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

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2023
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2005
The Daily Show
2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2022
Saturday Night Live
1999
The View
2006
House
2011
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2022
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2023
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2022
The Walking Dead
2014

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
55
Directing
1
Producing
2
2025
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Gregory Eddie
2024
Amber Alert
as Shane
2024
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2024
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as Self
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest
2023
Harley Quinn
as Hawkman (voice)
2023
History of the World: Part II
as Private Mason Dixon
2023
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2023
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
2022
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2022
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
2022
The Daily Show
as Self
2021
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
as Lester 'Prez' Young
2021
Abbott Elementary
as Gregory Eddie
2021
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Detric
2020
The Argument
as Paul
2019
The Wedding Year
as Jake
2019
Whiskey Cavalier
as Edgar Standish
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Rome
2018
Who?
as Noah (Tv Series Footage)
2018
Dear White People
as Carson Rhodes
2017
Detroit
as Leon
2016
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
as Russ Montgomery
2016
RePlay
as Nate
2015
Ballers
as Waterboy
2015
Instant Mom
as Jamal
2014
Dear White People
as Lionel Higgins
2014
Talking Dead
as Self
2014
Key & Peele
as Jaleel White
2014
The Walking Dead
as Noah
2013
Peeples
as Simon Peeples
2012
Let It Shine
as Cyrus
2012
Go On
as Owen
2012
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
as Prowler (voice)
2012
Lab Rats
as Future Leo
2011
House
as Landon
2010
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Firestorm / Jason Rusch (voice)
2010
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Firestorm (voice)
2009
True Jackson, VP
as Justin Webber
2006
Unaccompanied Minors
as Charlie Goldfinch
2006
The Ant Bully
as Blue Teammate #1 (voice)
2006
The View
as Self
2006
Hi-Jinks
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2005
Everybody Hates Chris
as Chris
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2005
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Kyle McGovern
2003
Saturday Night Live
as Jack Black's Adapted Son (uncredited)
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
2000
Saturday Night Live
as Young Boy (uncredited)
1999
The Practice
as Jason Green
1999
Saturday Night Live
as Entari Shakunte (uncredited)