Tylen Jacob Williams

Tylen Jacob Williams (born December 8, 2001) is a former American actor. He is known for his role as James Phillips in the Nick at Nite television comedy series Instant Mom (2013–2015).

Early and personal life Williams was born in Westchester County, New York. His mother, Angela Williams, is a singer-songwriter and his father, Le'Roy Williams, is a retired police sergeant. Both have worked as musicians. Williams also has two older brothers, Tyler James Williams and Tyrel Jackson Williams, both of whom are also actors.

In 2023, he and Tyrel came out as part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Career Williams began acting at the age of four as a younger version of Drew from the TV series Everybody Hates Chris. Williams also appeared in TV shows such as Without a Trace and Parks and Recreation. In 2013, Williams was cast as James Phillips, the prankster of the family, in the Nick at Nite series Instant Mom. In 2017 he portrayed Jordan Cavanaugh, the son of Detective Tommy Cavanaugh in Wisdom of the Crowd (Season 1 episode 7).

Filmography + Television and film roles Year Title Role Notes 2005 Everybody Hates Chris Baby Drew Episodes: "Everybody Hates Halloween", "Everybody Hates Greg" 2006 Without a Trace Jadon Gibbs Episode: "The Calm Before" 2012 Parks and Recreation Charlie Episode: "Campaign Ad" 2012 Disney XD's My Life Himself Episode: "Tyrel Jackson Williams" 2013 Teens Wanna Know Himself Episode: "Dream Halloween with Zendaya, Tori Kelly & Rachel Crow" 2013–2015 Instant Mom James Phillips Main role 2014 Webheads Himself Episode: "Boys of Nick Celebrity Edition" 2015 Minay TV Himself Episode: "One Child at a Time Celebrity Football Game" 2015 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Finn the Mer-Boy (voice) Episode: "Attack of the Pirate Piranhas" 2017 Wisdom of the Crowd Jordan Cavanaugh Episode: "Trade Secrets"