In 2015, he was cast in the SORASed Theo Carver on the NBC soap opera, Days of Our Lives, a role he remained in until 2018.
[1] In 2019, he won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series.
Kyler studied at JSerra Catholic High School in 2011,[5] and graduated from Saddleback College in 2013.
[7] In August 2015, Pettis took over the role from Terrell Ransom, Jr as the autistic son of Abe and Lexie Carver on Days of Our Lives.
[10][11] The casting call described the character as a "16-year-old, gorgeous, African American male" who is a High-functioning autistic (HFA).