Tyler James Williams

Tyler James Williams

Known for
Acting
Born
October 9, 1992 (age 34)
Birthplace
Westchester County, New York, USA

Biography

Tyler James Williams (born October 9, 1992) is an American actor and rapper. He is best known for playing the title character on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, songwriter Cyrus DeBarge in the Disney Channel movie Let It Shine, and Noah on AMC's The Walking Dead. He has also appeared in films such as Detroit and The United States vs. Billie Holiday. He is a series regular on the workplace sitcom Abbott Elementary (2021-).

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2024
Amber Alert poster

Amber Alert

Movie · as Shane

2023
History of the World: Part II poster

History of the World: Part II

TV · as Private Mason Dixon · 3 eps

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

2021
The United States vs. Billie Holiday poster

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Movie · as Lester 'Prez' Young

2021
Abbott Elementary poster

Abbott Elementary

TV · as Gregory Eddie · 101 eps

2020
The Argument poster

The Argument

Movie · as Paul

2019
The Wedding Year poster

The Wedding Year

Movie · as Jake

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Whiskey Cavalier poster

Whiskey Cavalier

TV · as Edgar Standish · 13 eps

2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show poster

A Black Lady Sketch Show

TV · as Detric, Rome · 1 ep

2019
Harley Quinn poster

Harley Quinn

TV · as Hawkman (voice) · 1 ep

2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle poster

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Who?

Who?

Movie · as Noah (Tv Series Footage)

2017
Detroit poster

Detroit

Movie · as Leon

2017
Dear White People poster

Dear White People

TV · as Carson Rhodes · 1 ep

2016
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders poster

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

TV · as Russ Montgomery · 26 eps

2016
RePlay poster

RePlay

TV · as Nate · 12 eps

2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2015
Ballers poster

Ballers

TV · as Waterboy · 2 eps

2014
Dear White People poster

Dear White People

Movie · as Lionel Higgins

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Peeples poster

Peeples

Movie · as Simon Peeples

2013
Instant Mom poster

Instant Mom

TV · as Jamal · 1 ep

2012
Let It Shine poster

Let It Shine

Movie · as Cyrus

2012
Go On poster

Go On

TV · as Owen · 22 eps

2012
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man poster

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

TV · as Prowler (voice) · 52 eps

2012
Lab Rats poster

Lab Rats

TV · as Future Leo · 1 ep

2012
Key & Peele poster

Key & Peele

TV · as Jaleel White · 1 ep

2011
Talking Dead poster

Talking Dead

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
The Walking Dead poster

The Walking Dead

TV · as Noah · 10 eps

2008
True Jackson, VP poster

True Jackson, VP

TV · as Justin Webber · 2 eps

2008
Batman: The Brave and the Bold poster

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

TV · as Firestorm / Jason Rusch (voice), Firestorm (voice) · 2 eps

2006
Unaccompanied Minors poster

Unaccompanied Minors

Movie · as Charlie Goldfinch

2006
The Ant Bully poster

The Ant Bully

Movie · as Blue Teammate #1 (voice)

2006
The Megan Mullally Show poster

The Megan Mullally Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2005
Everybody Hates Chris poster

Everybody Hates Chris

TV · as Chris · 88 eps

2005
Hi-Jinks poster

Hi-Jinks

TV · 1 ep

2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

TV · as Gregory Eddie · 1 ep

2004
House poster

House

TV · as Landon · 1 ep

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps

2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays! poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!

Movie

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Kyle McGovern · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Jason Green · 1 ep

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Entari Shakunte (uncredited), Young Boy (uncredited), Jack Black's Adapted Son (uncredited) · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep