Tyler Dias

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Tyler is an improviser, writer, director and actor., He graduated from the BA at AFTRS in early 2022 and has been training as an actor since 2018. He’s been training in long-form improv since 2017, and now performs fortnightly at Improv Theatre Sydney’s ITS Big House shows with ITS' first musical house team, The Spare Keys, and previously with several other non-musical teams.He has performed in improv shows at Sydney Comedy Festival for the past 2 years and Sydney Fringe Festival the past 3 years. Tyler placed runner up in the Improv Comedy Cagefight grand final at Sydney Comedy Festival 2023 with team Friends, No Benefits. His nine-piece team Group Chat (FKA Tuxedo Rentals), performed on the Tumbalong Park stage at SXSW Sydney in 2023. After being a part of multiple creative developments and staged readings of plays, he performed in his first play at the 2024 Sydney Fringe Festival in Where Is Lancelot? by Jack Price. Tyler is currently developing the semi-autobiographical comedy web series ‘Packing’ and directed ‘Coach Dayum!’ (2022), a new TikTok series created by Jenny Tian as part of Screen Australia's Every Voice initiative with TikTok. He creates work that aims to disarm audiences with loveable and comedic characters to reveal the ugly truths and private moments that we can recognise in ourselves. Tyler's experience as a director has taught him about the technical elements of screen acting while his improv background allows his performances to retain a sense of freedom and play while still serving the story.