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-).

Filmography

• 2024Amber Alert — Shane, Executive Producer
• Everybody Still Hates Chris — Producer
• History of the World: Part II — Private Mason Dixon
• Abbott Elementary — Gregory Eddie, Director
• 2021The United States vs. Billie Holiday — Lester 'Prez' Young
• 2020The Argument — Paul
• A Black Lady Sketch Show — Detric, Rome
• Harley Quinn — Hawkman (voice)
• 2019The Wedding Year — Jake
• Whiskey Cavalier — Edgar Standish
• 2018Who? — Noah (Tv Series Footage)
• Dear White People — Carson Rhodes
• 2017Detroit — Leon
• Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders — Russ Montgomery
• RePlay — Nate
• Ballers — Waterboy
• 2014Dear White People — Lionel Higgins
• Instant Mom — Jamal
• 2013Peeples — Simon Peeples
• Go On — Owen
• Key & Peele — Jaleel White
• Lab Rats — Future Leo
• 2012Let It Shine — Cyrus
• Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man — Prowler (voice)
• The Walking Dead — Noah
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold — Firestorm / Jason Rusch (voice), Firestorm (voice)
• True Jackson, VP — Justin Webber
• 2006The Ant Bully — Blue Teammate #1 (voice)
• 2006Unaccompanied Minors — Charlie Goldfinch
• Everybody Hates Chris — Chris
• Hi-Jinks
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Gregory Eddie
• House — Landon
• 2002Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Kyle McGovern
• The Practice — Jason Green
• Saturday Night Live — Entari Shakunte (uncredited), Young Boy (uncredited), Jack Black's Adapted Son (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (15)

• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• Today with Jenna & Sheinelle — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• Talking Dead — Self
• The Megan Mullally Show — Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee