Efter sin roll som Chris Keller i One Tree Hill, medverkade Hilton i den Oscarvinnande filmen Walk the Line som en ung version av Elvis Presley. Tack vare rollen fick Hilton möjligheten att göra en cover på två Elvis sånger till filmen, "Milk Cow Blues" och "That's All Right." Båda sångerna fick priset, Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, tillsammans med resten av låtarna på Walk the Line Soundtrack.
När skaparen till One Tree Hill, Mark Schwahn, frågade om Hilton ville spela Chris Keller igen under 2008, svarade Tyler, "Tyvärr, men Chris Keller måste fokusera på sin musikkarriär."
Diskografi
Album
2001: Tyler Hilton
"Not Getting Your Name" 5:01
"Nora Marie" 6:15
"I Believe We Can Do It" 4:49
"Someone Like You" 4:05
"Up Late Again" 2:08
"It's Always the Same" 5:12
"Shy Girl" 4:29
"It's Only Love" 2:37
"If I'm Not Right" 3:52
"New York Can Wait" 3:07
"Last Promise" 3:53
"Don't Blame Me" 3:39
2004: The Tracks of Tyler Hilton
"When It Comes"
"The Letter Song"
"Glad"
"Rolling Home"
"Pink and Black"
"Our Time"
"Kiss On"
"Slide"
"You, My Love"
"Insomnia"
"Picture Perfect"
2009: Better on Beachwood (EP)
"Tore The Line" 3:32
"Don't Forget All Your Clothes" 5:05
"I Believe In You" 4:08
2012: Forget The Storm
"Kicking My Heels" 4:17
"Prince of Nothing Charming" 3:58
"Loaded Gun" 3:40
"You'll Ask for Me (Alternate/Full Studio Version)" 4:02