Tyler James Williams
October 9, 1992 (32 years old) in Westchester County, New York, USA
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
Credits
- 2025 · Abbott Elementary x It's Always Sunny Crossover Event as Gregory Eddie
- 2024 · Amber Alert as Shane
- 2023 · History of the World: Part II as Private Mason Dixon
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2021 · Abbott Elementary as Gregory Eddie
- 2021 · The United States vs. Billie Holiday as Lester 'Prez' Young
- 2020 · The Argument as Paul
- 2019 · Harley Quinn as Hawkman (voice)
- 2019 · The Wedding Year as Jake
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · A Black Lady Sketch Show as Detric
- 2019 · A Black Lady Sketch Show as Rome
- 2019 · Whiskey Cavalier as Edgar Standish
- 2017 · Detroit as Leon
- 2017 · Dear White People as Carson Rhodes
- 2016 · RePlay as Nate
- 2016 · Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders as Russ Montgomery
- 2015 · Ballers as Waterboy
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Dear White People as Lionel Higgins
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Peeples as Simon Peeples
- 2012 · Go On as Owen
- 2012 · Let It Shine as Cyrus
- 2012 · Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man as Prowler (voice)
- 2012 · Lab Rats as Future Leo
- 2012 · Key & Peele as Jaleel White
- 2011 · Talking Dead as Self
- 2010 · The Walking Dead as Noah
- 2008 · Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Firestorm / Jason Rusch (voice)
- 2008 · Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Firestorm (voice)
- 2008 · True Jackson, VP as Justin Webber
- 2006 · Unaccompanied Minors as Charlie Goldfinch
- 2006 · The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The Ant Bully as Blue Teammate #1 (voice)
- 2005 · Everybody Hates Chris as Chris
- 2005 · Hi-Jinks as
- 2004 · House as Landon
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Kyle McGovern
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The Practice as
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)