Mack Wilds is the moniker used by actor Tristan Wilds for the musical artist part of his career. Tristan Paul Mack Wilds is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his roles as Michael Lee on the HBO original drama series The Wire and as Dixon Wilson on the CW drama series 90210. Wilds was born in Staten Island, New York, to Monique Moncion and Paul Wilds. He is of African American (father) and Irish, and Dominican (mother) descent. He attended Michael J. Petrides School. He started acting at age seven, following in the foot steps of his older brother. In 2010 Wilds signed a recording contract with Independent Record Label Ten2one. Two tracks have leaked, the Rico Love-written track "Fall 4 Her" and "Runaround". Both songs were produced by Dre & Vidal. Another track titled "2 Girls" was featured in the fourth season of 90210 and "Kim". In October 2011 Wilds released an Extended play titled Remember Remember. In summer 2013, Tristan revisited the music scene and released the hit single "Own It". His debut album, New York: A Love Story was released on September 30, 2013.
