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Tristin Mays
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Mays on the show Victorious in 2011
Born (1990-06-10) June 10, 1990 (age 35)
Education Vista del Lago High School
Occupation Actress
Years active 1996–present

Tristin Mays is an American actress. She was born on June 10, 1990. Many people know her for playing Riley Davis. This character was in the TV show MacGyver. In the show, Riley worked as a secret agent. She was part of the Phoenix Foundation.

Early Life and School

Tristin Mays's parents are Viveca and Michael Mays. Her mom is an artist. Her dad worked in the military. Tristin grew up in New York City. In 2003, her family moved. They went to Moreno Valley, California. She finished high school there. She went to Vista del Lago High School. Tristin also has an older brother. His name is Jeryn, and he is an actor too.

Acting Career Highlights

Tristin Mays is most famous for her role as Riley Davis. This was in the 2016 TV series MacGyver. But she has been in many other TV shows. She played Shaina in the Nickelodeon show Gullah Gullah Island. She was also Robin Dixon in Alias. Robin was the daughter of Marcus Dixon.

Her other TV roles include shows like Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Everybody Hates Chris, and True Jackson, VP. She also appeared in Zeke and Luther, Big Time Rush, Victorious, and The Vampire Diaries.

When she was seven years old in 1997, Tristin joined Gullah Gullah Island. She took over the role of Shaina. In the same year, she acted on Broadway. She played Nala in The Lion King. Later, she played Fan in A Christmas Carol. In 2009, she was a regular on a web series called Private. This show was based on popular books. In 2011, she starred in another web series. It was called FAIL. She worked with her old co-star from Gullah Gullah Island, Vanessa Baden. She also appeared on the TV show Impractical Jokers.

Movies and TV Shows

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Hot Dog Water Julia Short film
2012 Thunderstruck Isabela Sanchez
She is Not My Sister Megan
2013 House Party: Tonight's the Night Autumn Rose Direct-to-video film
2015 The Wedding Ringer Cute bridesmaid
2020 The Christmas Sitters Nora Direct-to-TV film

Television Shows

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Harambee! Angel Television film
1997 Gullah Gullah Island Shaina Series regular
2001–2004 Alias Robin Dixon 3 episodes
2006 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Bernice Episode: "Substitute Teachers and the New Kid"
2008 Everybody Hates Chris Jenise Huckstable Episode: "Everybody Hates Homecoming"
2009 Private Taylor Bell Web series; series regular
2010 True Jackson, VP Hailey Episode: "My Boss Ate My Homework"
2010–2011 Zeke and Luther Monica Lopez 3 episodes
2010 Big Time Rush Stephanie King 2 episodes
Kelly Brook's Cameltoe Shows Herself Funny or Die skit
2011 Victorious Sherry Episode: "Prom Wrecker"
FAIL Alicia Web series; series regular
Kickin' It Vanessa / M.C. Episode: "All the Wrong Moves"
2012 The Newsroom Karaoke Girl Episode: "The 112th Congress"
2015–2016 The Vampire Diaries Sarah Nelson/Salvatore Recurring role (season 6), Guest (season 8) 7 episodes
2015 Supergirl Maxwell Lord's Assistant Episode: "Childish Things"
Night of the Wild Rosalyn Television film
2016–2018 T@gged Brie
2016–2021 MacGyver Riley Davis Main role
2017 Switched at Birth Ally 3 episodes
2019 Impractical Jokers Herself Season 8 Episode 5: "Full Mental Jacket"

See also

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