Tylen Jacob Williams (born December 8, 2001) is an American actor. He is known for his role as James Phillips in the Nick at Nite television comedy series ''

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''.

Early life

Williams was born in

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, New York. His mother, Angela Williams, is a singer-songwriter and his father, Le'Roy Williams, is a police sergeant. Williams also has two older brothers,

Tyler James Williams Tyler James Williams (born October 9, 1992) is an American actor. 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 ...

and

Tyrel Jackson Williams Tyrel Jackson Williams (born March 16, 1997) is an American actor. He starred as Leo Dooley in the Disney XD series '' Lab Rats''. Williams also co-starred in the 2014 Disney XD television film '' Pants on Fire''. From 2017 to 2020 he co-starred ...

both of whom are also actors.

Career

Williams began acting at the age of four as a younger version of Drew from the TV series ''

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''. Williams also appeared in TV shows such as ''

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'' and '' Parks and Recreation''. In 2013, Williams was cast as James Phillips, the prankster of the family, in the Nick at Nite series ''

''. In 2017 he portrayed Jordan Cavanaugh, the son of Detective Tommy Cavanaugh in ''

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'' (Season 1 episode 7).

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Tylen Jacob 2001 births Living people American male television actors American male child actors African-American male actors People from Westchester County, New York 21st-century American male actors 21st-century African-American people