Tyler James Williams (born October 9, 1992) is an American teen actor and voice actor. He is most recognizable for having played the title character of the Chris Rock-inspired sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.
[edit]Life and career
Williams was born in Westchester County, New York, and raised in Yonkers, New York.[1] His mother, Angela Williams, is a singer/songwriter, and his father is a police sergeant.[1]Williams has two younger brothers: Tyrel Jackson Williams who plays Leo in the Disney XD original Lab Rats http://disney.go.com/xd/labrats/ (b.1997) and Tylen Jacob Williams (b.2001). Williams previously starred in Little Bill as the voice of Bobby, briefly replacing Devon Malik Beckford in 2000, and played himself (or an eponymous character, "Tyler") on the children's show Sesame Street from 2002–2005. He has also guest-starred in Two for the Money, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and the show Hi-Jinks along with his Everybody Hates Chris co-star Tichina Arnold. In late 2009, Williams appeared in the second season of True Jackson, VP as Justin in the episode "Flirting with Fame". He played a rapper named Lil' Shakespeare.
[edit]Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Little Bill | Bobby | (unknown episodes) |
| Sesame Street | himself | (various episodes, 2000–2005) | |
| 2003 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Kids Say the Darnedest Things | (unknown episodes) |
| Saturday Night Live | Jack Black's adopted son | episode: Jack Black/John Mayer | |
| 2005 | Law & Order:SVU | Kyle McGovern | (1 episode- "Parts") |
| Everybody Hates Chris | Chris Rock | Main role (88 episodes, 2005–2009) | |
| Hi-Jinks | Himself | (1 episode) | |
| 2006 | Unaccompanied Minors | Charlie Goldfinch | |
| The Ant Bully | Blue Teammate #1 | (voice) | |
| Everyone's Hero | Additional Voices | (voice, as James Williams) | |
| 2009 | The Cleaner | Kenji Simon | (1 episode- "Last American Casuality") |
| True Jackson, VP | Justin "Lil' Shakespeare" Weber | (2 episodes) | |
| 2010 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Firestorm | (voice, 1 episode - "A Bat Divided!") |
| 2011 | House, M.D. | Landon Parks | (1 episode- "Carrot or Stick") |
| 2012 | Let it Shine | Cyrus DeBarge | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2014 | The Walking Dead | Noah | |
| 2015 | The Walking Dead | Noah |
[edit]Awards
- In 2007, Williams won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. Receiving the prize at age 14, he is the youngest person ever to receive this award.
- In 2010, Williams was nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.