Confabulation Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2026 | Give Me Some Sugah Film | Producer |
| 2026 | Tyler Perry's The Gospel of Christmas Film | Executive Producer, Director |
| 2026 | Doing Life Film | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2026 | Route 187 TV | Director, Production Executive (4 ep) |
| 2026 | Why Did I Get Married Again? Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2026 | Strung Film | Producer |
| 2026 | Joe's College Road Trip Film | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 2025 | Tyler Perry's Finding Joy Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2025 | Ruth & Boaz Film | Producer |
| 2025 | Madea's Destination Wedding Film | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2025 | Tyler Perry's Divorced Sistas TV | Executive Producer, Creator (16 ep) |
| 2025 | STRAW Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2025 | Miss Governor TV | Producer, Creator (16 ep) |
| 2025 | Tyler Perry's Duplicity Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2024 | The Six Triple Eight Film | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 2024 | Beauty in Black TV | Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator (8 ep) |
| 2024 | Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black Film | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 2024 | Mea Culpa Film | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 2023 | Caught Up TV | Executive Producer (4 ep) |
| 2022 | Tyler Perry's Zatima TV | Writer, Director, Creator (70 ep) |
| 2022 | A Jazzman's Blues Film | Writer, Producer, Director |
| 2022 | Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming Film | Executive Producer, Director, Writer |
| 2021 | All the Queen's Men TV | Teleplay (2 ep) |
| 2021 | Wahl Street TV | Thanks (5 ep) |
| 2020 | Tyler Perry's Assisted Living TV | Writer, Director, Creator (138 ep) |
| 2020 | Tyler Perry's Bruh TV | Director, Writer, Creator (24 ep) |
| 2020 | Tyler Perry's Ruthless TV | Creator |
| 2020 | Tyler Perry's Young Dylan TV | Director, Writer, Creator (4 ep) |
| 2020 | A Fall from Grace Film | Director, Writer, Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Tyler Perry's The Oval TV | Creator |
| 2019 | Tyler Perry's Sistas TV | Creator |
| 2019 | A Madea Family Funeral Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2018 | Nobody's Fool Film | Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay |
| 2018 | Acrimony Film | Screenplay, Producer, Director |
| 2017 | Boo 2! A Madea Halloween Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2017 | Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play Film | Writer, Director |
| 2016 | Boo! A Madea Halloween Film | Producer, Writer, Director |
| 2016 | Too Close to Home TV | Creator |
| 2015 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love Film | Producer |
| 2014 | Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play Film | Writer, Producer, Director |
| 2014 | Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong TV | Creator |
| 2014 | Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play Film | Director, Executive Producer, Writer |
| 2014 | The Single Moms Club Film | Producer, Director, Screenplay |
| 2013 | A Madea Christmas Film | Producer, Director, Screenplay |
| 2013 | Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play Film | Writer, Director |
| 2013 | Love Thy Neighbor TV | Creator |
| 2013 | Love Thy Neighbour TV | Creator |
| 2013 | Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots TV | Writer, Producer, Director, Creator (61 ep) |
| 2013 | Peeples Film | Producer |
| 2013 | Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor Film | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 2012 | Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play Film | Writer, Director |
| 2012 | Madea's Witness Protection Film | Producer, Screenplay, Director |
| 2012 | Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play Film | Director, Writer |