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Tyler Hilton | |
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 Hilton at an Academy Awards afterparty, February 25, 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tyler James Hilton |
| Born | (1983-11-22)November 22, 1983 (age 41) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Origin | Bermuda Dunes, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Brittany Hilton (Sister)[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Tyler James Hilton (born November 22, 1983),[1] is an American singer-songwriter, actor and author, known for his re-occurring and prominent role onThe WB/CW'sOne Tree Hill asChris Keller, his role asElvis Presley in theJohnny Cash biopicWalk the Line, and his professional career in music, which he began in 2000.
Hilton was born inPalm Springs, California to Kristy and Robert George Hilton.[1] Raised inBermuda Dunes, California, Hilton grew up around music and began teaching himselfElvis Presley songs at an early age.[citation needed] After a brief stint inNorthern California, his family moved back to thePalm Springs area, where he wrote his first song about a girl named Rhian, whom he attended school with.[citation needed] Hilton's family made another move back toCoachella Valley for his high school endeavours, where, atLa Quinta High School, he started a band with some of his classmates.[citation needed] The band did not show much progress, so Hilton began to enter open mic nights and went to local coffee shops to play his own music.[citation needed]
Hilton heard a local radio station was giving awayJonny Lang concert tickets and called intoThe Mark & Brian radio show onKLOS in Los Angeles at the age of 16. While on the phone, he sang ana cappella version ofJonny Lang’s song "Breakin' Me". Mark & Brian were so impressed with Hilton's performance that they gave him a spot at the station's Christmas concert. Word of Hilton caught the ear ofMaverick Records (owned byWarner Bros. Records), who signed him up with a record deal when he was 18.[2] Hilton released a self-titled EP on April 6, 2004. All four songs were included on his first albumThe Tracks of Tyler Hilton released on September 28, 2004. After the release of his album, Hilton joined the likes ofAvril Lavigne,Jet,50 Cent, andJosh Groban as an artist chosen byAOL Breaker for his star potential.
In addition to his own albums, Hilton has also appeared on each of the three differentOne Tree Hill soundtrack albums, some with formerly unreleased material that cannot be found anywhere else. Most notably, the cover of theRyan Adams song "When the Stars Go Blue", which was arranged into a duet with One Tree Hill starBethany Joy Lenz for the show; also, a cover of "Missing You" byJohn Waite and the original track "You'll Ask For Me". In 2005, he was part of a 23-city concert tour along with Lenz,The Wreckers andGavin Degraw.[3][4] During the summer of that year, he opened forHilary Duff on her "Still Most Wanted Tour".[5]
His EP,Better on Beachwood, which features three songs was released in May 2009.Ladies & Gentlemen, another EP followed in April 2010 and features five songs. Both EPs are available oniTunes.
For five years, Hilton worked on an album calledThe Storms We Share.[6] The album, containing some songs ofLadies & Gentlemen, was planned to be released in the late summer of 2010.[7] However, when the direction changed at Warner Bros. Records, Hilton left the label resulting in the material not being released.[6]
On June 27, 2011, Tyler Hilton's song "Faithful" was released on the soundtrack ofLarry Crowne.[8]
On January 11, 2012, Hilton released a free song called "Loaded Gun" from his upcoming albumForget the Storm on his website and was featured in the season 9 premiere episode ofOne Tree Hill following his return as Chris Keller. Hilton also debuted two songs from the album called "Kicking My Heels" and "Prince of Nothing Charming" on the show. On February 14, 2012, "Prince of Nothing Charming", the first single from Hilton's upcoming albumForget the Storm, was made available on iTunes. On March 7, 2012, Hilton revealed via Twitter thatForget The Storm, his first full-length LP since 2004, would be released on April 3, 2012. The album was produced byDavid Hodges among others and released through Hilton's own label, Hooptie Tune Records.[9] He chose to title it "Forget the Storm" as a reference to his unreleased album, "The Storms We Share", and described it as "a little more rock and roll."[6] Hilton began a tour in the United States with Dion Roy and "Dakota and Will" in March 2012 which ended mid June 2012.[10] He also toured withBoyce Avenue in the UK and Ireland in June 2012 until July 2012 and will return late October 2012 on his own headlining tour after more US shows, wrapping up the year with shows back in the US.[11] On December 7, 2016, Hilton release a new single called "Next To You" on iTunes; It was recorded on his Forget The Storm Deluxe Version as an acoustic version.
In 2017, Tyler Hilton released his cover of "Stay" byRihanna and released his most recent single "Overtime" on August 15, 2017.[12]
After his stint asChris Keller onOne Tree Hill, Hilton went on to appear in theAcademy Award-winning filmWalk the Line as a youngElvis Presley. For the part, Hilton was given the opportunity to cover two Elvis songs for the film: "Milk Cow Blues" and "That's All Right". Both songs are featured on the film'saward-winningsoundtrack.
In 2007, Hilton played the love interest in country music artistTaylor Swift's music video for her song "Teardrops on My Guitar"[13] and appeared in the 2008 filmCharlie Bartlett. He was withCharlie Bartlett co-star and now wifeMegan Park in the music video for the bandGloriana's song "(Kissed You) Good Night" released in January 2012.[14]
Hilton also performed in a Season 4 episode ofMy Super Sweet Sixteen (Amberly) during a young girl's sweet 16 party. He also appeared onVH1'sSingle Ladies.
After a five-year break fromOne Tree Hill, Hilton returned as a regular for itsninth and final season.[15]
In 2016, Hilton played Noah Casey, a billionaire love interest for the main character inPitch.
On February 26th, 2025, Hilton announced his forthcoming children's book "Daddy: Live In Concert" would be released on April 8th, 2025.
Hilton lives in Los Angeles. In 2013, he became engaged to Canadian actressMegan Park, whom he met on the set ofCharlie Bartlett,[16] in 2006,[17][18] and they married on October 10, 2015.[19] The couple have a daughter, born on December 20, 2019, and a son, born in 2024.[20]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2005 | Walk the Line | Elvis Presley |
| 2007 | Charlie Bartlett | Murphy Bivens |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | American Dreams | Folk Singer | Episode 2.14 "Old Enough to Fight" |
| 2004–2012 | One Tree Hill | Chris Keller | Recurring role (Seasons 2–4), Main role (Season 9) 29 episodes |
| 2011 | Single Ladies | Reed Durham | Episode 1.05 "That's What Friends Are For" Episode 1.07 "Take Me to the Next Phase" Episode 1.08 "Lost Without You" Episode 1.09 "Can't Hide Love" Episode 1.10 "Everything Ain't What It Seems" Episode 1.11 "Is This the End?" |
| 2013 | Christmas on the Bayou | Caleb | TV Movie |
| 2014–15 | Extant | Charlie Arthurs | Recurring role 20 Episodes |
| 2014 | Castle | Tobias | Episode 7.07 "Once Upon A Time in the West" |
| 2016 | Pitch | Noah Casey | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Guest diner; Episode: "Trying to Pasta Test" |
| 2018 | The Christmas Contract | Himself/Musical guest | Lifetime Movie-Reunited with One Tree Hill co-stars |
| 2019 | A Christmas Wish | Wyatt | Lifetime Movie |
| 2022 | When Christmas Was Young | Luke Dawson | CBS TV Movie |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||
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| US | CAN | Heatseekers | Internet | ||||
| Tyler Hilton |
| — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
| The Tracks of Tyler Hilton |
| 124 | — | 15 | 12 |
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| Forget the Storm |
| 189 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Indian Summer |
| — | — | 19 | — | — | — |
| City on Fire |
| — | — | 19 | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||
| Year | Title | Director |
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| 2004 | "When It Comes" | Nick Spanos[21] |
| Adam Pollina[22] | ||
| Charles Mehling[23] | ||
| 2005 | "How Love Should Be" | Tyler Hilton[24] |
| 2007 | "You'll Ask for Me" | Brad Belanger[25] |
| 2010 | "This World Will Turn Your Way" |
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