
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-).
Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film · 2023
Filmography46 titles

Hi-Jinks

House

Harley Quinn

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Instant Mom

Lab Rats

The Walking Dead

Everybody Hates Chris

True Jackson, VP

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Everybody Still Hates Chris

Key and Peele

Ultimate Spider-Man

The Practice

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Abbott Elementary

Detroit

Talking Dead

Amber Alert

A Black Lady Sketch Show

Let It Shine

Whiskey Cavalier

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

Saturday Night Live

Ballers

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Go On

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Daily Show

Dear White People

The Wedding Year

Dear White People

Unaccompanied Minors

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Ant Bully

History of the World: Part II

Peeples

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Argument

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Tamron Hall

The View

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle