
Tyler James Williams
Department: Acting
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
2006

Peeples
2013

The Ant Bully
2006

Dear White People
2014

Let It Shine
2012

Amber Alert
2024

Detroit
2017

The Wedding Year
2019

The United States vs. Billie Holiday
2021

The Argument
2020

Who?
2018

Everybody Hates Chris
2005

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

The View
1997

Hi-Jinks
2005

The Practice
1997

True Jackson, VP
2008

Abbott Elementary
2021

Go On
2012

Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
2012

Saturday Night Live
1975

Talking Dead
2011

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
2016

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015

Tamron Hall
2019

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

RePlay
2016

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Lab Rats
2012

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022

Key & Peele
2012

Whiskey Cavalier
2019

A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019

A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

The Daily Show
1996

Dear White People
2017

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022

House
2004

The Walking Dead
2010

Ballers
2015

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Harley Quinn
2019

History of the World: Part II
2023

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008

The Megan Mullally Show
2006

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019

Golden Globe Awards
1944

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005

Instant Mom
2013