Tyler Tomas Perez was accepted into the University of Texas film program in 2015 and was offered an acting role on a television series the same year. His first taste of film and television experience was in front of the camera on major network shows like From Dusk Till Dawn, Scream, and Code Black. In his free time, Tyler took on assistant camera jobs in the music and commercial industry gaining the knowledge necessary to become a film director. In 2022, he decided to deep dive into his desire of writing and directing and in December of that year he began production on his debut short film Anywhere But Here.