Grace Byers
An image from The Gifted, one of the productions that also features Grace Byers.
Grace Byers

Grace Byers

July 26, 1984 — Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

Grace Byers (née Gealey; born July 26, 1984) is an American actress, known for her role as Anika Calhoun in the Fox music-industry drama, Empire.

Gealey then moved to New York City, where she performed Off-Broadway, including in Venus Flytrap: A Femme Noir Mystery, and Rent. In 2013, she performed in the Chicago productions of The Misanthrope and Tartuffe. In 2014, Gealey was cast as Anika Calhoun in the Fox musical prime time drama, Empire opposite Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson. The series debuted on January 7, 2015.

The Gifted

The Gifted

2017

Empire

Empire

2015

The Blackening

The Blackening

2023

The Retirement Plan

The Retirement Plan

2023

Bent

Bent

2018

Harlem

Harlem

2021