Titus Makin Jr.

Titus Makin Jr.
Titus Makin Jr.
	Makin in 2014
Born	10 Juin 1989 (age 37); Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Ither names	Butterfly Ali;
Eddication	New York Conservatory fur Dramatic Airts
Thrift	Actor; dancer; sangster; sangwriter;
Years active	2009–present
	Muisical career
Genres	Soul; R&B; funk; hip hop;
Instruments	Vocals

Titus Odell Makin Jr. (born 10 Juin 1989), forby kent bi his muisical stage name Butterfly Ali, is an American actor, sangster, dancer, an sangwriter. He is best kent fur his role as Jackson West in the ABC polis procedural telly series The Rookie (2018–2021). He forby portrayed chairacters in telly series sic as David in Glee (2010–2012), Lukas Parnell in Star-Crossed (2014), Clark Wilkins in Pretty Little Liars (2015), an Caleb Matthews in The Path (2018). Makin forby pleyed Trey in the 2021 featur film On the Come Up. He is a sangster an sangwriter an aa, blendin elements o soul, R&B, funk, an hip hop in his wirk.

Early life

Titus Makin Jr. wis born on 10 Juin 1989 in Honolulu, Hawaii, whaur he bidit fur the furst three years o his life.^[1] His faither wis a sodger an his faimily flittit aroond the Unitit States, includin staps in Colorado an Arizona, as weel as in Germany.^[2] He haes a sister an aa. Growin up, Makin teuk up sports, singin an performin, an practicit gymnastics an dance. He begound actin in heich schuil, performin in schuil muisicals, an efter graduatin, he attendit the New York Conservatory fur Dramatic Airts. Whiles thare, he forby becam an acrobat an dancer fur the cheerleadin teams o the New York Knicks an New York Liberty.^[1]^[2]

Actin career

In 2009, Makin flittit tae Los Angeles, whaur he begound actin in films an telly series.^[1]^[2] Frae 2010 tae 2012, Makin portrayed the recurrin chairacter o David in the Fox muisical comedy drama Glee, an in 2011, he pleyed Mickey O'Malley in the direct-tae-video teen comedy muisical film A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song. Later, he portrayed Lukas Parnell in The CW science fiction romantic teen drama series Star-Crossed (2014), Clark Wilkins in the Freeform meestery teen drama series Pretty Little Liars (2015), an Caleb Matthews in the Hulu drama series The Path (2018).^[1]^[2]^[3] Frae 2018 tae 2021, Makin forby haed the leadin role o Jackson West in the furst three seasons o the ABC polis procedural telly series The Rookie.^[4]^[5] Makin forby kythed in telly series sic as The Closer (2011), Grimm (2012), Castle (2013), Grey's Anatomy (2014), NCIS (2014), FBI (2019), an NCIS: Hawaiʻi (2021). In 2022, he portrayed Trey in the Paramount+ muisical drama featur film On the Come Up.^[6]

Muisical career

Makin is a sangster an sangwriter an aa, blendin elements o soul, R&B, funk, an hip hop, amang ithers. Syne 2020, he haes performed unner the stage name Butterfly Ali, in homage tae Muhammad Ali. His singles include "Pray for 'Em", "5 Minutes", "Listen to Me", "Rose", an "Righteous".^[1]^[3]^[7]^[8]

Personal life

Makin identifies as Christian.^[3]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Ticked	Jamie	Short film
2009	Tran-si-tions	Subway ladfreend	Short film
2010	Taking a Stand	Shawn	Short film
2011	A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song	Mickey O'Malley	Direct-tae-video film
	Game of Your Life	Zach Taylor	Direct-tae-video film
	Glee: The 3D Concert Movie	David	Documentary film
	Glee: The 3D Concert Movie	Himsel	Documentary film
2013	So This Is Christmas	Jason	Direct-to-video film
2017	Once Upon a Date	Charlie	Telly series
2018	Marital Bliss	Rick	Short film
2021	Aliens on Halloween	Jerry Butterfly	Short film
2021	On the Come Up	Trey	Featur film
2022	Pool Service, Inc.	Xavier	Short film
2024	Sins of the Bride	Jack Benson	Featur film

Televeesion

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Celebrity Ghost Stories	Rob's brither	Episode no. 9
2010–2012	Glee	David	Recurrin role; 10 episodes
2011	The Closer	Lewis Rivers	Episode: "Necessary Evil" (no. 99)
2011	Victorious	Dancer	2 episodes
2012	Grimm	Brandon Kingston	Episode: "The Other Side" (no. 30)
2012	Castle	Tim Cabot	Episode: "Secret Santa" (no. 90)
2013–2014	Buffering	Roger Murtaugh	2 episodes
2014	Grey's Anatomy	Rick Schultz	Episode: "Risk" (no. 228)
	NCIS	Thomas Burke	Episode: "Alleged" (no. 255)
	Perception	Charlie Clark	Episode: "Brotherhood" (no. 22)
	Star-Crossed	Lukas Parnell	Leadin role; 10 episodes
2015	Key & Peele	Yung man at a bar	Episode: "A Cappella Club" (no. 45)
	NCIS: New Orleans	Officer Boone	Episode: "I Do" (no. 27)
	Pretty Little Liars	Clark Wilkins	Recurrin role; 5 episodes
2018	The Path	Caleb Matthews	Recurrin role; 11 episodes
2018–2021	The Rookie	Jackson West	Leadin role; 54 episodes
2019	FBI	Art Perkins	Episode: "What Lies Beneath" (no. 20)
	Millennials: The Musical	Elise	Wabseries; 3 episodes
	Millennials: The Musical	DJ Downward Dog	Wabseries; 3 episodes
2020	Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye	Silas Torsen	Recurrin role; wabseries; 10 episodes
2021	NCIS: Hawaiʻi	Adam Parish	Episode: "The Tourist" (no. 6)

References

1 2 3 4 5 Hrovat, Jessica (24 Februar 2020). "Titus Makin is Feeling "Righteous" as Butterfly Ali". American Songwriter (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.
1 2 3 4 Cabbagestalk, Shawn (4 Apryle 2021). "Titus Makin talks ABC's "The Rookie" with WJBF's Shawn Cabbagestalk". WJBF (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 9 Februar 2026. Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.
1 2 3 Price, Jason (28 Januar 2014). "Titus Makin, Jr. Discusses His Career, Role On 'Star-Crossed,' Music and More!". Icon Vs. Icon (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.
↑ Petski, Denise (15 Februar 2018). "'The Rookie' ABC Casts Titus Makin; Xavier De Guzman In 'Take Two'". Deadline Hollywood (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.
↑ Petski, Denise (27 September 2021). "'The Rookie' Bids Farewell To Original Cast Member". Deadline Hollywood (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.
↑ Zacharek, Stephanie (23 September 2022). "A teenage rapper finds her own way to the top in On the Come Up". time.com (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 20 Julie 2025. Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.
↑ Turner, J. K. (14 Apryle 2020). "Witness the metamorphosis of Butterfly Ali". Andscape (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.
↑ Mosk, Mitch (11 Juin 2021). ""Honest, Expressive, & Funky": Butterfly Ali Soars in 'Preacher's Kid,' His Energizing Debut EP". Atwood Magazine (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.

Fremmit airtins

Titus Makin Jr. on IMDb

[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Hrovat, Jessica (24 Februar 2020). "Titus Makin is Feeling "Righteous" as Butterfly Ali". American Songwriter (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.

[:1-2] 1 2 3 4 Cabbagestalk, Shawn (4 Apryle 2021). "Titus Makin talks ABC's "The Rookie" with WJBF's Shawn Cabbagestalk". WJBF (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 9 Februar 2026. Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Price, Jason (28 Januar 2014). "Titus Makin, Jr. Discusses His Career, Role On 'Star-Crossed,' Music and More!". Icon Vs. Icon (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.

[4] Petski, Denise (15 Februar 2018). "'The Rookie' ABC Casts Titus Makin; Xavier De Guzman In 'Take Two'". Deadline Hollywood (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.

[5] Petski, Denise (27 September 2021). "'The Rookie' Bids Farewell To Original Cast Member". Deadline Hollywood (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.

[6] Zacharek, Stephanie (23 September 2022). "A teenage rapper finds her own way to the top in On the Come Up". time.com (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 20 Julie 2025. Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.

[7] Turner, J. K. (14 Apryle 2020). "Witness the metamorphosis of Butterfly Ali". Andscape (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.

[8] Mosk, Mitch (11 Juin 2021). ""Honest, Expressive, & Funky": Butterfly Ali Soars in 'Preacher's Kid,' His Energizing Debut EP". Atwood Magazine (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2026.

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