Michael Trevino

Michael Trevino (born January 25, 1985 in Montebello, California) is an American actor. He is known as Tyler Lockwood in the CW hit series The Vampire Diaries.

Early life




Raised in Montebello, California and later Valencia, California, his mother was originally from Zacatecas, Mexico and his father was born in Fresno, California to Mexican immigrants.

Career


He played the role of Jackson Meade, heir to Meade Milk, in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles. He has also appeared as a guest star on Cold Case, Without a Trace, Bones, and Commander in Chief. He was seen in Not Another Teen Movie as an extra. Michael also had a small role on the TV series Charmed in the eighth season episode, "Malice in Wonderland", as Alastair.
He also had a recurring role on The Riches on FX, playing high school student, Brent, in a four episode story arc in Season 1, and appeared in the third episode of Season 2.
He played the role of Jaime Vega on the short-lived 2007 television series Cane.
Trevino was cast as the character Ozzie, a student at West Beverly Hills High School, for a three episode arc on the CW's 90210. He played the part of Naomi's guy crush for the week.
Michael now stars as Tyler Lockwood in the new hit series The Vampire Diaries which came out September 2009 on The CW.