Tyler Perry
Acting
Born September 14, 1969 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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
Acting
Joe's College Road Trip
2026 · Joe / Madea / Brian
Why Did I Get Married Again?
2026
Madea's Destination Wedding
2025 · Madea / Brian / Joe
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2022 · Madea / Uncle Joe
Adele One Night Only
2021 · Self
Those Who Wish Me Dead
2021 · Arthur
Don't Look Up
2021 · Jack Bremmer
PAW Patrol: The Movie
2021 · Gus (voice)
A Fall from Grace
2020 · Rory
Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell - The Play
2020 · Madea
A Madea Family Funeral
2019 · Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow
Vice
2018 · Colin Powell
Brain on Fire
2017 · Richard
Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2017 · Madea
The Star
2017 · Cyrus (voice)
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017 · Madea/Joe/Brian
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016 · Baxter Stockman
Boo! A Madea Halloween
2016 · Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons
Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love
2015 · Madea / Joe / Brian
Gone Girl
2014 · Tanner Bolt
The Single Moms Club
2014 · T.K.
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2014 · Madea
A Madea Christmas
2013 · Madea
Good Deeds
2012 · Wesley Deeds
Alex Cross
2012 · Dr. Alex Cross
Madea's Witness Protection
2012 · Madea / Joe / Brian
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012 · Self
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2012 · Madea
Madea's Big Happy Family
2011 · Madea / Joe / Self
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
2011 · Madea
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010 · Terry
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010 · Madea
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009 · Madea
Star Trek
2009 · Admiral Richard Barnett
Madea Goes to Jail
2009 · Madea / Joe / Brian
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008 · Ben
Meet the Browns
2008 · Madea / Joe
Why Did I Get Married?
2007 · Terry
Madea's Family Reunion
2006 · Madea / Brian / Joe
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
2006 · Madea
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 · Madea / Brian / Joe
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2003 · Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Dr. Willie Leroy Jones
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002 · Mable 'Madea' Simmons
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
2002 · Mable 'Madea' Simmons
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2001 · Daddy Charles / Mable 'Madea' Simmons
Directing
Joe's College Road Trip
2026 · Director
Why Did I Get Married Again?
2026 · Director
Tyler Perry's Finding Joy
2025 · Director
Tyler Perry's Duplicity
2025 · Director
Madea's Destination Wedding
2025 · Director
STRAW
2025 · Director
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
2024 · Director
The Six Triple Eight
2024 · Director
Mea Culpa
2024 · Director
Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming
2022 · Director
A Jazzman's Blues
2022 · Director
A Fall from Grace
2020 · Director
A Madea Family Funeral
2019 · Director
Acrimony
2018 · Director
Nobody's Fool
2018 · Director
Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
2017 · Director
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
2017 · Director
Boo! A Madea Halloween
2016 · Director
The Single Moms Club
2014 · Director
Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned - The Play
2014 · Director
Tyler Perry's Madea's Neighbors from Hell - The Play
2014 · Director
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2013 · Director
A Madea Christmas
2013 · Director
Tyler Perry's The Haves & The Have Nots - The Play
2013 · Director
Good Deeds
2012 · Director
Madea's Witness Protection
2012 · Director
Tyler Perry's Aunt Bam's Place - The Play
2012 · Director
Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job - The Play
2012 · Director
Madea's Big Happy Family
2011 · Director
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - The Play
2011 · Director
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010 · Director
For Colored Girls
2010 · Director
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family - The Play
2010 · Director
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009 · Director
Madea Goes to Jail
2009 · Director
Tyler Perry's The Marriage Counselor - The Play
2009 · Director
Meet the Browns
2008 · Director
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008 · Director
Tyler Perry's What's Done In The Dark - The Play
2008 · Director
Why Did I Get Married?
2007 · Director
Daddy's Little Girls
2007 · Director
Madea's Family Reunion
2006 · Director
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married - The Play
2006 · Director
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play
2006 · Director
Madea's Class Reunion - The Play
2003 · Director
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play
2002 · Director
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Play
2002 · Director
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman - The Play
2001 · Director