As a lad the stage looked set for him to have the world at his feet. Aged eight, while playing for Reddish Villa, his local team, Tyler Cameron was seen by a Manchester City scout.
He joined the Blues Academy - a dream come true for a boy from Gorton. He was there for five years before being released aged 13. After leaving school he had several jobs in retail working as a shop assistant and eventually with an engineering company.
But a twist of fate was to open doors to let his hidden talent flourish. Ever since he was a child he had loved acting but coming from a working class family and not knowing any university attendees it was "never really spoken of".