Tyler James Williams

Tyler James Williams
Tyler James Williams
	Williams in 2012
Born	October 9, 1992; Westchester County, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, rapper
Years active	1999–present
Relatives	Tyrel Jackson Williams (brother); Tylen Jacob Williams (brother);

Tyler James Williams (born October 9, 1992) is an American actor and rapper. He began his career as a child actor, making several appearances on Saturday Night Live, Little Bill, and Sesame Street. Williams later rose to prominence for playing the role of Chris Rock on the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris (2005–09). Following this, he starred as songwriter Cyrus DeBarge in the Disney Channel film Let It Shine (2012), and Noah on the AMC horror television series The Walking Dead (2014–15).

He currently stars as Gregory Eddie on the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary, for which he received critical acclaim as well as a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Additionally, Williams has also appeared in films such as Detroit (2017) and The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021).

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