Tyler James Williams

Acting

Tyler James Williams

Born
(age 34)
Birthplace
Westchester County, New York, USA
Credits
52 titles

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-).

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 51

YearTitleRole
2024 Amber Alert Film Shane
2023 History of the World: Part II TV Private Mason Dixon (3 ep)
2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show TV Self - Guest (3 ep)
2021 Abbott Elementary TV Gregory Eddie (101 ep)
2021 The United States vs. Billie Holiday Film Lester 'Prez' Young
2020 The Argument Film Paul
2019 Harley Quinn TV Hawkman (voice) (1 ep)
2019 The Wedding Year Film Jake
2019 The Tamron Hall Show TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show TV Self (1 ep)
2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show TV Detric, Rome (1 ep)
2019 Today with Jenna & Sheinelle TV Self (1 ep)
2019 Whiskey Cavalier TV Edgar Standish (13 ep)
2018 Who? Film Noah (Tv Series Footage)
2017 Detroit Film Leon
2017 Dear White People TV Carson Rhodes (1 ep)
2016 RePlay TV Nate (12 ep)
2016 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders TV Russ Montgomery (26 ep)
2015 Ballers TV Waterboy (2 ep)
2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TV Self (1 ep)
2014 Dear White People Film Lionel Higgins
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Self (1 ep)
2013 Instant Mom TV Jamal (1 ep)
2013 Peeples Film Simon Peeples
2012 Go On TV Owen (22 ep)
2012 Let It Shine Film Cyrus
2012 Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man TV Prowler (voice) (52 ep)
2012 Lab Rats TV Future Leo (1 ep)
2012 Key & Peele TV Jaleel White (1 ep)
2011 Talking Dead TV Self (1 ep)
2010 The Walking Dead TV Noah (10 ep)
2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold TV Firestorm / Jason Rusch (voice), Firestorm (voice) (2 ep)
2008 True Jackson, VP TV Justin Webber (2 ep)
2006 Unaccompanied Minors Film Charlie Goldfinch
2006 The Megan Mullally Show TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
2006 The Ant Bully Film Blue Teammate #1 (voice)
2005 Everybody Hates Chris TV Chris (88 ep)
2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia TV Gregory Eddie (1 ep)
2005 Hi-Jinks TV (1 ep)
2004 House TV Landon (1 ep)
2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV Self (1 ep)
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Self - Guest (4 ep)
2002 Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays! Film
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV Kyle McGovern (1 ep)
1997 The View TV Self (1 ep)
1997 The Practice TV Jason Green (1 ep)
1996 The Daily Show TV Self (1 ep)
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV Self - Guest (3 ep)
1975 Saturday Night Live TV Entari Shakunte (uncredited), Young Boy (uncredited), Jack Black's Adapted Son (uncredited) (1 ep)
1944 Golden Globe Awards TV Self - Nominee (1 ep)

Crew credits 3

YearTitleJob
2024 Amber Alert Film Executive Producer
2024 Everybody Still Hates Chris TV Producer (1 ep)
2021 Abbott Elementary TV Director (2 ep)
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