---
name: "Tyrese Gibson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tyrese-gibson"
fi1m_id: "tyrese-gibson"
imdb_id: "nm0879085"
tmdb_id: 8169
wikidata_id: "Q311232"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 December 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 57
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-23T04:09:03.086331+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Tyrese Gibson

## Identity

Tyrese Gibson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tyrese-gibson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tyrese-gibson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0879085
- **TMDB ID:** 8169
- **Wikidata ID:** Q311232
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrese_Gibson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311232, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0879085/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8169

Actor. Born 30 December 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 December 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Also known as:** Tyrese Darnell Gibson, Тайриз Гибсън, 泰瑞斯·吉布森, Тайріз Гібсон, تایریس گیبسون
- **Frequently works with:** [Neal H. Moritz](https://film.one/person/neal-h-moritz.md), [Vin Diesel](https://film.one/person/vin-diesel.md), [Michelle Rodriguez](https://film.one/person/michelle-rodriguez.md), [Chris Morgan](https://film.one/person/chris-morgan.md), [Justin Lin](https://film.one/person/justin-lin.md), [Ludacris](https://film.one/person/ludacris.md), [Paul Walker](https://film.one/person/paul-walker-8167.md), [Dwayne Johnson](https://film.one/person/dwayne-johnson.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 57, as actor, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 51 (3), 2010s 63 (5), 2020s 53 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 57 to 57 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 5 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 11 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 11, Crime 7, Thriller 6, Adventure 4, Science Fiction 4, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 25 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $8,671m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrese_Gibson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311232, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0879085/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8169

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Fast Five*](https://film.one/film/fast-five.md) (72), [*Fast & Furious 6*](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-6.md) (70), [*Furious 7*](https://film.one/film/furious-7.md) (66), [*2 Fast 2 Furious*](https://film.one/film/2-fast-2-furious.md) (61)
- **Peacock:** [*F9*](https://film.one/film/f9.md) (64), [*Fast X*](https://film.one/film/fast-x.md) (58)
- **Apple TV:** [*Transformers*](https://film.one/film/transformers.md) (57), [*Transformers: Dark of the Moon*](https://film.one/film/transformers-dark-of-the-moon.md) (46)
- **Disney+:** [*Morbius*](https://film.one/film/morbius.md) (38)
- **Paramount+:** [*Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen*](https://film.one/film/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen.md) (34)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Tyrese Gibson

> Tyrese Gibson is good company in an action ensemble, especially when Roman Pearce has Ludacris’s Tej to trade jokes with. We value the humour, but the franchise films we have reviewed give him too little worth doing.

Put Roman Pearce beside Ludacris’s Tej and Tyrese Gibson has someone to trade jokes with. His usefulness to the *Fast & Furious* films is easy to understand: he lightens proceedings that can otherwise take their own loyalties rather seriously. Gibson also adjusts and improvises dialogue to suit his delivery. The danger is that a dependable comic contribution becomes all a film expects of him.

That was not how he started on screen. John Singleton cast him as Jody, the lead in *Baby Boy* (2001), before *2 Fast 2 Furious* (2003) introduced Roman. *Fast Five* (2011) brought him back to the character and established his place in the continuing ensemble. He has continued taking occasional dramatic parts, but franchise supporting roles dominate the later work. That makes the dramatic beginning worth remembering, without pretending that an earlier lead tells us everything about what he can do now.

We grew restless during the London strand of *Fast X* (2023), waiting for Jason Momoa to return while the film kept cutting between scattered groups. Gibson shares that strand with Ludacris, Nathalie Emmanuel and Sung Kang, but the company cannot make the stop-start storytelling satisfying. Dylan Highsmith and Kelly Matsumoto are among its five credited editors; scenes end on punchlines even when no joke has properly arrived. That is a poor arrangement for an actor employed to provide comic relief.

*Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen* (2009) offers little reason to celebrate the blockbuster turn either. Gibson plays Epps in Michael Bay’s sequel, where convincing machines have to compensate for tedious fighting, crude jokes and muddled storytelling. Our objection is to the film, and we would not make a supporting actor answer for all of it. But neither film gives us grounds to recommend an evening simply because he is in it.

Gibson has said that playing Roman has limited his opportunities for more serious parts. It is a plausible concern for an actor who began with a dramatic lead and became so useful at providing comic relief. We would like his next substantial part to give him something to do beyond supplying the jokes.

## Biography

Tyrese Gibson is an American actor and singer. Born Tyrese Darnell Gibson on 30 December 1978 in Los Angeles, California, he began his entertainment career with modelling and a recording contract with RCA Records. His self-titled debut album was released in 1998.

Gibson made his feature-film debut with a starring role in John Singleton's *Baby Boy* (2001). He gained wider recognition as Roman Pearce in the *Fast & Furious* franchise, appearing in *2 Fast 2 Furious* (2003), *Fast Five* (2011), *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), *Furious 7* (2015), *The Fate of the Furious* (2017), *F9* (2021) and *Fast X* (2023). He also played Robert Epps in the first three *Transformers* films (2007–2011) and appeared in *Four Brothers* (2005) and *Morbius* (2022). As a singer he has released several albums and received Grammy nominations.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Fast X* (2023), Fi1m 58, as Roman — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-x.md)
- *Morbius* (2022), Fi1m 38, as Agent Simon Stroud — [page](https://film.one/film/morbius.md)
- *F9* (2021), Fi1m 64, as Roman Pearce — [page](https://film.one/film/f9.md)
- *The Fate of the Furious* (2017), Fi1m 63, as Roman Pearce — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fate-of-the-furious.md)
- *Furious 7* (2015), Fi1m 66, as Roman Pearce — [page](https://film.one/film/furious-7.md)
- *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), Fi1m 70, as Roman Pearce — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-6.md)
- *Fast Five* (2011), Fi1m 72, as Roman Pearce — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-five.md)
- *Transformers: Dark of the Moon* (2011), Fi1m 46, as Epps — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-dark-of-the-moon.md)
- *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen* (2009), Fi1m 34, as USAF Chief Master Sergeant Epps — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen.md)
- *Transformers* (2007), Fi1m 57, as USAF Tech Sergeant Epps — [page](https://film.one/film/transformers.md)
- *2 Fast 2 Furious* (2003), Fi1m 61, as Roman Pearce — [page](https://film.one/film/2-fast-2-furious.md)

## Complete filmography (55)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Kill Code* (2026), as Lukas
- *Vampires of the Velvet Lounge* (2026), as Luke
- *Straight Shot* (2026), as Hunter
- *Oscar Shaw* (2026), as Ray Jay
- *The Wrecker* (2025), as Detective Boswell
- *Hollywood Grit* (2025), as Darnell Johnson
- *Fluxx* (2025), Actor
- *Bad Hombres* (2025), as The Man With No Name
- *Bunker* (2025), as Ty
- *1992* (2024), as Mercer
- *Bloodline Killer* (2024), as Detective Cyphers
- *Bosco* (2024), as Tootie
- *Squealer* (2023), as Officer Paul
- *Helen's Dead* (2023), as Henry
- *The Collective* (2023), as Hugo
- *Come Out Fighting* (2023), as Sergeant Warran Crecy
- *Fast X* (2023), as Roman — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-x.md)
- *The System* (2022), as Terry Savage
- *Morbius* (2022), as Agent Simon Stroud — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/morbius.md)
- *Dangerous* (2021), as Sheriff McCoy
- *Rogue Hostage* (2021), as Kyle Snowden · Producer
- *F9* (2021), as Roman Pearce — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/f9.md)
- *The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two* (2020), as Bob Booker
- *For NYC* (2020), Actor
- *Black and Blue* (2019), as Milo 'Mouse' Jackson
- *The Fate of the Furious* (2017), as Roman Pearce — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fate-of-the-furious.md)
- *Star* (2016), series, as Pastor Harris
- *Ride Along 2* (2016), as Mayfield
- *Furious 7* (2015), as Roman Pearce — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/furious-7.md)
- *Black Nativity* (2013), as Loot / Tyson
- *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), as Roman Pearce — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-6.md)
- *Transformers: Dark of the Moon* (2011), as Epps — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-dark-of-the-moon.md)
- *Fast Five* (2011), as Roman Pearce — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-five.md)
- *Legion* (2010), as Kyle Williams
- *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen* (2009), as USAF Chief Master Sergeant Epps — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen.md)
- *Death Race* (2008), as Machine Gun Joe Mason
- *The Take* (2008), as Adell Baldwin
- *Transformers* (2007), as USAF Tech Sergeant Epps — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/transformers.md)
- *Waist Deep* (2006), as O2
- *Annapolis* (2006), as Cole
- *Four Brothers* (2005), as Angel Mercer
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Tyrese Gibson (voice)
- *Flight of the Phoenix* (2004), as AJ
- *2 Fast 2 Furious* (2003), as Roman Pearce, Songs — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/2-fast-2-furious.md)
- *Baby Boy* (2001), as Joseph Summers
- *Love Song* (2000), as Madd Rage
- *Moesha* (1996), series, as Troy
- *Star Search* (1995), series, Actor
- *The Parent 'Hood* (1995), series, Actor
- *Sister, Sister* (1994), series, as Tyrese Gibson
- *Hangin' with Mr. Cooper* (1992), series, as Darrell
- *Martin* (1992), series, as Dante
- *Showtime at the Apollo* (1987), series, Actor
- *Holiguards Saga: The Portal of Force*, Actor
- *Mascotland*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Tyrese Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/18149/gallery-21fcc6fa3da0.jpg) Tyrese Gibson — Brian Raimondi at https://www.flickr.com/photos/braimondi/, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/TyreseGibsonDec08.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Actors Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Amaury Nolasco and Zack Ward (all not in digital camouflage uniforms) pose with soldiers from the National Training Center S (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/18149/gallery-9680fa3371e8.jpg) Actors Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Amaury Nolasco and Zack Ward (all not in digital camouflage uniforms) pose with soldiers from the National Training Center S (2006) — Kenneth Drylie, IMCOM / Photo courtesy US Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Josh_Duhamel%2C_Tyrese_Gibson%2C_Amaury_Nolasco_%26_Zack_Ward_at_NTC_2006-05.jpg/1280px-Josh_Duhamel%2C_Tyrese_Gibson%2C_Amaury_Nolasco_%26_Zack_Ward_at_NTC_2006-05.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rep. Maxine Waters and Rev. Jesse Jackson greet recording artist and actor Tyrese Gibson after his performance of the national anthem at a Los Angeles jobs even (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/18149/gallery-058365b57ed1.jpg) Rep. Maxine Waters and Rev. Jesse Jackson greet recording artist and actor Tyrese Gibson after his performance of the national anthem at a Los Angeles jobs even (2008) — Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Maxine_Waters_with_Jesse_Jackson_and_Tyrese_%286104457015%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![(CC) Randy Stewart, <a href="http://blog.stewtopia.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow">blog.stewtopia.com</a>. Feel free to use this picture. Please cred (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/18149/gallery-76e811e1ee05.jpg) (CC) Randy Stewart, <a href="http://blog.stewtopia.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow">blog.stewtopia.com</a>. Feel free to use this picture. Please cred (2009) — randy stewart from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Tyrese_-_140TC_%283949969644%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Tyrese Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/18149/gallery-fd1491a5b0e7.jpg) Tyrese Gibson — Image via TMDB
- ![Tyrese Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/18149/gallery-aa6a318a63a7.jpg) Tyrese Gibson — Image via TMDB
- ![Tyrese Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/18149/gallery-1f3c32c28a09.jpg) Tyrese Gibson — Image via TMDB
- ![Urbanworld Film Festival Ambassador,Tyrese Gibson speaks about “Shame,” a Paul Hunter film produced by Denzel Washington premiering on 9/26/15. (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/18149/gallery-e120ff024383.jpg) Urbanworld Film Festival Ambassador,Tyrese Gibson speaks about “Shame,” a Paul Hunter film produced by Denzel Washington premiering on 9/26/15. (2015) — Shaun Dawson from New York, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Tyrese_Gibson_%2821479937550%29.jpg/1280px-Tyrese_Gibson_%2821479937550%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Urbanworld Film Festival Ambassador,Tyrese Gibson speaks about “Shame,” a Paul Hunter film produced by Denzel Washington premiering on 9/26/15. (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/18149/gallery-9512add5bc9e.jpg) Urbanworld Film Festival Ambassador,Tyrese Gibson speaks about “Shame,” a Paul Hunter film produced by Denzel Washington premiering on 9/26/15. (2015) — Shaun Dawson from New York, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Tyrese_Gibson_%2821479937550%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Tyrese_Gibson_%2821479937550%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tyrese Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/18149/gallery-e4b187b93d2c.jpg) Tyrese Gibson — Image via TMDB
- ![Tyrese Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/18149/gallery-395d424c8da5.jpg) Tyrese Gibson — Image via TMDB
- ![Tyrese Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/18149/gallery-b4e9ea1dca58.jpg) Tyrese Gibson — Image via TMDB

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