American actor Tyler Matthew had been speculated to be a gay. However, he falsified the rumors with his blissful relationship with actress girlfriend. 

The Chicago native is mostly known for his role as Philip Shea in the drama limited series Eyewitness. The young age actor has quickly established himself as one of the best up and coming actors on the TV screen and has his hands full with prospective projects.

Shorties: Tyler Young performs as the lead character in the short film Omeleto about manhood. (Published on May 15, 2018)

Tyler Young is acting on the sets for the upcoming season of Eyewitness Season 2 as the lead Philip Shea.

Tyler Young Bio: Age, Parents, Education

The Illinois native was born on 17 December 1990 in Chicago, Illinois. During his early years, he grew up in a place called Kildeer. His parents are American and Tyler also has two siblings in his family: a younger brother and a younger sister. However, names of any of them are not known, Tyler being a private person about family matters.

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Tyler attended Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois and later graduated from DePaul University with a degree in advertising and public relations. To quench his thirst of acting, he also studies acting at DePaul in its The Theatre School. Later, he also studied improvisational theatre at The Second City.

Tyler Matthew Career Ladder

27-year-old Tyler is an uprising actor in the entertainment world. He debuted in the entertainment world in 2014 with his short appearance as Sam in the comedy The Ballad of Ronnie and Clive. 

Since then, he had his hands in numerous projects such as Fox's Empire, CBS's series Code Black, and ABC's limited series When We Rise.

In 2016, Tyler, who stands at the height of 6 feet (1.83 m), landed on his first significant role as Philip Shea in the television series, Eyewitness. The series amassed a massive acclamation for Tyler and helped him garner more attention. 

He stars in the upcoming horror movie Polaroid as Connor Bell and also stars as 20-years-old Mike Brown in the film, The Mystery of Casa Matusita. The release date of both the movie is yet to be revealed.  

Tyler Breaks Rumors Of Gay

As for his family life, Tyler was born on 17 December 1990 to parents Tim and Lori. He has a brother named Stephen, who happens to be an interior designer and gay. 

Tyler witnessed the coming out of his brother and understood the hardships LGBTQ people suffered. Not only that, but he also experienced himself being speculated as a gay. 

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The gay rumored were fueled after Tyler portrayed a gay teenager in the USA Network's Eyewitness. He had acted like a boyfriend of the character Lukas Waldenbeck, played by James Paxton.

However, he snapped the rumors away by flaunting his dating relationship with a girlfriend. 

Who Is His GirlFriend? 

Tyler has been in a relationship with actress Iliana Raykovski since 2011. Iliana Raykovski is known for her role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Bodied (2017) and Penny Sucker (2017).

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The dating-couple used to live in the same building and met in the elevator. However, they didn't talk for six months before finally going on an unpredicted date.

Nevertheless, the couple has been together for seven years now, and their long-term relationship has set relationship goals as their blissful relationship is still going smoothly as ever.  

Mentions Partner On Social Media, Trashy Memes Makes Relationship Interesting 

Tyler and his girlfriend, IIiana, both are very open in regards to their relationship. The pair timely uploads pictures of one another in their social media, and flaunts their relationship. 

They even spend quality times with each other and click funny pictures together. Interestingly, the duo shares most of their together clicked pictures on their social media, and showcase their affection for each other. 

Tyler Matthew and girlfriend Iliana Raykovski spends quality time inside a van on 28 August 2017 (Photo: Tyler Matthew's Instagram)

One such instance was on Iliana's birthday. Tyler uploaded a picture of his lady on the day that was 18 October 2017, and via the caption dedicated a message for her. He quoted Iliana as the most brilliant & beautiful person and teased her saying that he would refrain himself from not tagging her in trashy memes. 

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With love and affection for each other, the pair replenishes jolly time, and their relationship fortifies more with the passing years.Â