Tyler James Williams (born October 9, 1992) is an American teen actor and voice actor. He is most recognizable for playing the title character of the Chris Rock-inspired sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. Williams has two younger brothers; Tyrel Jackson Williams and Tylen Jacob Williams. 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 Everbody Hates Chris co-star Tichina Arnold