He is also known for his roles as Drano in the sports drama films Sunset Park (1996) and Jaron "Worm" Willis in Coach Carter (2005).
Tanner is mostly known by his role as Antwon "Skills" Taylor on the CW show One Tree Hill.
Tanner had a starring role in the 2005 film Coach Carter, where he starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson and has appeared in TV series such as NYPD Blue, 413 Hope St., Sister, Sister, Moesha, The Parkers, and CSI.
In 2007, he starred alongside Brian Hooks, Denyce Lawton, and Cherie Johnson in the horror film 7eventy 5ive.
[4] On August 20, 2009, he pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to selling more than a dozen Social Security numbers for $10,000.