- Born
- Birth nameBrent Dekock
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Brent Tyler was born in Durban, South Africa on the 9th June 1977 to single mother, Myra Dekock. She moved young Brent to Cape Town shortly there after. He has an older brother, Dean Clarke. He showed a peculiar interest in performing arts at a very early age but was not until high school that he decided to partake in theater. After graduation he put the arts on hold for awhile, while he opened and closed a restaurant, traveled to Thailand, Cambodia, South China Sea, Andaman Sea, and all over South Africa. He returned to Cape Town and moved through various positions in the restaurant field until 2003 when he traveled to Florida. He made his way to New York and then to Los Angeles to follow his dream of acting. Brent has yet to reconcile with his father.
- IMDb mini biography by: Kristina Grubbs
- SpouseKristina Roxanne Grubbs(October 15, 2005 - 2021) (divorced, 1 child)
- Shaved Head
- Former jobs include restaurant management and sommelier. Moved to USA from Cape Town, South Africa in 2003.
- His mother is part German, French and Korean while his father is Indian which makes for his interesting look!.
- Became good friends with actor and model, Greg Plitt, while filming an Indie short with him in 2006.
- Studied and practiced Jiu-Jitsu, Goju-Ryu and Judo for most of his life. Limits his training these days because of too many permanent injuries.
- Brent auditioned for the lead, Henry Lowe, in the Denzel Washington directed, The Great Debaters. The role was given to Nate Parker, who appeared in the movie, Rome and Jewel, with Brent's acting coach, Joe Palese.
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