Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American R&B singer and actor. He released his self-titled debut album in 1998, which featured the single "Sweet Lady", peaking at number twelve on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. His second and third albums, 2000 Watts and I Wanna Go There, were released in 2001 and 2002; respectively, the latter contained the lead single "How You Gonna Act Like That", which became Tyrese's highest-charting single, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. His fourth album, Alter Ego, explored hip hop, while he was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for his fifth album Open Invitation (2011). Tyrese's sixth album, Black Rose (2015), debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, becoming his highest-charting album. He has sold over 4 million records in the United States.Tyrese had his first starring role in John Singleton's coming-of-age hood film Baby Boy (2001), and then began appearing as Roman Pearce in the Fast & Furious franchise. Tyrese reunited with Singleton for the action film Four Brothers (2005), and plays Robert Epps in the Transformers franchise. He appeared in the comedy film Ride Along 2 (2016), and appeared in the superhero film Morbius (2022).