Tyler Perry

55 titlesSince 2005

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.

Filmography (55)

Joe's College Road Trip

2026 · Joe / Madea / Brian

Joe's College Road Trip

2026 · Director

Madea's Destination Wedding

2025 · Madea / Brian / Joe

Madea's Destination Wedding

2025 · Director

STRAW

2025 · Director

Tyler Perry's Duplicity

2025 · Director

The Six Triple Eight

2024 · Director

Beauty in Black

2024

Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black

2024 · Director

Mea Culpa

2024 · Director

A Jazzman's Blues

2022 · Director

Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming

2022 · Director

Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming

2022 · Madea / Uncle Joe

Tyler Perry's Ruthless

2020

A Fall from Grace

2020 · Director

Tyler Perry's The Oval

2019

Tyler Perry's Sistas

2019

A Madea Family Funeral

2019 · Director

A Madea Family Funeral

2019 · Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Joe / Brian / Heathrow

Nobody's Fool

2018 · Director

Acrimony

2018 · Director

Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

2017 · Director

Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

2017 · Madea/Joe/Brian

Boo! A Madea Halloween

2016 · Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons

Boo! A Madea Halloween

2016 · Director

Gone Girl

2014 · Tanner Bolt

The Single Moms Club

2014 · Director

A Madea Christmas

2013 · Madea

A Madea Christmas

2013 · Director

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots

2013

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

2013 · Director

Alex Cross

2012 · Dr. Alex Cross

Madea's Witness Protection

2012 · Madea / Joe / Brian

Madea's Witness Protection

2012 · Director

Good Deeds

2012 · Wesley Deeds

Good Deeds

2012 · Director

Madea's Big Happy Family

2011 · Director

Madea's Big Happy Family

2011 · Madea / Joe / Self

For Colored Girls

2010 · Director

Why Did I Get Married Too?

2010 · Director

Why Did I Get Married Too?

2010 · Terry

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

2009 · Madea

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

2009 · Director

Madea Goes to Jail

2009 · Director

Madea Goes to Jail

2009 · Madea / Joe / Brian

Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns

2009

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

2008 · Director

Meet the Browns

2008 · Director

Why Did I Get Married?

2007 · Director

Why Did I Get Married?

2007 · Terry

Tyler Perry's House of Payne

2007

Daddy's Little Girls

2007 · Director

Madea's Family Reunion

2006 · Director

Madea's Family Reunion

2006 · Madea / Brian / Joe

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005 · Madea / Brian / Joe