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
Complete Filmography
Amber Alert
2024
as Shane
An ordinary rideshare becomes a high-stakes game of cat and mouse when Jaq and Shane receive an alert of a child abduction on their phones. Quickly re...
Amber Alert
2024
Executive Producer
An ordinary rideshare becomes a high-stakes game of cat and mouse when Jaq and Shane receive an alert of a child abduction on their phones. Quickly re...
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
2021
as Lester 'Prez' Young
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war o...
The Argument
2020
as Paul
A couple get into an argument at their cocktail party that escalates until it brings an abrupt end to the festivities. They and their guests decide to...
The Wedding Year
2019
as Jake
A commitment-phobic 27-year old’s relationship is put to the test when she and her boyfriend attend 7 weddings in the same year.
Detroit
2017
as Leon
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
Dear White People
2014
as Lionel Higgins
Four college students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an "African-American" themed party thrown by white students. With tong...
Peeples
2013
as Simon Peeples
The story follows what happens when a child psychologist surprises his girlfriend by showing up at her political family's annual get-together at their...
Let It Shine
2012
as Cyrus
A young teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help his friend out and win the girl of his dreams by going through several events of betrayal, ...
Unaccompanied Minors
2006
as Charlie Goldfinch
Five disparate kids snowed in at the airport on Christmas Eve learn some lessons about friendship when they launch a bid to get back to their families...
The Ant Bully
2006
as Blue Teammate #1 (voice)
Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the i...