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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

Gender

Male

Birthday

1992-10-09 (33 years old)

Place of Birth

Westchester County, New York, USA

Also Known As

Tyler J. Williams

טיילר ג'יימס וויליאמס

تایلر جیمز ویلیامز

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

Acting

Unaccompanied Minors

2006

Unaccompanied Minors

as

Charlie Goldfinch

Peeples

2013

Peeples

as

Simon Peeples

The Ant Bully

2006

The Ant Bully

as

Blue Teammate #1 (voice)

Dear White People

2014

Dear White People

as

Lionel Higgins

Let It Shine

2012

Let It Shine

as

Cyrus

Amber Alert

2024

Amber Alert

as

Shane

Detroit

2017

Detroit

as

Leon

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

2021

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

as

Lester 'Prez' Young

The Argument

2020

The Argument

as

Paul

The View

The View

as

Self

The Practice

The Practice

as

Jason Green

True Jackson, VP

True Jackson, VP

as

Justin Webber

Abbott Elementary

Abbott Elementary

as

Gregory Eddie

Go On

Go On

as

Owen

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

as

Self - Guest

RePlay

RePlay

as

Nate

Lab Rats

Lab Rats

as

Future Leo

Key & Peele

Key & Peele

as

Jaleel White

Whiskey Cavalier

Whiskey Cavalier

as

Edgar Standish

Dear White People

Dear White People

as

Carson Rhodes

House

House

as

Landon

Ballers

Ballers

as

Waterboy

Harley Quinn

Harley Quinn

as

Hawkman (voice)

History of the World: Part II

History of the World: Part II

as

Private Mason Dixon

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as

Firestorm / Jason Rusch (voice)

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Winner

Production

Crew

Directing