Tristan Wilds
Emily Cortez
Updated on March 12, 2026
Wilds in 2010, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Tristan Paul Mack Wilds
Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 15, 1989
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American
*mother – African, Irish, African-Dominican Republic
Tristan Wilds is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is also known as Mack Wilds. His roles include the films Half Nelson, The Secret Life of Bees, Red Tails, Really Love, and Praise This and the shows The Wire, 90210, The Breaks, and Shots Fired.
He is the son of Monique Moncion, a beautician and stockbroker, and Paul Wilds. He has said:
My mother is half-Dominican, half-Black and Irish; her mother was Dominican and my grandfather is Black and Irish.
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