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name: "Aisha Tyler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/aisha-tyler"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "18 September 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T18:33:00.121684+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Aisha Tyler

Director. Born 18 September 1970 in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 18 September 1970, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Active:** 2010–2014
- **Also known as:** آیشا تایلر, Аиша Тайлер
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 directing
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha_Tyler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q241800, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0878768/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/38674

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Walking Dead*](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Aisha Tyler (born 18 September 1970) is an American actress, director, comedian, author and television host. A San Francisco native, she graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in government and environmental policy before moving into stand-up comedy and acting in the mid-1990s.

Tyler is known for recurring roles including Charlie Wheeler in *Friends* (2002–2003) and Dr Tara Lewis in *Criminal Minds* (2015–), which she has also directed. She voices Lana Kane in *Archer* (2009–) and has directed episodes of *The Walking Dead* (2010), *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015) and *Criminal Minds*. She hosted *The Talk* and *Whose Line Is It Anyway?* (2013–).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), Fi1m 91, as Sextina Aquafina (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)

### Directed (1) — the average rests on these

- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)

## Complete filmography (64)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *I Hope We Can Still Be Friends* (2025), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Elsbeth* (2024), series, Director
- *How to Ruin the Holidays* (2023), as Suzy
- *Advent* (2023), Producer
- *The Last Thing He Told Me* (2023), series, as Jules Nichols
- *The Boys Presents: Diabolical* (2022), series, Nubia (voice), Writer
- *The Wonder Years* (2021), series, Director
- *Monsters at Work* (2021), series, as Millie (voice)
- *Speech & Debate: Legacy* (2021), as Dr. Kandice Lewis
- *Untitled Horror Movie* (2021), as Bobbie Brower
- *Friendsgiving* (2020), as Lauren
- *The Walking Dead: World Beyond* (2020), series, Director
- *Speech & Debate: The Aftermath* (2020), as Dr. Kandice Erisha Lewis
- *Speech & Debate* (2020), as Dr. Kandice Erisha Lewis
- *Bad Therapy* (2020), as Roxy
- *Diary of a Future President* (2020), series, as Alicia
- *Harley Quinn* (2019), series, as Lena Luthor (voice)
- *Evil* (2019), series, Director
- *Stucco* (2019), as Realtor
- *The Boys* (2019), series, as Aisha Tyler (uncredited) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md)
- *Axis* (2017), Louise (voice), Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Editor, Music Supervisor, Casting
- *Supergirl* (2015), series, as Aisha Tyler
- *Fear the Walking Dead* (2015), series, Mickey, Director
- *Adventures in Comedy* (2015), Acting
- *Metropolis* (2015), series, Acting
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), series, as Sextina Aquafina / Sarah Lynn's Mother (voice), Sextina Aquafina (voice) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *The Millers* (2013), series, as Aisha Tyler
- *The Babymakers* (2012), as Karen
- *Ladies Remember Whitney Houston* (2012), as Lady
- *National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie* (2012), as Yayomi Finnigan (uncredited)
- *XIII: The Series* (2011), series, as Jones
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Savannah Walker
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, as Wendy — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *The Forgotten* (2009), series, as Lydia Townsend
- *Archer* (2009), series, as Lana Kane (voice), Princess Lanaluakalani (voice)
- *Glee* (2009), series, as Jake's Mother — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/glee.md)
- *Bedtime Stories* (2008), as Donna Hynde
- *Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler* (2007), Acting
- *Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'* (2007), Acting
- *The Trap* (2007), as Angela
- *Death Sentence* (2007), as Detective Wallis
- *Balls of Fury* (2007), as Mahogany
- *.45* (2006), as Liz
- *The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause* (2006), as Mother Nature
- *For One Night* (2006), as Desiree Howard
- *The Boondocks* (2005), series, Acting
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, as Andrea Marino
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, Dr. Tara Lewis, Director
- *Boston Legal* (2004), series, as A.D.A. Taryn Campbell — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *Never Die Alone* (2004), as Nancy
- *Meet Market* (2004), as Jane
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, as Allison
- *Reno 911!* (2003), series, as Befany Dangle
- *Nip/Tuck* (2003), series, as Manya Mabika — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md)
- *The Santa Clause 2* (2002), as Mother Nature
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Janet Medrano
- *The Sausage Factory* (2001), series, Acting
- *24* (2001), series, as Marianne Taylor
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Shaq's Girlfriend — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Mia Dickerson
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, as Angela Somerset
- *Nash Bridges* (1996), series, as Reporter
- *Friends* (1994), series, as Charlie Wheeler — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/friends.md)

## Gallery

- ![Aisha Tyler](https://film.one/media/person/490532/gallery-39acc65a9120.jpg) Aisha Tyler — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Aisha_Tyler_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Aisha_Tyler_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aisha Tyler, Eddie Redmayne, Claudia Kim, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Katherine Waterston and Jude Law speaking at the 20 (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/490532/gallery-68c7709c6f84.jpg) Aisha Tyler, Eddie Redmayne, Claudia Kim, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, Ezra Miller, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Katherine Waterston and Jude Law speaking at the 20 (2018) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Aisha_Tyler%2C_Eddie_Redmayne%2C_Claudia_Kim%2C_Zo%C3%AB_Kravitz%2C_Callum_Turner%2C_Ezra_Miller%2C_Alison_Sudol%2C_Dan_Fogler%2C_Katherine_Waterston_%26_Jude_Law_%2843001995914%29.jpg/1280px-Aisha_Tyler%2C_Eddie_Redmayne%2C_Claudia_Kim%2C_Zo%C3%AB_Kravitz%2C_Callum_Turner%2C_Ezra_Miller%2C_Alison_Sudol%2C_Dan_Fogler%2C_Katherine_Waterston_%26_Jude_Law_%2843001995914%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aisha Tyler, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and James Wan speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International](https://film.one/media/person/490532/gallery-22f01136bbbb.jpg) Aisha Tyler, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and James Wan speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Aisha_Tyler%2C_Jason_Momoa%2C_Amber_Heard%2C_Nicole_Kidman%2C_Patrick_Wilson%2C_Yahya_Abdul-Mateen_II_%26_James_Wan.jpg/1280px-Aisha_Tyler%2C_Jason_Momoa%2C_Amber_Heard%2C_Nicole_Kidman%2C_Patrick_Wilson%2C_Yahya_Abdul-Mateen_II_%26_James_Wan.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aisha Tyler, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and James Wan speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International](https://film.one/media/person/490532/gallery-9326fea5aed3.jpg) Aisha Tyler, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and James Wan speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Aisha_Tyler%2C_Jason_Momoa%2C_Amber_Heard%2C_Nicole_Kidman%2C_Patrick_Wilson%2C_Yahya_Abdul-Mateen_II_%26_James_Wan_%2842867440755%29.jpg/1280px-Aisha_Tyler%2C_Jason_Momoa%2C_Amber_Heard%2C_Nicole_Kidman%2C_Patrick_Wilson%2C_Yahya_Abdul-Mateen_II_%26_James_Wan_%2842867440755%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aisha Tyler](https://film.one/media/person/490532/gallery-91a6fe849c9f.jpg) Aisha Tyler — Image via TMDB
- ![Aisha Tyler, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and James Wan speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International](https://film.one/media/person/490532/gallery-f52396dfce3d.jpg) Aisha Tyler, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and James Wan speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Aisha_Tyler%2C_Jason_Momoa%2C_Amber_Heard%2C_Nicole_Kidman%2C_Patrick_Wilson%2C_Yahya_Abdul-Mateen_II_%26_James_Wan_%2843723293462%29.jpg/1280px-Aisha_Tyler%2C_Jason_Momoa%2C_Amber_Heard%2C_Nicole_Kidman%2C_Patrick_Wilson%2C_Yahya_Abdul-Mateen_II_%26_James_Wan_%2843723293462%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Aisha Tyler and Zachary Levi speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Shazam!", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.](https://film.one/media/person/490532/gallery-c68240c6d2e2.jpg) Aisha Tyler and Zachary Levi speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Shazam!", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Aisha_Tyler_%26_Zachary_Levi_%2843051711694%29.jpg/1280px-Aisha_Tyler_%26_Zachary_Levi_%2843051711694%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won, 4 nominated

- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host 2016: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (won), for *The Talk*
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host 2015: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (won), for *The Talk*
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host 2014: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host (nominated), for *The Talk*
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series 2014: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (nominated), for *Archer*
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special 2007: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special (nominated), for *For One Night*
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2006: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (nominated), for *24*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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