Tyler Ronald Johnson was born on April 6th, 1999 in Hackettstown, New Jersey to Doug and Gerri Johnson. His father, who is of Irish and Scottish descent and his mother, who is of Hungarian descent.

He went to Hackettstown High School in New Jersey where he played football and was on the track and field team. In 2020, Tyler founded and is currently CEO of "Pegasus" a street / lounge wear clothing brand. He has a background in theater, guitar, piano, and singing.

Eventually he moved to acting in college, where he attended Penn State University, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in kinesiology.

His film debut was in Andres Ilarraza's 'Scott's Insomnia' (2024) where he played Alan, Scott's younger brother. His first role was on Chicago PD (2024) followed by the A24 movie Babygirl (2024) with Nicole Kidman / Harris Dickinson and the Netflix movie Kinda Pregnant (2024) with Amy Schumer.