Who is Tyriq Withers, Hollywood’s new ‘scream king’?
The Florida native scored his big break on Donald Glover’s Atlanta; this year, he appears in the films Him and I Know What You Did Last Summer
Tyriq Withers is the man of the hour in his upcoming thriller film, Him, which releases in the US today, on September 19.
Here’s everything you need to know about Hollywood’s latest “scream king”, Tyriq Withers.
He was an American football player
However, when speaking to Interview Magazine in July, the 27-year-old admitted that he had a weird relationship with sports. “I had to come to terms with ‘Who am I doing it for?’ I didn’t enjoy it like I thought I did. I was just trying to make my mum proud,” he said.
After a year of playing the sport in college, Withers decided to quit and focus on “the human experience”. For him, that meant getting involved with the Black Student Union and putting on the first play with the union at the university. “Or getting involved with the Diversity Inclusion Institute, or serving as a mentor for the underdeveloped community around Florida State. Those things spoke to me more than sports,” he added.