Keith Powers

Keith Powers
Keith Powers
Born	August 22, 1992 (age 33); Sacramento, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, model
Years active	2009–present
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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).

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.

Personal life

Keith Powers is in a relationship with actress and singer Ryan Destiny. The two dated for four years from 2017 to 2022 before ending their relationship, but Destiny later confirmed on The Breakfast Club morning show that the breakup was "just a [little] bump in the road", and the two have since gotten back together.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13] The couple announced on Instagram on October 5, 2025 that they had gotten engaged.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	House Party: Tonight's the Night	Quentin	Video
2015	Straight Outta Compton	Tyree
2017	Before I Fall	Patrick
	#RealityHigh	Cameron Drake
	Maximum Impact	Special Agent Vance
2021	Violet	Keith
	The Tomorrow War	Major Greenwood
	On Our Way	David Adler
2023	Door Mouse	Ugly
2023	The Perfect Find	Eric
2024	Uglies	David

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Pretty Little Liars	Stringer Guy	Episode: "Gamma Zeta Die!"
2014–2015	Faking It	Theo	Recurring cast: Season 2
2015	Fear the Walking Dead	Calvin	Episode: "Pilot"
2015	Sin City Saints	LaDarius Pope	Main cast
2016	Recovery Road	Zach	Recurring cast
2017	Wild 'N Out	Himself/co-team Captain	Episode: "New Edition Cast/Nick Grant"
	The New Edition Story	Ronnie DeVoe	Main cast
	Tales	Amari "Gutta" Anderson	Episode: "Cold Hearted"
2017–2018	Famous in Love	Jordan Wilder	Main cast
2019	What/If	Todd Archer	Main cast
2024	Emperor of Ocean Park	Lionel	Supporting cast

Music videos

Year	Song	Artist	Director(s)	Role
2019	"Single Again"	Big Sean	Lawrence Lamont	Elliot

Awards and Nominations


Year	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2024	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	The Perfect Find	Won

References

^ Wang, Frances (December 30, 2016). "Keith Powers: From football field to red carpet". KXTV (ABC10). Sacramento, California. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
^ Caraccio, David (March 14, 2017). "Sacramento actor Keith Powers of 'Straight Outta Compton' fame reveals concept trailer for his short film". Sacramento Bee (blog).
^ Wang, Frances (December 30, 2016). "Keith Powers: From football fields to the red carpet". Sacramento, California: ABC 10. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
^ Tinubu, Aramide (June 26, 2017). "So ... Here Is Your First Look at BET's New Anthology Series 'Tales'". Jet. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
^ Allen, Kiera. "'#Reality High' is just that — real". The Daily Journal. Kankakee, Illinois. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
^ Dunand, Jérémie (March 21, 2017). "The New Edition Story: coup de projecteur sur Keith Powers, bientôt face à Bella Thorne dans Famous in Love" (interview) (in French). AlloCiné.
^ Cerón, Ella (April 18, 2017). "This Is the 'Famous in Love' Character Keith Powers Says He Can Relate to Most". Teen Vogue. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
^ Rodriguez, Karla (April 18, 2017). "Keith Powers Reveals What It Is Like Working With Bella Thorne". J-14.
^ Johnson, Hillary Louise (April 17, 2017). "Actor Keith Powers". Sactown magazine.
^ "TikTok - Make Your Day". www.tiktok.com.
^ "We The Urban". July 2019. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
^ "Keith Powers and Ryan Destiny Split After 4 Years: They're 'Remaining Close Friends,' Says Source". January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
^ Brockington, Ariana (October 5, 2025). "Keith Powers and Ryan Destiny Announce Engagement: See the Photoshoot". today.com. Retrieved October 5, 2025.

External links

Keith Powers at IMDb
Keith Powers on Instagram

[1] Wang, Frances (December 30, 2016). "Keith Powers: From football field to red carpet". KXTV (ABC10). Sacramento, California. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[Bee-2] Caraccio, David (March 14, 2017). "Sacramento actor Keith Powers of 'Straight Outta Compton' fame reveals concept trailer for his short film". Sacramento Bee (blog).

[ABC10-3] Wang, Frances (December 30, 2016). "Keith Powers: From football fields to the red carpet". Sacramento, California: ABC 10. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.

[4] Tinubu, Aramide (June 26, 2017). "So ... Here Is Your First Look at BET's New Anthology Series 'Tales'". Jet. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.

[5] Allen, Kiera. "'#Reality High' is just that — real". The Daily Journal. Kankakee, Illinois. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.

[6] Dunand, Jérémie (March 21, 2017). "The New Edition Story: coup de projecteur sur Keith Powers, bientôt face à Bella Thorne dans Famous in Love" (interview) (in French). AlloCiné.

[:0-7] Cerón, Ella (April 18, 2017). "This Is the 'Famous in Love' Character Keith Powers Says He Can Relate to Most". Teen Vogue. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

[8] Rodriguez, Karla (April 18, 2017). "Keith Powers Reveals What It Is Like Working With Bella Thorne". J-14.

[9] Johnson, Hillary Louise (April 17, 2017). "Actor Keith Powers". Sactown magazine.

[10] "TikTok - Make Your Day". www.tiktok.com.

[11] "We The Urban". July 2019. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2020.

[12] "Keith Powers and Ryan Destiny Split After 4 Years: They're 'Remaining Close Friends,' Says Source". January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.

[13] "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.

[14] Brockington, Ariana (October 5, 2025). "Keith Powers and Ryan Destiny Announce Engagement: See the Photoshoot". today.com. Retrieved October 5, 2025.

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Keith Powers
Born	(1992-08-22) August 22, 1992 (age 33) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, model
Years active	2009–present