Acting
Tyler Perry
EN cinema · 85 credits
Born
14 September 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Also known as Emmitt Perry, Jr.
Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry, Jr.; September 13, 1969) is an African-American actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, producer, author, songwriter., and entrepreneur. Already a successful artist in Southern theater, Perry began to make national celebrity status in 2005 with the release of his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. He has won critical praise for playing Madea, a mentally strong woman who handles adversity with optimism and happiness; his critically acclaimed portrayal of her in the award-winning "Madea" series has caused him to be one of the most respected black actors in Hollywood. He has produced multiple TV series as well as films, started a multiple year partnership with OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), and opened his own film studio, Tyler Perry Studios, in Georgia. Perry was included in Time's list of the 100 most influential people of 2020. In 2022, he was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
Known for
Filmography
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Affair
as Madea / Joe / Brian, Director of Photography
I Am Yours
I Am Yours
Producer
Sisters in Italy
Sisters in Italy
Director, Producer
T
Executive Producer
Otra
Otra
Executive Producer
Sister Act 3
Producer
Tyler Perry's Confabulation
Tyler Perry's Confabulation
Director, Writer, Producer
Joe's College Road Trip
as Joe / Madea / Brian, Producer, Director, Writer
Why Did I Get Married Again?
as Terry, Director, Writer, Producer
Doing Life
Director, Producer, Writer
Strung
Producer
Tyler Perry's The Gospel of Christmas
2026
Tyler Perry's The Gospel of Christmas
Executive Producer, Director
Madea's Destination Wedding
as Madea / Brian / Joe, Director, Producer, Writer
Tyler Perry's Finding Joy
Producer, Writer, Director
Tyler Perry's Duplicity
Producer, Writer, Director
Ruth & Boaz
Producer
STRAW
Director, Writer, Producer
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
Director, Writer, Producer
Mea Culpa
Writer, Director, Producer
The Six Triple Eight
Writer, Director, Producer
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
as Madea / Uncle Joe, Executive Producer, Director, Writer
A Jazzman's Blues
Producer, Writer, Director
Those Who Wish Me Dead
as Arthur
Don't Look Up
as Jack Bremmer
PAW Patrol: The Movie
as Gus (voice)
A Fall from Grace
as Rory, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
A Madea Family Funeral
as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow, Director, Writer, Producer
Vice
as Colin Powell
Nobody's Fool
Executive Producer, Director, Screenplay
Acrimony
Screenplay, Producer, Director
Brain on Fire
as Richard
Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
as Madea, Director, Writer
The Star
as Cyrus (voice)
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
as Madea/Joe/Brian, Director, Writer, Producer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
as Baxter Stockman
Boo! A Madea Halloween
as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons, Producer, Writer, Director
The Passion
as Narrator
Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
as Madea / Joe / Brian, Producer
Gone Girl
as Tanner Bolt
The Single Moms Club
as T.K., Director, Producer, Screenplay
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
as Madea, Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Producer
Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
Writer, Producer, Director
A Madea Christmas
as Madea, Director, Producer, Screenplay
Peeples
Producer
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play
Writer, Director
Good Deeds
as Wesley Deeds, Screenplay, Director, Producer
Alex Cross
as Dr. Alex Cross
Madea's Witness Protection
as Madea / Joe / Brian, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
as Madea, Director, Writer, Producer
Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play
Director, Writer
Tyler Perry's I Don't Want to Do Wrong - The Play
Director, Writer
Madea's Big Happy Family
as Madea / Joe / Self, Director, Writer, Producer
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
as Madea, Director, Writer
Why Did I Get Married Too?
as Terry, Director, Writer, Producer
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
as Madea, Director, Writer
For Colored Girls
Director, Screenplay, Producer
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
as Madea, Director, Writer, Producer
Star Trek
as Admiral Richard Barnett
Madea Goes to Jail
as Madea / Joe / Brian, Producer, Writer, Director
Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play
Executive Producer, Writer, Producer, Director
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Ben, Director, Producer, Writer
Meet the Browns
as Madea / Joe, Director, Producer, Writer
Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play
Director, Producer, Writer
Why Did I Get Married?
as Terry, Director, Writer, Producer
Daddy's Little Girls
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Madea's Family Reunion
as Madea / Brian / Joe, Executive Producer, Director, Theatre Play, Writer
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
as Madea, Director, Writer
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
Director, Producer, Writer
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Madea / Brian / Joe, Writer, Theatre Play, Executive Producer
Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns - The Play
Writer, Producer, Director
Madea’s Christmas Special
as Madea, Director, Writer
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
as Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Dr. Willie Leroy Jones, Director, Producer, Writer
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
as Mable 'Madea' Simmons, Director, Writer, Producer
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
as Mable 'Madea' Simmons, Director, Writer
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
as Daddy Charles / Mable 'Madea' Simmons, Producer, Director, Writer