Byron Thames
- Actor
- Editor
- Additional Crew
Byron Thames moved to Los Angeles from New Orleans with his mother when
he was 8 years old. At age 11, he began acting classes and was hired to
do his first television series,
Father Murphy (1981). He worked
with Michael Landon on this show
for 2 seasons and then went on to do other films and TV guest
appearances. At age 15, he moved back to Mississippi, where he was
born, to live with his father and go to high school. There, he remained
for 2 years before returning to L.A. to resume acting. At 17, he got
his own apartment and went back to work in TV and film. His first job
upon his return was, coincidentally,
Highway to Heaven (1984),
again with Michael Landon. By age
19, he was doing another series, with
Barbara Eden, called
A Brand New Life (1989),
created by Chris Carter
(The X-Files (1993)) and also
starring Jennie Garth
(90210 (2008)). At age 20, Byron
married and had a son by age 24. Throughout his 20s, Byron worked on
and off and appeared in
Don's Plum (2001), with
Leonardo DiCaprio and
Tobey Maguire, before breaking once again
from acting to write and persue his goals with his band, "Duke
Daniels", in which he played piano and organ. After recording an album,
touring the U.S., and educating himself in the production of TV and
film, Byron is acting, writing, directing and making music.
