Tyler James Williams

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

Unaccompanied Minors
Unaccompanied Minors
Peeples
Peeples
Dear White People
Dear White People
Let It Shine
Let It Shine
Amber Alert
Amber Alert
The Wedding Year
The Wedding Year
The Argument
The Argument

Filmography

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 Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
as
2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Detric
2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Rome
2019 Today with Hoda & Jenna
as Self
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