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Keith Powers
American actor and model (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keith Tyree Powers (born August 22, 1992) is an American actor and model. He is best known for his roles as Tyree in the film Straight Outta Compton (2015), Ronnie DeVoe in BET's miniseries The New Edition Story (2017), and David in the Netflix film Uglies (2024). Powers was also featured as Cameron in the Netflix film #RealityHigh (2017).
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Career
After graduating from Sheldon High School in 2010,[1] he moved to Los Angeles with his father to focus on modeling, signing with the Wilhelmina Agency.[2]
In 2013, Powers landed a role in the movie House Party: Tonight's the Night.[3] After flying to South Africa for shooting, he decided to pursue acting full-time. He played Gutta in the BET hip hop anthology series Tales,[4] and Cameron Drake in the Netflix original film Reality High.[5] He had a recurring role on the MTV series Faking It and has since become known for his part as Tyree in the film Straight Outta Compton.[6] He was cast as Ronnie DeVoe in The New Edition Story and later co-starred in Famous in Love on Freeform.[7][8][9] He also appeared in the Netflix series What/If (2019).
In 2024, Powers co-starred as David in the Netflix film Uglies, an adaptation of the 2005 novel by the same name by Scott Westerfield.
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Personal life
Keith Powers is in a relationship with actress/singer Ryan Destiny.[10][11][12]
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Television
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