Titus Makin Jr., born June 10, 1989, is an American actor. On Glee, he portrays David, a member of the Dalton Academy Warblers.
Personal Life[]
Makin Jr. was born June 10, 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii to parents Titus and Juliette Makin. Throughout his childhood Titus frequently re-located due to his father's military service. The ability of often travel provided Titus to be opened to all forms of entertainment and performance at a young age. He quickly began finding interest in gymnastics and dance, but not until seeing his sister, Natasha Makin, in a school production did he get bitten by the acting bug. Upon graduating from Buena High in Sierra Vista, Arizona he was accepted into The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts (School of Film and Television) two year professional training program. Once graduating he re-located to Los Angeles, California to further pursue his entertainment career.
Career[]
Titus was a reoccurring character on FOX's hit show, Glee. He is co-starring in the new ABC family original movie, "A Cinderella Story: Once Upon A Song." He also stars as the lead in the NBC Walmart/P&G family movie night film "Game of Your Life," co-starring Lea Thompson and Nathan Kress, and he has a leading role across Lucy Hale in the new ABC Family original movie, "A Cinderella Story: Once Upon A Song," set to premiere in February 2012. Titus also has done episodic work including "The Closer" with Kyra Sedgwick, among his various international appearances and tours related to Glee.
He appeared in ten episodes of the CW's Star-Crossed before it's cancellation in 2014.
Makin Jr. debuted his first EP, Singer Songwriter Soul, in June 2014.
Makin Jr. became a recurring character on ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars as Clark Wilkins in 2015.
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Ticked | Jamie | short |
Tran·si·tions | Subway boyfriend | short | |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | Rob's Brother | ("Episode #1.9") | |
2010 | Taking a Stand | Shawn | short |
Glee | David | 2010 - 12; (10 episodes) | |
2011 | Game of Your Life | Zach Taylor | TV Movie |
The Closer | Lewis Rivers | ("Necessary Evil") | |
A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song | Mickey O'Malley | ||
Victorious | Dancer #2 | ("Wok Star") | |
2012 | Castle | Tim Cabot | ("Secret Santa") |
Grimm | Brandon Kingston | ("The Other Side") | |
2013 | Buffering | Roger Murtaugh | 2013 - 14; ("It's All Part of the Plan") & ("It All Ends Here") |
So This Is Christmas | Jason | ||
2014 | NCIS | Navy Ensign Thomas Burke | ("Alleged") |
Perception | Charlie Clark | ("Brotherhood") | |
Star-Crossed | Lukas | (10 episodes) | |
Grey's Anatomy | Rick | ("Risk") | |
2015 | Pretty Little Liars | Clark Wilkins | ("Don't Look Now", "She's No Angel", "No Stone Unturned" and "frAmed") |
Key and Peele | Young Man at Bar | ("A Cappella Club") |
Trivia[]
- He is second Glee actor to appear on Prety Little Liars following Oliver Kieran-Jones (Adam Crawford).