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Tyler Labine stars as Bert "Sock" Wysocki on The CW's drama "Reaper." Sock is the quintessential slacker who enthusiastically aids his best friend Sam (Bret Harrison) in the hunt for escaped souls from Hell.
Tyler Labine was most recently seen in the feature film "Flyboys," the story of a group of young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the United States entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Tyler Labine was born in Brampton, Ontario, and as a child moved with his family to Vancouver, British Columbia. Tyler Labine began his acting career in local theater, quickly landing a number of small television roles. After appearing in lead roles on the series "Breaker High" and "That Was Then," Tyler Labine set his sights on the big screen. Tyler Labine subsequently starred opposite Nathan Lane in "Trixie," Cybill Shepherd in "Marine Life" and Tim Robbins in "AntiTrust." Movie audiences are also familiar with Tyler Labine from his unforgettable role in "My Boss's Daughter," with Ashton Kutcher. Tyler Labine's other notable film appearances include working opposite David Bowie in "Mr. Rice's Secret" and the feature film "The Zero Sum," with Even Bremmer. Tyler Labine also relished the challenge of portraying John Belushi in the television movie "Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy.'"
Tyler Labine's television credits also include a starring role in the suspenseful drama "Invasion," where he gave a memorable performance as Dave Groves, a man who harbored conspiracy theories, and as ADA Jonathan Winant in "Boston Legal."
Off camera, Tyler Labine pursues his musical and creative talents. In 2004, Tyler Labine produced the film "Everyone," which won the "Best Film" Award at the Montreal Film Festival. Tyler Labine recently submitted his new mockumentary film, "Extreme Walking," which he executive produced, starred in, wrote and co-directed, to film festivals.
Tyler Labine is also a talented music producer. Tyler Labine, his brother Kyle Labine, Jeff Gustafson, and Ryan Robbins, make up the hip-hop band Self-Dep. His band jams and records in their home studio.
Although he is now based in Los Angeles, Tyler Labine remains close with his family, often enjoying snowboarding in British Columbia and vacationing at the family cottage in Ontario.
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