Tyler James Williams

<p>Tyler James Williams is the 2023 Golden Globe Winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, Comedy or Drama for his role of ‘Gregory Eddie’ in the hit award-winning series <em>Abbott Elementary.</em></p><p>After hitting it off with Quinta Brunson on <em>A Black Lady Sketch Show</em>, she specifically wrote the Abbott Elementary substitute teacher character with Williams in mind. He can also be seen recurring in Hulu’s sketch comedy<em> History of the World: Part II</em>.</p><p>On the feature film side, Tyler can be seen in the critically acclaimed film <em>The United States Vs. Billie Holiday</em> (2021), playing Lester ‘The Prez’ Young, alongside Andra Day, who received an Oscar nomination for her turn as Billie Holiday. Previously, Williams co-starred in the indie comedy <em>The Argument</em> directed by Robert Schwartzman, and starred in <em>The Wedding Year</em> (2019) opposite Sarah Hyland. He played a pivotal part in Kathryn Bigelow’s<em> Detroit </em>(2017) alongside Will Poulter. Williams also had a starring role in the Sundance winning feature<em> Dear White People </em>(2014). In addition, he appeared opposite Craig Robinson and Kerry Washington in <em>Peepeles</em> (2013) for Lionsgate and in Paul Feig’s<em> Unaccompanied Minors </em>(2006) for Warner Bros.</p><p>On the television side, Tyler starred in ABC’s <em>Whiskey Cavalier</em> opposite Scott Foley and Lauren Cohan. He also starred in CBS’ <em>Criminal Minds</em>. He had a recurring role on HBO and Peter Berg’s <em>Ballers</em>, and before that in season 5 of AMC’s<em> The Walking Dead</em>. Perhaps most notably, Williams was discovered at the age of five for Chris Rock’s <em>Everyone Hates Chris</em>, which he starred in for four seasons.</p><p>Outside of acting, Williams is a talented musician, songwriter, and producer with songs available on iTunes. Born in Harlem, N.Y.C. and raised in Yonkers, Williams lives between New York and Los Angeles.</p>

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Golden Globe Winner for the role of “Gregory Eddie” in the hit award-winning series <i>Abbott Elementary</i>

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<ul><li><strong>An Evening of Conversation with <em>Abbot Elementary’s</em> Tyler James Williams</strong></li></ul>

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