Tylen Jacob Williams is an American actor. He is best known for his role as James Phillips in the Nickelodeon TV series Instant Mom.
Williams 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 and Tyrel Jackson Williams, both of whom are also actors.
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 Nickelodeon series Instant Mom. In 2017 he portrayed Jordan Cavanaugh, the son of Detective Tommy Cavanaugh in Wisdom of the Crowd (Season 1 episode 7).