Overview
Tristan Wilds gave Michael Lee a guarded intelligence that helped make The Wire’s schoolchildren central to its final two seasons. After Baltimore, he moved into a very different television world as Dixon Wilson on 90210, which ran from 2008 to 2013. His film work included The Secret Life of Bees and Red Tails; later television credits included The Breaks and Shots Fired. He also appeared opposite Adele in her “Hello” video. [Career overview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_Wilds) Music became a substantial second career under the name Mack Wilds. His 2013 debut, New York: A Love Story, earned a 2014 Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album: a nomination, not a win. AfterHours followed in 2017. [Recording Academy](https://www.grammy.com/artists/mack-wilds/18175/) In Swagger, he played Alonzo Powers, a shoe-company executive operating around elite youth basketball, and returned for the second season in 2023. [Apple](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2021/10/apple-tv-celebrates-swagger-ahead-of-october-29-global-premiere/)
Quick Facts
- Known for
- T, h, e,
- Occupation
- Actor
- Born
- July 15, 1989 in Staten Island
- First credit
- 2002