Tyler James Williams is an American actor, musician, film director, music video director and hip hop record artist. To add to his profile, he is also a trained martial artist. The actor has been in the industry for over two decades. He shot to fame with the hilarious role of Chris on the show, ‘Everybody Hates Chris’, where he possessed a bunch of sundry character traits. Progressing over the years, he took up challenges not only in front of the camera but also behind it as a director. By voicing ‘Firestorm’ in the animated series ‘Batman – The Brave and the Bold’, he added another feather to his bonnet. He has been nominated for several awards over the past years, and won his first award at fourteen. Blessed with music and vocal skills, he dazzled the audience with his performance in the Disney movie ‘Let it Shine’. At a young age he has played challenging roles such as Noah in ‘The Walking Dead’ and is presently playing the character, Russ Montgomery in the police crime drama ‘Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders’.