Worked at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for seven seasons from (2000 - 2007). Played Brooke Ashton in "Noises Off", Perdita in "The Winter's Tale", Estrella in "Life is a Dream", Cressida in "Troilus and Cressida", Callie in "Stop Kiss", and Bianca in "The Taming of the Shrew."
Tyler's father, Doug Layton (1933-2015), was an analyst on radio broadcasts of Alabama Crimson Tide football games from 1969-2001, and was also the radio play-by-play announcer for Crimson Tide basketball for 11 seasons.
